Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from an…
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Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran. The…
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Britain’s Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk
Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts…
Continue ReadingVatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg. That…
Continue Reading The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored…
Continue Reading John strikes southern Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 hurricane
Associated Press PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006
Associated Press MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and…
Continue ReadingPakistani Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban have denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign…
Continue ReadingFamilies from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti…
Continue ReadingMarxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after…
Continue Reading In Iran, the old-time US radio detective ‘Johnny Dollar’ returns to the airwaves
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — While tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran, there’s at least one American that state radio in…
Continue ReadingFamilies from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false claims about Haitian immigrants
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A small Ohio city has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week’s presidential debate,…
Continue Reading Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon, killing over 492 people
Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, killing more than 492 people. The Israeli military called on residents to…
Continue Reading Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher to set more records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes reached new heights Monday after drifting higher in a quiet day of trading. The S&P 500…
Continue ReadingCase of Mexico’s 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — All countries have crimes that resonate. In Mexico, one of the modern day ones is the disappearance of 43…
Continue ReadingLebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye…
Continue Reading Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money
Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to…
Continue ReadingHarris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures.…
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