VIENNA (AP) — Austrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Officials cited the potential for copycat violence on the date of the plane hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people. The raids occurred across the European country on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary is exploring legal avenues for forcing the European Union’s executive commission to reimburse it for funds it has spent on border protection. The move potentially deepens a conflict with the EU over Hungary’s restrictive immigration and asylum policies. Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, government minister Gergely
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A four-person crew of civilians on board SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission unlocked the hatch of their capsule and made history as the first group of non-government astronauts to conduct a spacewalk. SpaceX hosted a live webcast of the event — also known as an extravehicular activity
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — A record nine Japanese lawmakers have formally entered the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as head of the governing party and leader of the nation, hoping to regain public support for the party following corruption scandals. Voting in the Sept. 27 Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a pair of gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire and killed a policeman guarding a group of polio workers going door-to-door in a vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan. Thursday’s attack took place in Bannu, a district in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The policeman who was gunned
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan governors and officials from both parties are joining a project aimed at preserving election integrity and boosting confidence in results ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The Michigan leaders are part of the national Democracy Defense Project that is operating in several states, including some of the
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden continues to cement his political legacy during his final months in office, marking the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act at the White House on Thursday. Highlighting the landmark legislation he shepherded as a US senator, the president hosted survivors, advocates, former staffers and allies
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A nearly four-year-old legal effort by Black voters to convince a court to prevent former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party from potentially intimidating voters and poll workers is quietly coming back to life as the 2024 election approaches. First brought in the days following the 2020 election,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Dianna Moreno was afraid walking into Apalachee High School to find the laptop and charger she left behind when she rushed to evacuate after two other students and two teachers were killed last week. “It’s just a scary moment,” the 16-year-old student said about returning to campus this week. “Ever since
Continue ReadingAP Diplomatic Writer WARSAW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland after hearing repeated appeals from Ukrainian officials to use Western-supplied weaponry for long-range strikes inside Russia. Blinken traveled to Warsaw on Thursday after spending a day in Kyiv with British Foreign Secretary David
Continue ReadingPETUSHKI, Russia (AP) — Three lawyers who once represented the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny have gone on trial in Russia. The trial began Thursday for Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser, who were arrested in October 2023 on charges of involvement with an extremist group. The case was seen as a way to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A local Pakistani official says a policeman opened fire inside a police station in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing a suspect held on accusations of blasphemy. Police identified the man killed on Thursday as Syed Khan. He had been arrested the day before, after officers snatched him from
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s easy to dismiss many presidential candidates’ campaign promises as empty, because Congress would need to approve them. Tariffs are different. Presidents have vast powers to lob tariffs on friends and foes, as former President Donald Trump demonstrated when he waged a trade war starting in 2018.
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — A report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has found that U.S. companies in China are seeing record-low profits, with business confidence at an all-time low amid U.S.-China tensions and a slowing Chinese economy. Out of 306 companies polled, a record-low 66% were profitable in 2023. The report published
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson has a decision to make. With the election looming and another government funding deadline just around the corner, the speaker must find a way in the next several days to both govern for the country, avoid a shutdown that could cost his members in swing districts and keep
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – It was standing room only Wednesday night at Three Rivers Elementary School as hundreds of concerned residents were eager to learn more about the wildfire threatening to force evacuations, as well as fire safety, wildfire prevention and emergency response strategies. At Three Rivers School, the various agencies involved in the fight to
Continue ReadingBy Nodoka Katsura and Lex Harvey, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A runaway penguin has been found safe in Japan nearly two weeks after she first went missing, having paddled 45 kilometers (28 miles) during a typhoon in a survival story her keeper called “miraculous.” The six-year-old Cape penguin, who goes by the name “Pen” and
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — U.S. autoworkers warn that a dispute between their union and Stellantis over delays in reopening a shuttered factory in Belvidere, Illinois, is much bigger than that one plant. Many fear that if the automaker breaks its commitment to restart the factory, it won’t keep other promises made
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — With inflation subsiding, the European Central Bank is cutting its benchmark interest rate to prop up tepid growth with lower borrowing costs for companies and home buyers. The bank’s rate-setting council lowered the deposit rate from 3.75% to 3.5% at a meeting at its skyscraper headquarters in Frankfurt
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter and renamed it X, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations and ordinary people have quit. They’re defecting to rival sites or are quitting social media altogether. If you’ve also decided to exit X, here’s what you need to do. Begin by deactivating
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