Oprah Winfrey selects Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Let Us Descend’ for her book club
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick highlights an author she has long admired, Jesmyn Ward. On…
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Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the…
Continue Reading Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the ‘hell’ of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture
By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifshitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers file challenges to Washington election subversion case, calling it unconstitutional
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising new challenges to the federal…
Continue Reading Miners from a rival union are holding hundreds of colleagues underground in South Africa, police say
By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police in South Africa say a group of gold miners from an unregistered,…
Continue Reading US suspending most foreign aid to Gabon after formal coup designation
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — The U.S. government is suspending most financial assistance to Gabon after a military coup earlier this year. State…
Continue Reading China replaces its defense minister months after its foreign minister was removed from office
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI. Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media are reporting that the country has replaced Defense Minister Gen.…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to adjust to prosperity after poverty
By CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet Systemic hurdles, lessons and messages from family, and the lived experience of your upbringing can shape your…
Continue Reading Chatbots might disrupt math and computer science classes. Some teachers see upsides
By CLAIRE BRYAN of The Seattle Times math class chatgpt computer science For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website…
Continue Reading Strikes trim profit at GM in an otherwise strong quarter; more losses likely if picketing spreads
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A strike by auto workers against General Motors is expected to cut pretax earnings by $800 million…
Continue Reading The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships…
Continue Reading Polish opposition groups say Donald Tusk is their candidate for prime minister
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of opposition parties that collectively won the most votes in Poland’s recent…
Continue Reading A court in Kenya has extended orders barring the deployment of police to Haiti for 2 more weeks
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court has extended orders blocking the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti to lead a U.N. Security Council-approved…
Continue Reading A Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has upheld a ruling that favored the granting of equal inheritance rights to…
Continue Reading Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare earths until March 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government says it will allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue to import and process rare earths until…
Continue Reading Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violence
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press HUSAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, went on strike Tuesday to push for…
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Traditional substance use disorder treatments can stigmatize teens—here are some alternatives
Sandstone Care surveyed scientific literature to explore the best options for adolescents dealing with substance use…
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These states have the deadliest highways, local streets, and county roads
MoneyGeek analyzed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data and broke down the deadliest types…
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As nursing home costs rise, here's where private payers are footing more of the bill
Incredible Health used Kaiser Family Foundation data to look at states where nursing home residents primarily pay for their own…
Continue Reading Inquiry into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting will examine response times of police and medics
By NICK PERRY Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — An inquiry into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting will examine — among other…
Continue Reading Cyprus police say they have dismantled the third people smuggling ring in as many months
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Police in Cyprus say they have arrested 10 Syrian men in an operation that has dismantled the third people smuggling ring…
Continue Reading 2 cargo ships have collided off the coast of Germany. At least 1 sailor is dead and 4 are missing
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say two cargo ships have collided in the North Sea off the German coast and one…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrikes surge in Gaza, destroying homes and killing dozens at a time
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel escalated airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on…
Continue Reading Washington state senator Jeff Wilson arrested in Hong Kong for gun possession and granted bail
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Washington state senator Jeff Wilson has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun that was…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slide after Wall St rout driven by high yields, mixed earnings
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares skidded Thursday in Asia after Wall Street tumbled as bond yields tightened their…
Continue Reading Four years after fire engulfed California scuba dive boat killing 34 people, captain’s trial begins
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking justice for 34 people killed in a fire aboard a scuba dive…
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A long road to justice: Twin brothers remain in Florida a year after shooting at migrants in Sierra Blanca, Texas
EL PASO, TEXAS — Two men are accused of shooting at a group of migrants who had stopped to get a drink of water, killing one and wounding…
Continue Reading Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s long after midnight when the bustling operating room suddenly falls quiet —…
Continue Reading Bodies of 17 recovered after Bangladesh train crash that may have been due to disregarded red light
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials say the bodies of at least 17 people were recovered from a train crash outside the Bangladesh capital that may…
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