The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border. It’s their first acknowledgement of the…
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The youngest woman to climb all of the world’s 14 tallest peaks calls for novices to be regulated
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A British mountaineer who at age 23 became the youngest female to climb the 14 tallest mountains in the…
Continue ReadingNokia sees improved Q3 profit but reports 8% sales dip mainly due to weaker India market
HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings, mainly on the back of…
Continue ReadingArgentine authorities probe what happened before Liam Payne’s fatal fall from his hotel balcony
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The circumstances surrounding the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne were suspicious and…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on extremism in the military
Associated Press An Associated Press investigation examined extremism among members of the U.S. military and veterans. Here are highlights from the…
Continue ReadingHis country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it. More like him are doing the same
Associated Press MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and…
Continue ReadingBiden is making quick trip to Berlin before US election to discuss Ukraine and democracy with allies
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he’ll spend Friday in…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration has canceled student loans for more than 1 million in public service jobs
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A student loan cancellation program for public service workers has granted relief to more than 1 million…
Continue ReadingMcConnell called Trump ‘stupid’ and ‘despicable’ in private after the 2020 election, a new book says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being…
Continue ReadingBangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45…
Continue ReadingVietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft crackdown
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy says 10,000 North Koreans could join Russian forces in Ukraine as he pushes ‘victory plan’
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from…
Continue ReadingEuropean Central Bank, seeing no signs of recession, cuts interest rates again
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, is not…
Continue ReadingEU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surge
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a…
Continue ReadingAustralia gives 49 aging Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia will give 49 of its aging M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Australian Defense Minister Richard…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a…
Continue ReadingA German in charge of England? Nationality matters less than it used to in international soccer
AP Sports Writer The question was inevitable. At his first news conference as England’s newly appointed head coach, Thomas Tuchel – a German –…
Continue ReadingAlabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing five people in 2016 has been executed by lethal injection in Alabama. Derrick…
Continue ReadingGeorgia measure would cap increases in homes’ taxable value to curb higher property taxes
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters unhappy about rising property tax bills could limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records following latest encouraging economic data
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted around their record heights Thursday following the latest signals that the U.S. economy…
Continue ReadingTexas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the…
Continue ReadingA Palestinian student was asleep in his tent at a hospital when an Israeli strike brought an inferno
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Shaban al-Dalu, a 19-year-old Palestinian university student, had survived an Israeli strike on a…
Continue ReadingAs women seek open congressional seats in Maryland, reproductive rights are front and center
Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the…
Continue ReadingIn the campaign’s final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on ‘blue wall’ states
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kamala Harris is spending her week trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania,…
Continue ReadingChina to boost financing for approved housing projects to $560 billion to counter property slump
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list”…
Continue ReadingHow a broke Argentine province is countering Milei’s deep austerity cuts
Associated Press LA RIOJA, Argentina (AP) — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they’ll be treated like…
Continue ReadingA rare copy of the US Constitution sells for $9 million at auction
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold…
Continue ReadingBattleground North Carolina sees strong early voting, despite obstacles created by Helene
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes…
Continue ReadingHarris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies?
Associated Press Shortly after taking the stage 91 minutes late for his Atlanta rally this week, Donald Trump did what he can’t help doing —…
Continue ReadingA historically Black community grapples with lasting impacts after Baltimore bridge collapse
Associated Press TURNER STATION, Md. (AP) — As the dust settled after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, as the initial…
Continue ReadingUS long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by…
Continue ReadingAging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop
Associated Press KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers…
Continue ReadingIsrael pressured by UN and US to step up action to tackle Gaza’s escalating humanitarian crisis
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. humanitarian official accused Israel on Wednesday of blocking the delivery of desperately…
Continue ReadingVance says ‘no’ when asked whether Trump lost 2020 election
Associated Press In the months since he became Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has repeatedly deflected questions about whether the…
Continue ReadingArchdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an…
Continue ReadingNATO shows no sign of letting Ukraine join soon and wants more details about its ‘victory plan’
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is showing no sign it would be willing to invite Ukraine to join its ranks anytime soon. The 32 member…
Continue ReadingWoman dies 2 days after co-worker shot her at Santa Monica College, police say
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A 54-year-old woman died Wednesday from injuries sustained earlier in the week when her co-worker shot her at…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico governor rescinds emergency health order that suspended gun rights in playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is ending an emergency public health order that suspended the right to carry guns at public parks and…
Continue ReadingPercival Everett’s ‘James’ wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James” has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett’s recent wave of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man accused of using drone to deliver fentanyl and other drugs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man was arrested Wednesday after federal prosecutors say he used a drone to deliver fentanyl and other…
Continue ReadingA man has been charged with murder in connection with an Alabama shooting that left 4 dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been charged in a mass shooting that left four people dead and more than a dozen wounded in the…
Continue ReadingOil company Phillips 66 says it will shut down Los Angeles-area refinery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oil company Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it plans to shut down a Los Angeles-area refinery by the end of 2025, citing…
Continue ReadingHarris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says it was ‘sloppy writing’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a…
Continue ReadingHarris’ interview with Fox News is marked by testy exchanges over immigration and more
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a combative interview with Fox News on Wednesday, sparring…
Continue Reading5 big airlines will share new long-haul flights to Reagan National Airport near Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department has tentatively awarded room for five new daily long-haul flights at Ronald Reagan Washington…
Continue ReadingZeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico’s most violent gangs…
Continue ReadingFlorida elections officials seek flexibility on voting rules after hurricanes
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida elections officials are seeking accommodations from Gov. Ron DeSantis after multiple counties…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire Supreme Court justice indicted for allegedly interfering with probe of husband
Associated Press A justice on New Hampshire’s highest court has been charged for allegedly trying to interfere with a criminal investigation into…
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