President Biden extends student loan payment pause
Federal student loan payments for some eight million borrowers will remain on pause for six months or longer, according to a spokesperson for the…
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Sweden will honor Blinken and others with knighthoods for their roles in its NATO accession
STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will be knighted in Sweden for their…
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Seasonal vaccination campaign kicks off in Mexicali
The first people eligible to receive the vaccines are the at-risk groups such as seniors, children, pregnant women and first…
Continue ReadingMystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mystery surrounding a crashed cargo plane in Sudan purportedly downed by the paramilitary…
Continue ReadingIraqi forces kill Islamic State group commander and 8 other officials
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says the Islamic State militant group’s leader in Iraq was killed in a military…
Continue ReadingAbout 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia’s coast as residents refuse to let them land
Associated Press LABUHAN HAJI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials say about 140 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, are…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgia voters are once again expected to play a pivotal role in the presidential election on Nov. 5, even as…
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Lee Kuan Yew’s youngest son says the UK has granted him asylum from persecution in Singapore
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says he is now a…
Continue ReadingAustria’s chancellor asked to form new government after parties refuse to work with far-right leader
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s president has tasked the incumbent chancellor with forming a new government after all other parties…
Continue ReadingGermany’s disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control center says that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the…
Continue ReadingA 2nd major recall for Honda in October, this time for pumps that can crack, leak fuel
Honda is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles because the high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel, which could increase the risk of a fire.…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Zelenskyy says only a US green light on a NATO invitation will sway a reluctant Germany
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called “victory plan”…
Continue ReadingA hard-line Turkish politician suggests parole for an imprisoned Kurdish leader
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that’s allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the…
Continue ReadingYellen says isolationism ‘made America and the world worse off’ in speech to global finance leaders
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration…
Continue ReadingSwitzerland to close 9 centers for asylum-seekers as fewer people arrive than expected
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities say they will shut nine temporary centers for asylum-seekers because the number of people seeking asylum recently…
Continue ReadingRight whale population grows 4% but extinction remains a threat
Associated Press BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in California on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While California may be solidly Democratic in presidential contests, a handful of competitive races in the state…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Once considered a pivotal swing state in presidential elections, Florida has proved reliably Republican in…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Colorado will cast ballots for a slew of statewide measures and local contests alongside elections for president and…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in California on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While California may be solidly Democratic in presidential contests, a handful of competitive races in the state…
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