American player for Polish women’s basketball team attacked, left with injured eye socket
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish officials and media are reporting that an American basketball player with a professional Polish women’s club has…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is traveling to China to talk climate change
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is kicking off a weeklong visit to…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s leading presidential hopeful picks Widodo’s son to run for VP in 2024 election
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s leading presidential hopeful has named outgoing President Joko…
Continue Reading Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire and warnings of a widened war
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah announced the deaths of five more militants as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border…
Continue Reading Norway’s 86-year-old king tests positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms
HELSINKI (AP) — Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms. The king has been in frail…
Continue Reading A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Nepal damages dozens of homes and causes a landslide
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks have damaged nearly two dozen houses near Nepal’s capital. An…
Continue Reading No evidence of hate crime, police say as slain Detroit synagogue president mourned as devoted leader
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press Family, friends and some of Michigan’s top elected officials paid respects Sunday to a Detroit synagogue…
Continue Reading European cities see vigils to oppose antisemitism and rallies seeking relief for Gaza
By SYLVIE CORBET and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people joined vigils in Berlin and London on Sunday to oppose…
Continue Reading Soccer fans flock to Old Trafford to pay tribute to Bobby Charlton following his death at age 86
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Old Trafford is a scene of mourning and commemoration as soccer fans of Manchester United and other teams flocked to the…
Continue Reading Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a ‘deadly situation’ during quakes, UN official says
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.N. official says Afghan women and girls are in a “not only difficult … but deadly” situation following…
Continue Reading Turnover has plagued local election offices since 2020. One swing state county is trying to recover
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — The polls had just opened for last year’s midterms in Pennsylvania when the…
Continue Reading Turnover has plagued local election offices since 2020. One swing state county is trying to recover
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — The polls had just opened for last year’s midterms in Pennsylvania when the…
Continue Reading Author Salman Rushdie calls for defense of freedom of expression as he receives German prize
BERLIN (AP) — Author Salman Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize. The…
Continue Reading South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries have held their first-ever trilateral…
Continue Reading Biden walks a tightrope with his support for Israel as his party’s left urges restraint
By AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told a crowd of Democratic donors over the weekend about a…
Continue Reading German leaders voice outrage and thousands rally in Berlin in reaction to rising antisemitism
BERLIN (AP) — German leaders are strongly denouncing a rise in antisemitism in Germany in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. Both the chancellor and…
Continue Reading UK records a fourth death linked to a storm that battered northern Europe
LONDON (AP) — A fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the U.K. and northern Europe with gale-force winds and torrential…
Continue Reading Norma downgraded to a tropical storm in Mexico as Hurricane Tammy leaves Barbuda
By IGNACIO MARTÍNEZ and FERNANDO LLANO Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Norma strengthened slightly and dumped heavy rain after…
Continue Reading Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for collaborating with the…
Continue Reading 6 killed in Russian rocket strike on mail depot as Ukraine reports record bomb attack numbers
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on a mail depot in the eastern city of Kharkiv killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Sunday, as Ukraine…
Continue Reading Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage
By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Deadly violence has been surging in the West Bank as the Israeli military pursues Palestinian…
Continue Reading Exit poll shows Swiss right-wing party bouncing back in parliamentary election as Greens lose ground
GENEVA (AP) — Exit polls conducted for Switzerland’s public broadcaster show the country’s right-wing populist party is set to further…
Continue Reading Manhunt continues for Nashville police chief’s son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers
LA VERGNE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the…
Continue Reading New Netflix thriller tackling theme of justice in Nigeria is a global hit and a boon for Nollywood
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian action thriller that tells a gripping story of corruption and police brutality…
Continue Reading Second aid convoy reaches Gaza as Israel attacks targets in Syria and occupied West Bank
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The second aid convoy destined for desperate Palestinian…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: El Paso doctor reminds community to get screened
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a nationwide campaign to increase awareness of the disease that has taken the…
Continue Reading Philadelphia Orchestra and musicians agree to 3-year labor deal with 15.8% salary increase
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association have ratified a collective bargaining…
Continue Reading Internet snarl delays vote count in Venezuelan opposition’s primary to choose presidential candidate
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have chosen the candidate they think can end the decade-long,…
Continue Reading Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina’s presidential election
By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing…
Continue Reading Ukrainians prepare firewood and candles to brace for a winter of Russian strikes on the energy grid
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press MOSHCHUN, Ukraine (AP) — In the humble backyard of a destroyed house, a 13-year-old chops firewood to get ready…
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