Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba is recovering from flooding that killed at least seven people after Hurricane Oscar…
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The little airline that could — Lebanon’s national carrier braves Israeli airstrikes
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Since Israel began bombarding Beirut’s southern suburbs as part of its offensive against the Hezbollah…
Continue Reading It could take 350 years for Gaza to rebuild if it remains under a blockade, UN report says
Associated Press United Nations agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s offensive against Hamas. Now, a…
Continue Reading Judge rules only the governor can grant clemency to a South Carolina death row inmate
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected the request of a South Carolina man scheduled for execution next week to remove…
Continue Reading Georgia’s Gov. Kemp and fellow GOP leaders promise new state income tax rebates
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican legislative leaders want to give another round of income tax rebates, thanks…
Continue Reading City Council candidate claims he’s George Floyd’s cousin. His family says otherwise
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Relatives of a City Council candidate in Richmond, Virginia, are casting doubt on his claim that he’s a cousin of George…
Continue Reading Police say ‘suspicious’ explosion at Utah apartment injured 2 people and displaced 90 families
LEHI, Utah (AP) — An early morning explosion at an apartment in Utah injured two people and displaced 90 families in the building because the…
Continue Reading A UK lawmaker wants protected status for classic Cockney dish pie and mash
LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker has joined campaigners calling for a cornerstone of Cockney cuisine, pie and mash, to be given protected status as…
Continue Reading Tears for Fears are in full bloom with a concert film, a live album, new songs and Vegas dates
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Tears for Fears hit the stage at Firstbank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee, on July 11, 2023,…
Continue Reading Biden heaps praise on Slovenia PM for aiding release of Americans in major US-Russia prisoner swap
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heaped praise on Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob during an Oval Office meeting for his…
Continue Reading Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice…
Continue Reading MLB wants the Tampa Bay Rays to play in the area if hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field is unfit
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase for the…
Continue Reading An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge has appointed a mediator to try to negotiate an end to a long-running dispute over who gets…
Continue Reading Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Rwandan genocide survivors have told their testimonies at a Paris court where a former doctor is on trial for his…
Continue Reading Georgia Supreme Court reverses contempt ruling against rapper Young Thug’s lawyer
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday reversed a judge’s contempt ruling against a lawyer for rapper Young Thug who refused…
Continue Reading US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian military official has been charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil. Ruhollah…
Continue Reading European Union observers flag irregularities and ‘alteration of results’ in Mozambique election
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — European Union election observers have flagged irregularities in Mozambique’s election as the country awaits…
Continue Reading Richard N. Winfield, First Amendment lawyer and former AP counsel, dies at 91
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard N. Winfield, a notable First Amendment lawyer and former general counsel for The Associated Press, has died…
Continue Reading More Republicans are voting early, helping break records. Nearly 19 million ballots cast so far
Associated Press With former President Donald Trump’s encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting…
Continue Reading Watkins, Bueckers headline preseason AP All-America team in women’s hoops; 3 sophomores for 1st time
AP Basketball Writer USC star JuJu Watkins and UConn’s Paige Bueckers headline The Associated Press preseason All-America women’s college…
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