By Sarah Ferris and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson needed to convince former President Donald Trump that a shutdown could hurt their party on Election Day even as the Republican presidential nominee was itching for a fight with Democrats over cracking down on non-citizens voting in elections. So in a recent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HANOI (AP) — Vietnam’s state media say a Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, which are claimed by both China and Vietnam, and 10 crew members sustained injuries. They say the Vietnamese boat radioed Sunday to report the attack in the South China Sea, saying
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has slashed its earnings forecast, citing investments to turn around its U.S. operations as the wider automobile industry faces a slump and increased Chinese competition. Stellantis said in its profit warning on Monday that it expects to finish the year with a negative cash flow of 5 billion euros to
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul (CNN) — The former head of a local police station in Seoul has been sentenced to three years in jail over a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush, making him the highest-ranking law enforcement official to be held criminally liable over the disaster. Almost 160 people died in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country. Videos online Monday purportedly showed a surface-to-air missile striking it. The U.S. military did not immediately acknowledge losing any aircraft. The attack comes as the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries. The incursion follows weeks of heavy blows by Israel against Hezbollah — including an airstrike that killed its
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A one-year grace period for student loan borrowers who miss a payment is ending this week. When student loan payments resumed last year after a three-plus year pandemic-era pause, the Biden administration provided what it called an “on-ramp period” through September 30, 2024. During that 12-month period, borrowers
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Sin suministros, sin electricidad y sin paciencia, las personas que vieron cómo el poder de una enorme tormenta trastocaba sus vidas emergieron a una nueva semana, enfrentándose al enorme desafío de reconstruir. Algunas de las carreteras y puentes que necesitan para hacer el trabajo ya no están allí. La electricidad podría
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is finishing its final shift at midnight after more than half a century of turning coal into power. The U.K. government
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The only scheduled debate between the vice presidential nominees on Tuesday night – five weeks before Election Day – may also serve as the final word for the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump before a large audience on national television. It’s an unusual
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) — El excomandate Humberto Ortega, hermano del presidente Daniel Ortega y exministro de Defensa de Nicaragua, “sufrió un choque cardiogénico” este domingo, que se presenta cuando el corazón no puede suministrar suficiente sangre y oxígeno a los órganos del cuerpo, “con alteración del estado de conciencia” lo que agravó su salud,
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Huge tributaries that feed the mighty Amazon River — the largest on the planet — have plunged to record-low levels, upending lives, stranding boats, and threatening endangered dolphins as drought grips Brazil. The country is currently enduring its worst drought since records began in 1950, according
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has ordered the extradition of a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, despite fears among rights groups that he could be at risk if sent home. The Bangkok Criminal Court on Monday granted Vietnam’s request for the extradition of Y Quynh Bdap, who was detained in the Thai
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba was chosen as the Liberal Democratic Party’s leader on Friday and is assured to also succeed Fumio Kishida as prime
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