Adel Omran, Associated Press video producer in Libya, dies at 46
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Adel Omran, a video producer in chaos-stricken Libya for The Associated Press, has died. He was 46. His…
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Mass graves, unclaimed bodies and overcrowded cemeteries. The war robs Gaza of funeral rites
By ISABEL DEBRE and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It was neither the place nor the time for a proper goodbye,…
Continue Reading North Macedonia police intercept a group of 77 migrants and arrest 7 suspected traffickers
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia say they found 77 migrants in the country’s south and arrested seven Pakistanis…
Continue Reading Less boo for your buck: For the second Halloween in a row, US candy inflation hits double digits
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Spooked by the high price of Halloween candy? There’s not much relief in sight. For the second year in a row,…
Continue Reading The campaign spotlight this weekend is on Nevada, where dueling elections could confuse GOP voters
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is a pivotal early state on the 2024 election calendar, but it’s gotten…
Continue Reading EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency will soon strengthen lead in drinking water regulations. Lead…
Continue Reading EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency will soon strengthen lead in drinking water regulations,…
Continue Reading Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople on the church’s…
Continue Reading New Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives. Can he unite the GOP where others failed?
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson inherits many of the same problems that bedeviled Republican…
Continue Reading A spiderweb of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive
By JON GAMBRELL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As an Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip looms in its war with Hamas,…
Continue Reading Sharp increase in Afghans leaving Pakistan due to illegal migrant crackdown, say UN agencies
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.N. agencies say there has been a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on…
Continue Reading Syphilis and other STDs are on the rise. States lost millions of dollars to fight and treat them
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer State and local health departments across the U.S found out in June they’d be losing the final two years of a $1…
Continue Reading Hundreds of mourners lay flowers at late Premier’s Li Keqiang’s childhood residence in eastern China
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of mourners have lined the streets and laid flowers near former Chinese Premier Li…
Continue Reading Jewish and Muslim chaplains navigate US campus tensions and help students roiled by Israel-Hamas war
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press For many of the university chaplains and faith leaders caring for students angered and shaken by the Israel-Hamas war,…
Continue Reading South Koreans hold subdued Halloween celebrations a year after party crush killed about 160 people
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Halloween celebrations in South Korea are subdued on the eve of the anniversary of the…
Continue Reading At least 32 people were killed in a multi-vehicle pileup on a highway in Egypt, authorities say
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s health ministry says at least 32 people were killed and 63 others injured in a multi-vehicle pileup on a highway linking…
Continue Reading Police arrest 27 suspected militants in nationwide crackdown as Indonesia gears up for 2024 election
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they have arrested at least 27 suspected militants believed to…
Continue Reading A roadside bomb kills 2 soldiers and troops kill 1 militant in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD The Pakistani military say two soldiers and one militant have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion and in a separate shootout during an…
Continue Reading Kazakhstan confirms nationalization of ArcelorMittal subsidiary after mine fire kills at least 32
LONDON (AP) — Kazakhstan has confirmed the nationalization of ArcelorMittal Temirtau which operates the country’s largest steel plants and…
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These countries have the most mobile phone users
In partnership with Visible, Stacker used data from the International Telecommunication Union via the World Bank to examine the rate of mobile phone…
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These are the fastest-growing health care jobs and how much they pay
Incredible Health used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see which health care jobs are predicted to grow the fastest over the next decade.…
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Elegance vs. extravagance: What do Biden and Trump's car collections say about these very different leaders?
Way.com breaks down the car collections of Joe Biden and Donald…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Serbian police deploy in border zone with Hungary after deadly shooting among migrants
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Serbian officers have been dispatched into a border area with Hungary, where they detained several people after…
Continue Reading Islamic State group claims responsibility for an explosion in Afghanistan, killing 4
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion in a Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital…
Continue Reading An Iranian teenager injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media say
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on…
Continue Reading French Jewish groups set up a hotline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas war
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Jewish groups have set up a helpline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas…
Continue Reading Winner of albinism pageant says Zimbabwe event made her feel beautiful and provided sense of purpose
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A glittering crown on her head and a bouquet of flowers in her hands, Andreia Solange…
Continue Reading Biden calls for GOP help on gun violence, praises police for work in Maine shooting spree
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has called on Republicans in Congress to help keep American people safe from gun violence and praised police…
Continue Reading Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be ‘long and difficult’
By ISABEL DEBRE, JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday…
Continue Reading Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Kristian Vera stood on an Acapulco beach Saturday looking out toward dozens of sunken…
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