Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad seeks clemency
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly…
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As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As the war in Gaza rages, Syria’s government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes,…
Continue Reading These Brazilian caramel-colored stray dogs were long overlooked. Now, they’re having a major moment
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — For decades, they have scrounged for food on streets across the country — undesired, abandoned and overlooked.…
Continue Reading Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a…
Continue Reading Musk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s attachment to President-elect Donald Trump has created an unprecedented alliance between…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year —…
Continue Reading Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has…
Continue Reading Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, entered Syrian territory Tuesday and said Israeli troops would…
Continue Reading US stocks fall sharply and Dow tumbles 1,100 points after the Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted Wednesday it may…
Continue Reading Giannis, Bucks use 3-point barrage to beat Thunder 97-81 for NBA Cup title
AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Everyone has a lucky number in Las Vegas. For the Milwaukee Bucks, it was 3. And the NBA Cup was their prize.…
Continue Reading US shows off $1 billion Mexico City embassy after years of delays
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has dedicated its more than $1 billion new embassy in Mexico, some two years after it was scheduled to be…
Continue Reading What a merger between Nissan and Honda could mean for the automakers and the industry
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. confirmed Wednesday that they are discussing closer…
Continue Reading 5 family members found dead at Utah home and 17-year-old hospitalized with gunshot wound
Associated Press Police say five family members have been found dead inside a home in Utah, including three children. Another was taken to a hospital…
Continue Reading 1 dead and 9 injured in Baltimore County shooting and fiery car crash
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Police say a shooting and related fiery car crash in a suburban area north of Baltimore killed one person and injured nine.…
Continue Reading Former radio broadcaster and Australian rugby coach Alan Jones denies indecent assault charges
SYDNEY (AP) — Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones has denied all allegations after he appeared…
Continue Reading After Assad’s fall, the task of unearthing the dead from Syria’s mass graves is just beginning
Associated Press NAJHA, Syria (AP) — Bones are visible here and there among the mounds of earth in a field south of Damascus, one of the mass…
Continue Reading Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, has been chosen…
Continue Reading Rayful Edmond, notorious DC drug kingpin, dies in federal custody at 60
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rayful Edmond, a drug kingpin once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation’s capital during the…
Continue Reading Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese space startup says its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted…
Continue Reading Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake with no water and unclear death toll
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vanuatu’s capital is without water after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3…
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