Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a vote on nuclear power
MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant. The proposal is backed…
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Tunisia’s President Saied is poised to win a second term after cracking down on the opposition
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s incumbent president says he will wait for official results before declaring victory while…
Continue Reading More Black and Latina women are leading unions — and transforming how they work
Associated Press Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged,…
Continue Reading Central Thailand braces for inundation as rain stops in flooded Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Several provinces in central Thailand braced for floods Sunday after the Irrigation Department announced it was…
Continue Reading Top US trade official sees progress in helping workers. Voters will decide if her approach continues
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai is legally required to avoid discussing the presidential…
Continue Reading Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East…
Continue Reading Pope names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the pool who will one day elect his successor
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further…
Continue Reading Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missiles
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said Sunday. A…
Continue Reading International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia after devastating floods and landslides
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Rescue teams from Bosnia’s neighbors and European Union countries are joining efforts to clear rubble and…
Continue Reading Wounded Southern California police officer shoots and kills man during ‘unprovoked’ knife attack
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California officer shot and killed a man who stabbed him with a knife outside a city police headquarters in…
Continue Reading Tracing one displaced family’s year of moves across the devastated Gaza Strip
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Abu Jarad family lost the stability and comfort of their northern Gaza home when Israel…
Continue Reading As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses
Associated Press/Report for America LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on affordable housing disappearing across the U.S.
Associated Press/Report for America LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Americans continue to struggle under unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,000…
Continue Reading Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones as violence escalates
Associated Press It was a year ago when Jomana Siddiqui visited Lebanon, where her father was born — and is now buried. She planned to return there…
Continue Reading In Philadelphia, Chinatown activists rally again to stop development. This time, it’s a 76ers arena
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vivian Chang works on a narrow Philadelphia street that would have been consumed by a Phillies stadium had…
Continue Reading Mexican immigrant families plagued by grief, questions after plant workers swept away by Helene
Associated Press ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — With shaking hands, Daniel Delgado kissed a photo of his wife, Monica Hernandez, before lighting a candle in a…
Continue Reading Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake
Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The devastating earthquake that hit western Afghanistan’s Herat province a year ago was a major…
Continue Reading Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A new round of airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs late Sunday as Israel intensified its bombardment of…
Continue Reading A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As a junior at George Washington University, Ty Lindia meets new students every day. But with the shadow of…
Continue Reading Ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright shares story with other officers, sparking debate over redemption
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minnesota police officer who was convicted of killing Daunte Wright during a traffic stop is out of…
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