A blast at an illegal oil refinery site kills at least 15 in Nigeria, residents say
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Residents say an explosion and fire at at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger…
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Niger’s junta says jihadis kill 29 soldiers as attacks ramp up
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta says at least 29 Nigerien soldiers have been killed by jihadis near the…
Continue Reading Shooting at a major Bangkok shopping mall kills at least 2, and a teen suspect is in custody
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities in Thailand’s capital say at least two people were…
Continue Reading Wembanyama’s world taking firm hold in San Antonio as Spurs open new era with No. 1 pick
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs are prepared for what should be one of the most demanding tasks this…
Continue Reading Armenia’s parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The Armenian parliament has voted to join International Criminal Court, which earlier…
Continue Reading Congolese military court convicts colonel and 3 soldiers in connection with killings of protesters
By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese military court has sentenced a colonel to death after soldiers fired upon a crowd…
Continue Reading India police search journalists’ homes and offices in the country’s latest raids on media
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police raided the offices of a news website that’s under investigation for allegedly…
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Most expensive October weather disasters of the last 40 years
Stacker used data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to break down the costliest October weather disasters since…
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Voter ID laws are disenfranchising transgender and nonbinary people as anti-trans legislation reaches record levels
Stacker talked to experts and sifted through data to see how voter ID laws disenfranchise transgender…
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10 states haven't expanded Medicaid—here are the health care challenges they face
Foothold Technology used data from the Kaiser Family Foundation to look at the possible impact on 10 states that decided to not expand…
Continue Reading Turkey detains nearly 1000, including alleged Kurdish militants, following suicide bomb attack
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police detained almost a thousand people in raids across Turkey on Tuesday, including dozens with alleged links to Kurdish…
Continue Reading Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world of electrons
By DAVID KEYTON, SETH BORENSTEIN and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago
By MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — The president-elect of the Maldives says he’s sticking to his campaign promise to…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are sharply lower, tracking a rates-driven tumble on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets were sharply lower on Wednesday after Wall Street tumbled as it focused on the…
Continue Reading Taiwan issues rain and strong wind alerts for Typhoon Koinu that’s approaching the island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has issued a weather alert as Typhoon Koinu is approaching and may make landfall later this week, bringing gales and…
Continue Reading How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago…
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Counties in Texas with more precipitation over the past year than average
Using National Centers for Environmental Information data, Stacker identified counties in Texas that saw more precipitation in the past year than…
Continue Reading Syria says Israeli airstrikes in an eastern province wounded 2 soldiers
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media has said that the Israeli military carried out airstrikes in a strategic eastern province, wounding two soldiers…
Continue Reading Pandas could be gone from America’s zoos by the end of next year
By ASHRAF KHALIL and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary,…
Continue Reading Court reviews gun-carry restrictions under health order in New Mexico, as states explore options
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An effort to suspend gun-carry rights in public parks, playgrounds and other recreational…
Continue Reading Court reviews gun-carry restrictions under health order in New Mexico, as states explore options
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An effort to suspend gun-carry rights in public parks, playgrounds and other recreational…
Continue Reading Columbia Journalism Review editor leaving to encourage news outlets to devote more time to climate
NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of the Columbia Journalism Review says he’s leaving that job to work at an organization that encourages news…
Continue Reading China Evergrande soars after property developer’s stocks resume trading
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group soared Tuesday after they resumed…
Continue Reading Jury selection begins in trial of fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after a…
Continue Reading DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press When Ron DeSantis said during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on…
Continue Reading Man who killed 2 women he met a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 is put to death
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man who killed two women he met a day apart at north Florida bars in 1996 has been…
Continue Reading Jury hears Manuel Ellis’ last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man’s death
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jurors have heard a harrowing description of Manny Ellis’ last moments during…
Continue Reading Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias
By TALIA RICHMAN of The Dallas Morning News DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math…
Continue Reading Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias
By TALIA RICHMAN of The Dallas Morning News DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CLAUDIA LAUER and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three…
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