Trial 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…
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US 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…
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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 force Google to sell parts of its business in order to…
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…
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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…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats in close races try to show they hear voter concerns about immigration
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that…
Continue ReadingVoters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
Associated Press To voters in many other democracies, the process of electing a president in the U.S. is a head-scratcher. That was certainly true in…
Continue Reading More than 2 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged…
Continue Reading The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters
Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The nation’s unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular…
Continue ReadingLouisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will be showcased at 50th annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will take center stage when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a…
Continue ReadingClimate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Associated Press Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about…
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