By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says it’s considering tougher cybersecurity rules for telecommunications companies and blamed the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier, Optus, for an unprecedented breach of personal data from 9.8 million customers. Optus says it became aware of the cyberattack last Wednesday. It has since offered its
Continue ReadingBy Josh Pennington and Jessie Yeung, CNN Heated protests have broken out in some ethnic minority regions in Russia against Vladimir Putin’s mobilization orders, with activist groups and Ukrainian officials saying these minorities are being disproportionately targeted for conscription in the war. Several videos posted to social media, which CNN geo-located to the predominantly Muslim
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Ian ya es un huracán, según la actualización de las 5 a.m. ET del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). El huracán Ian ahora tiene vientos de 120 kilómetros por hora con ráfagas aún más altas. Ian se encuentra a unos 145 kilómetros al sur-suroeste
Continue ReadingBy ADAM SCHRECK and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An overnight drone strike near the Ukrainian port of Odesa sparked a massive fire and explosion, the military said Monday, as Russia’s leadership faced growing resistance to its efforts to call up hundreds of thousands of men to fight in Ukraine. The airstrike
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge for the American League MVP figures to be the most hotly debated postseason award this season. Judge is closing in on Roger Maris’ AL record of 61 homers and might also win the Triple Crown. He’s done it while playing quite a bit of
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 334 laps at Texas Motor Speedway provided quite a tumultuous start to the NASCAR playoff round of 12. There were a lot of tire issues that contributed to a track-record 16 cautions. There was also a 56-minute red flag for lightning, and a
Continue ReadingBy LORI HINNANT Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Rainwater is for showers and dishes. Scavenged wood is for the cooking fires. But almost nothing keeps out the autumn chill in homes without windows. Russian forces controlled Izium for six months before being forced to retreat two weeks ago in a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The town
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — At first, the San Francisco 49ers were actually relieved that Jimmy Garoppolo stepped out of his own end zone for a safety. It negated Bradley Chubb’s go-ahead pick-6 and left the Niners clinging to a 7-5 lead over the Broncos in the third quarter Sunday night.
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer California freshman Jaydn Ott turned in the best rushing performance of the season with 274 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries against Arizona. Ott had TD runs of 73, 72 and 18 yards while running for the most yards since Tyrion Davis-Price of LSU went for
Continue ReadingBy ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says an army helicopter has crashed during an overnight flying mission in the country’s southwest and that all six military personnel on board were killed, including both pilots. A military statement on Monday said the crash happened in Hernai district, north of Quetta, the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH, JUSTIN SPIKE, KAREL JANICEK and VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe is staring down a winter energy crisis. Russia has reduced natural gas supplies as Europe supports Ukraine, and the continent’s ability to get through the winter may depend on how cold it is and competition from Asia. The
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH, JUSTIN SPIKE, KAREL JANICEK and VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — As Europe heads into winter in the throes of an energy crisis, offices are getting chillier. Statues and historic buildings are going dark. Bakers who can’t afford to heat their ovens are talking about giving up, while fruit and
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After seven months of war, many Ukrainians fear even more suffering and political repression as referendums orchestrated by the Kremlin portend Russia’s imminent annexation of four occupied regions. Many residents fled the regions before the so-called referendums got underway, scared about being forced
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN The storm named Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern seaboard with hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall Saturday, pulling buildings into the ocean, collapsing homes, toppling trees and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people. Fiona first wreaked havoc in the Caribbean as a hurricane before moving up the Atlantic and
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED and MUHAMMAD FAROOQ Associated Press KHAIRPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Like every year, Arz Mohammed had planted his little patch of land in southern Pakistan with cotton. The crop would earn him enough so that, as he puts it, his family of five wouldn’t be reduced to begging. Then came the deluge. Pakistan’s
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED and MUHAMMAD FAROOQ Associated Press KHAIRPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Like every year, Arz Mohammed had planted his little patch of land in southern Pakistan with cotton. The crop would earn him enough so that, as he puts it, his family of five wouldn’t be reduced to begging. Then came the deluge. Pakistan’s
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN With his forces retreating in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again threatened to turn to nuclear weapons, most likely what are often called tactical nuclear weapons. In a speech last week, he warned that, “In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Michelle Watson, CNN The Kentucky Parole Board on Monday denied parole to Michael Carneal, a man serving a life sentence for killing three students in a school shooting in 1997 when he was 14 years old. The ruling by the full parole board to have Carneal serve out his sentence comes
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan has expressed grave concern about Russia’s possible use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a news conference on Monday that Japan, as the world’s only country to have suffered nuclear attacks, strongly demands that the threat or use of nuclear weapons by Russia should never happen.
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British pound fell to all-time low against the U.S. dollar early Monday after Treasury chief Kwasi Kwarteng pledged a sweeping package of tax cuts, fueling concerns about the government’s economic policy as the United Kingdom teeters toward recession. The pound fell as low
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