Palau’s vibrant Helen Reef is a magnet for poachers. These rangers keep it safe
Associated Press HELEN ISLAND, Palau (AP) — Helen Reef, a 40-square-mile atoll at the southern edge of Palau, is one of Earth’s most remote…
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Maine man made homemade bombs and dropped some from drones, officials say
WOODLAND, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a Maine man dropped homemade explosives from drones near homes in a dispute rooted in local…
Continue Reading Phoenix hits record October highs during heat wave before wrapping up its warm season
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix wrapped up its annual six-month warm season this week after the Southwest broiled through an unprecedented…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by U.S. President Joe…
Continue Reading Rick Nolan, who represented two Minnesota congressional districts three decades apart, dies at 80
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, a Democrat who represented two different Minnesota districts during two separate…
Continue Reading Callers responding to a false election claim overwhelm Oregon officials
Associated Press Oregon election officials are screening phone and email messages after receiving a barrage of out-of-town calls from people…
Continue Reading Clashes break out at protests over arrested activists in southern Iraq
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah demanding the release of activists arrested…
Continue Reading Train derails in south Louisiana and leaks a nonhazardous chemical, authorities say
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — Seventeen cars of a train have derailed in south Louisiana. Officials say several cars have leaked a chemical used to…
Continue Reading Kentucky men charged in conspiracy to smuggle handguns to Iraq by hiding them in cars
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have accused four Kentucky men of plotting to smuggle dozens of handguns to Iraq inside the panels of…
Continue Reading Diamond Sports Groups channels branded as part of FanDuel Sports Network in deal
SOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — Diamond Sports Group’s channels will soon bear the name of FanDuel Sports Network. The two organizations announced…
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Texas was about to execute Robert Roberson. Then a last-ditch tactic bought him more time
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Robert Roberson, set to be the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a…
Continue Reading Trump couldn’t pronounce ‘Assyrians.’ The community is happy to be in the spotlight
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — It was Donald Trump’s mispronunciation that first caught attention. “Also, we have many Asur-Asians in our…
Continue Reading What’s next for Hamas after its leader Yahya Sinwar’s death?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in Gaza this week leaves the Palestinian militant group…
Continue Reading Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store
AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more…
Continue Reading Liam Payne’s father arrives in Buenos Aires days after the pop star’s fatal hotel plunge
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne has arrived in Buenos Aires to arrange for the…
Continue Reading An off-duty police dispatcher shot himself in the hand and a passenger’s wallet stopped the bullet
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Police say an off-duty dispatcher for a Long Island police department accidentally shot himself in the hand while he was…
Continue Reading Trial of Salman Rushdie’s assailant will remain in the New York county where the stabbing happened
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An appellate court has denied a request to move the trial of a New Jersey man charged with attacking author Salman Rushdie…
Continue Reading Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a…
Continue Reading GOP lawmakers seek investigation of consulting firm over its work in China
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republican lawmakers is demanding a federal investigation into the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey over…
Continue Reading One of the largest solar projects in the US opens in Texas, backed by Google
Associated Press One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday, backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity…
Continue Reading New York City’s $4B shelter system rife with mismanagement, nepotism, investigators say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A yearslong investigation of New York City’s $4 billion homeless shelter system has found widespread…
Continue Reading Part of a memo authorizing probe of election interference remains secret. A judge wants to know why
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge is pressing the U.S. government to explain why a portion of the memo authorizing Special Counsel…
Continue Reading Lynx force Game 5 of WNBA Finals on Carleton’s free throws to beat Liberty 82-80
AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Minnesota Lynx forced a decisive Game 5…
Continue Reading What to stream: Bruce Springsteen doc, Halsey album, Billy Crystal on TV and ‘Trap’ thrills
M. Night Shyamalan’s thrilling “Trap” and albums from pop princess Halsey and country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini are some of this week’s…
Continue Reading After Sinwar’s death, hostage families see a ‘window of opportunity’ to bring their loved ones home
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two days after Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, families of the hostages taken last year…
Continue Reading Ivory Coast dissolves student unions after deaths and a police raid
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The government of Ivory Coast has announced a ban on all student union associations following the death of…
Continue Reading Trump compares jailed Capitol rioters to Japanese internment during World War II
Associated Press Former President Donald Trump said that rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are being treated like Japanese…
Continue Reading Judge unseals heavily redacted trove of evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case made public Friday a heavily redacted…
Continue Reading North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More North Carolina residents turned out to cast ballots on the first day of early voting this year than in…
Continue Reading Charges dismissed against deaf Black man who police punched and shocked with a Taser
PHOENIX (AP) — All charges have been dismissed against a deaf Black man who was repeatedly punched and shocked with a Taser by Phoenix police…
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