An American once imprisoned in Russia is sentenced in absentia as Ukraine mercenary
MOSCOW (AP) — An American who spent three years behind bars in Russia before being released in a prisoner exchange has been convicted in absentia…
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Melinda French Gates will give $250M to women’s health groups globally through a new open call
Associated Press Melinda French Gates will grant $250 million to support women’s health around the world through an open call for nonprofits to…
Continue ReadingJeff Ulbrich was a gritty player, a respected assistant and now takes over a struggling Jets team
AP Pro Football Writer Jeff Ulbrich was in the middle of putting together the game plan for the New York Jets’ defense when he got the news…
Continue ReadingRights groups ask Filipinos to reject ex-Pres Duterte and detained preacher in upcoming elections
Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists called on Filipino voters to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and…
Continue Reading3 protesters are killed in clashes with police after Pakistan banned an ethnic rights group
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police have clashed with supporters of a rights group for the Pashtun ethnic minority in the…
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Israeli defense minister warns an attack on Iran would be ‘lethal’ and ‘surprising’
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned on Wednesday that his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian…
Continue ReadingTrial opens of Serb gunmen accused of attacking Kosovo police
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court has opened a trial of 45 people charged over a gunfight following an incursion by heavily…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions a leader of Sudan’s paramilitary group for fueling a brutal war
CAIRO (AP) — The United States has sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for supplying weapons for the…
Continue ReadingMacron will inspect Ukraine troops at French military camp as his domestic sway wanes
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet for the first time with some of the nearly 15,000 Ukrainian troops that France has trained…
Continue Reading Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life’s building blocks
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to decode and even design novel proteins — the building blocks…
Continue Reading 5 dead after a small plane crashes on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast
AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Five people were killed when a small plane crashed during takeoff from Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California…
Continue Reading5 dead after a small plane crashes on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast
AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Five people were killed when a small plane crashed during takeoff from Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California…
Continue ReadingJapan’s new PM dissolves the lower house of parliament to set up a snap election
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved the lower house of parliament to set up an Oct. 27 snap…
Continue ReadingUS considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
AP Technology Writer The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was…
Continue ReadingUS considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
AP Technology Writer The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to…
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Excessive heat is backing off, but still staying warm for October
Temperatures are going to slowly cool down throughout the week, but will still remain warmer than normal for…
Continue ReadingTrump has long blasted China’s trade practices. His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed there
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street sets more records after Shanghai’s worst drop since early COVID
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks set records Wednesday after the latest wild swerves for Chinese stocks left few ripples in markets…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state’s support
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea vows to block border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense…
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