Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister is warning that Syrian refugees could become a threat to…
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Polish director demands apology from justice minister for comparing her film to Nazi propaganda
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Film director Agnieszka Holland is demanding an apology from Poland’s justice minister…
Continue Reading Pets are our faithful companions, but the costs to care for them can add up
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pets provide joy and companionship, but costs can add up quickly, especially if you’re a…
Continue Reading An ailing American explorer trapped 3,000 feet deep in Turkish cave awaits difficult rescue
By ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey on Thursday, launching an operation to…
Continue Reading Hurricane Lee barrels through open Atlantic waters after becoming season’s first Category 5 storm
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee charged through warm Atlantic waters Friday night and threatened to…
Continue Reading Michigan Democrats are lining up to replace Republican Rep. John James in his battleground district
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Carl Marlinga says he’ll again seek a House seat in Michigan’s 10th…
Continue Reading Gabon’s junta frees deposed president on health grounds and appoints a new prime minister
By CHINEDU ASADU and YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s junta has freed the country’s deposed president on…
Continue Reading Severe flooding in Greece leaves at least 6 dead and 6 missing, villages cut off
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Widespread flooding in central Greece left at least six people dead, six missing and…
Continue Reading Presidential centers from Hoover to Bush and Obama unite to warn of fragile state of US democracy
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting…
Continue Reading The president of a Japanese boy band company resigns and apologizes for founder’s sex abuse
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of a powerful Japanese talent agency resigned Thursday and made an apology punctuated by…
Continue Reading Astros slug their way to the top of the AL West with 16 homers in 3 games to sweep Rangers
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Houston Astros made quite a powerful statement while slugging themselves back to…
Continue Reading Catholic-Jewish research backs reports Catholic convents sheltered 3,000-plus Roman Jews during WWII
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and…
Continue Reading Fiji is deporting leaders of a South Korean sect that built a business empire in the island country
By NICK PERRY and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fijian authorities say they are in the process of deporting six…
Continue Reading Police comb the UK and put ports on alert for an escaped prison inmate awaiting terrorism trial
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier awaiting trial on terror charges who appears to have escaped from a London…
Continue Reading Australian minister says invasive examinations were part of reason Qatar Airways was refused flights
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Transport Minister Catherine King says invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at…
Continue Reading Russia attacks port area of Izmail for 4th time in a week as Blinken visits Ukraine
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked the Ukrainian port city of Izmail for the fourth time in five days, Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Sudan’s army chief travels to Qatar for talks with emir as fighting rages in his country
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s state media say the country’s army chief has traveled to Qatar for talk’s with the emir. The visit is Gen.…
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What are the 6 types of driving automation?
CheapInsurance.com compiled info from engineering organization SAE International to break down the complexities of autonomous vehicle…
Continue Reading The UK is rejoining the European Union’s science research program as post-Brexit relations thaw
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100-billion science-sharing program. The news announced…
Continue Reading Australian police allege a man killed a work colleague before shooting himself
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Police in western Australia allege a man killed a work colleague at a grain siolo before fleeing and turning the gun on…
Continue Reading A unified strategy and more funding are urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, UN chief says
By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The United Nations chief has renewed an urgent call on the international…
Continue Reading Tokyo’s threatened Jingu Gaien park placed on ‘Heritage Alert’ list by conservancy body
By STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a “Heritage Alert” list by a conservancy body…
Continue Reading Australia and China open their first high-level dialogue in 3 years in a sign of a slight thaw
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Australia and China have started their first high-level dialogue in three years in a sign of…
Continue Reading 3 sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their catamaran in the Coral Sea
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Three round-the-world sailors have reached land safely after sharks nearly sank their catamaran in the Coral Sea. Both…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares track decline on Wall St as Japan cuts GDP estimate for 2nd quarter
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares fell Friday in Asia after Japan reported its economy grew less than earlier estimated in the last…
Continue Reading In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris is at the center of White House efforts to counterbalance China
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is headed back to Washington after her trip to Southeast…
Continue Reading Mexican Supreme Court’s abortion decision expands access to millions, stands in contrast to US
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court to invalidate all federal…
Continue Reading Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the…
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Another record triple today…more to come!
We hit a record high of 104 today and our 65th triple-digit temp so far for the year. It was also our record 5th triple-digit day for September. It…
Continue Reading Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian crude oil and will pay $2.4 million fine
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian…
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