About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy
ROME (AP) — About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week, the U.N. refugee agency and the…
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The UK’s Conservatives eliminate a former interior minister in their leadership vote
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Priti Patel, who was Britain’s interior minister when Boris Johnson was prime minister, has become the first…
Continue Reading A US Navy sailor is detained in Venezuela, Pentagon says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there unauthorized on personal business, the…
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A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities…
Continue Reading With charges and sanctions, US takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of November election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration seized Kremlin-run websites and charged two Russian state media employees in its most…
Continue Reading Anthony Roth Costanzo sings 7 roles in madcap `Marriage of Figaro’ at New York’s Little Island
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings Figaro, Susanna, the Count, Countess, Cherubino, Antonio and Barbarina in…
Continue Reading Malaysia to investigate leak of Chinese diplomatic note over South China Sea row
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry has called for a police investigation into a leaked diplomatic note from China over the…
Continue Reading Sweden’s foreign minister announces shock departure from politics
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström who steered the Scandinavian country through sometimes a bumpy road to…
Continue Reading Atlantic City casino workers plan ad blitz to ban smoking after court rejects ban
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden’s tax trial carries less political weight but heavy emotional toll for the president
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s continued legal problems may no longer be a political concern for the president, but…
Continue Reading Michigan man wins long shot appeal over burglary linked to his DNA on a bottle
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan prisoner has persuaded a judge to throw out his burglary conviction, overcoming long odds by serving as…
Continue Reading House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have issued a subpoena for testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they finish…
Continue Reading Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says
AP Golf Writer Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Las…
Continue Reading Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise
DETROIT (AP) — About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, will get big pay…
Continue Reading Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain
Associated Press Firefighters battling a Sierra wildfire that has burned more than five square miles north of Lake Tahoe are making significant…
Continue Reading The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
AP Science Writer The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop…
Continue Reading CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger says shoppers would see lower prices after merger
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons insisted Wednesday — under questioning from the…
Continue Reading From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine
THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — A Rembrandt discovered in a Maine attic has sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century “Portrait of a Girl” by the Dutch…
Continue Reading Decomposing body found in closet of nursing home where man went missing
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — A family believes a body found in a Florida nursing home’s closet is a 71-year-old man who went missing from the…
Continue Reading Mexico’s Congress advances a contentious bill to make all judges run for election
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s Congress has approved contentious legislation that would launch the most sweeping…
Continue Reading The EU wants answers from Hungary about work visas for Russia and Belarus
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top migration official is seeking answers from Hungary about a work visa program open to…
Continue Reading Doing lunges while brushing your teeth, and other ways to stack healthy habits
Associated Press Care to do lunges while you brush your teeth? Fitness experts say that’s an example of habit stacking, a concept that can lead…
Continue Reading US job openings fall as demand for workers weakens
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on government programs tackling the US maternal death crisis
AP Science Writer Across the U.S., programs at all levels of government — federal, state and local — are striving to reduce maternal mortality…
Continue Reading America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs
AP Science Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a…
Continue Reading Hawaii lawmakers say Congress should replenish disaster relief fund to help Maui
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s congressional representatives say the nation’s disaster relief fund needs to be replenished so…
Continue Reading Queen guitarist Brian May says he had a ‘minor stroke’ but can still play
LONDON (AP) — Brian May, the lead guitarist of British rock band Queen, revealed Wednesday that he had a “minor stroke” last week, which caused…
Continue Reading Turkey seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Kremlin official says Turkey has formally applied for a membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as Russia and…
Continue Reading The Nordstrom family teams up with a Mexican retail group to bid for its namesake retailer
NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Nordstrom family are teaming up with a Mexican retail group and are offering to take the department store retailer…
Continue Reading A lawyer denies a Kosovo man’s alleged ties to Mossad
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A lawyer representing the family of a man from Kosovo who was arrested in Turkey for allegedly…
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