US defense chief promises Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia but goes no further
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will get Ukraine what it needs to fight its war…
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Tropical Storm Oscar heads toward the Bahamas after dumping rains on eastern Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar is heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. Its maximum sustained winds were…
Continue ReadingPolio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police…
Continue ReadingOhtani heads to World Series for first time, achieving goal he had when signing with Dodgers
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani got what he came for when he decided to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers: a trip to the World…
Continue ReadingTexas man whose execution was halted doesn’t appear at state Capitol after subpoena
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted because of a last-ditch subpoena won’t…
Continue ReadingAlonso stunned as Mets eliminated, unsure of future heading into free agency
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Alonso seemed stunned this season had ended and perhaps his time with the New York Mets. “I’m just kind of…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street pulls back from its records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time highs Monday as some of the steam came out of Wall Street’s long,…
Continue Reading Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed six
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after…
Continue Reading Helicopter crashes into radio tower in Houston, killing 4
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say four people aboard a tour helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames.…
Continue ReadingHow does abortion translate? Ballot measures are a challenge for interpreters
Associated Press Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over how to describe their impact on abortion —…
Continue ReadingHow does abortion translate? Ballot measures are a challenge for interpreters
Associated Press Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over how to describe their impact on abortion —…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choice
Associated Press BROOKFIELD, Wisc. (AP) — Kamala Harris headed to the suburbs in three battleground states on Monday to court Republican voters…
Continue ReadingShould the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Associated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the…
Continue ReadingShould the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Associated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the…
Continue ReadingShould the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Associated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 7 people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian police say that gunmen killed at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s wars are expensive. Paying the bill could force tough choices
AP Business Writer On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been…
Continue ReadingSome Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous…
Continue ReadingJury selection begins in the trial of a man charged in a New York City subway chokehold death
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold on a…
Continue Reading Judge hears arguments to block Louisiana’s Ten Commandments displays in schools
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has heard arguments on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that…
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