Four alarm brush fire in Oakland prompts evacuation orders
No injuries have been reported in the damaged houses, but the fire has shut down multiple lanes on the nearby I-580…
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Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have attacked in several neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, forcing many people to leave…
Continue Reading Israel unearths Hezbollah’s web of tunnels in southern Lebanon
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli forces have spent much of the past year destroying Hamas’ vast underground network in Gaza. They…
Continue ReadingBoeing is making a new offer to the union in hopes of ending a strike now in its second month
AP Business Writer Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have negotiated a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s reporting on how Arizona voters view the economy with the election close at hand
Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona economy by many measures is flourishing, but it doesn’t feel that way for a lot of voters in…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s reporting on how Arizona voters view the economy with the election close at hand
Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona economy by many measures is flourishing, but it doesn’t feel that way for a lot of voters in…
Continue Reading Video published by Ukraine allegedly shows North Korean soldiers in Russia
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A video purporting to show dozens of North Korean recruits lining up to collect Russian military fatigues has…
Continue Reading 3 killed and 8 injured by gunfire following a Mississippi school’s football game
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi when someone opened fire into a group of…
Continue Reading Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks
Associated Press Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises…
Continue ReadingAmerican despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters’ presidential pick
Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Karl Peterson has been living the cruel inverse of the American dream. His rent keeps getting higher, but his…
Continue Reading American despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters’ presidential pick
Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Karl Peterson has been living the cruel inverse of the American dream. His rent keeps getting higher, but his…
Continue Reading Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power…
Continue Reading Faith-based environmental groups take on fossil fuels as ‘a sacred duty’
Religion News Service (RNS) — In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of…
Continue Reading Man who vowed to ride out Florida hurricanes on his boat is arrested in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The man who gained social media fame for riding out two hurricanes in his boat in Tampa has been arrested. Hillsborough County…
Continue Reading In Helene’s and Milton’s wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul
Religion News Service (RNS) — This past Sunday, worshippers returned to Biltmore Church, a megachurch in Asheville, North Carolina, for the first…
Continue Reading Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don’t
Associated Press LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) — Two neighboring Texas cities illustrate the divide in American politics between the diverse, potential…
Continue Reading Harris says Trump is ‘cruel’ as she spotlights abortion restrictions in Georgia during early voting
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that Republican former President Donald Trump was “cruel” for how he…
Continue Reading Guatemalan judge grants investigative journalist Zamora house arrest and his family celebrates
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The family of a Guatemalan journalist has celebrated his transfer to house arrest following his jailing for…
Continue Reading Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don’t
Associated Press LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) — Deep in the heart of Texas’ sprawl, the city of Lewisville embodies the Lone Star State. Bisected…
Continue Reading Funeral home in Poland apologizes after a corpse falls out of a hearse in traffic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A funeral home in Poland is apologizing after a corpse that it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic. Polish…
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