At least 14 dead and 3 missing as landslides hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
TANA TORAJA, Indonesia (AP) — Officials say torrential rains have triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 people…
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Iran’s attack on Israel raises fears of a wider war, but all sides have also scored gains
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The unprecedented attack by Iran on Israel early Sunday ratcheted up regional tensions,…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz arrives in China on a visit marked by trade tensions and Ukraine conflict
BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in China on a visit focused on the increasingly tense economic relationship between the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub ahead of election
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday vowed to boost social spending, develop…
Continue ReadingChicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl and wounds 10 people including small children, police say
CHICAGO (AP) — Eleven people were shot including an 8-year-old girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the…
Continue ReadingIsrael is quiet on next steps against Iran — and on which partners helped shoot down missiles
By TIA GOLDENBERG and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli leaders on Sunday credited an international military…
Continue ReadingYoung Ugandans tangle in the mud. They dream of becoming professional wrestlers
By PATRICK ONEN Associated Press MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — In a forested area outside Uganda’s capital, a few dozen youth gather around a…
Continue ReadingOfficer, bystanders hailed for confronting and stopping a man who killed 6 at a Sydney shopping mall
By RICK RYCROFT and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A police officer and several bystanders are being hailed for running “towards…
Continue ReadingThe Latest | Israel says 99% of drones and missiles launched by Iran were intercepted
By The Associated Press Israel is hailing the success of its defenses in the face of an attack by Iran involving hundreds of drones, ballistic…
Continue ReadingWorld paid little attention to Sudan’s war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — On a clear night a year ago, a dozen heavily armed fighters broke into Omaima Farouq’s house in an…
Continue ReadingVenezuelans living abroad want to vote for president this year but can’t meet absentee requirements
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Giovanny Tovar left Venezuela five years ago in search of a job after his country came…
Continue ReadingChina detains 2 over tourist boat capsizing that killed 12, citing lack of safety equipment
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media report that two people have been detained following the capsizing of a tourist boat on a river…
Continue ReadingCan homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) — A pickleball game in this leafy Oregon community was suddenly interrupted one rainy…
Continue ReadingHow to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea
By MAYSOON KHAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other…
Continue ReadingA jury of his peers: A look at how jury selection will work in Donald Trump’s first criminal trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s history-making criminal trial is set to start Monday with a simple but extraordinary procedural step that is…
Continue ReadingMcCormick gets Trump’s endorsement in Pennsylvania’s Senate race despite awkward history
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and MARC LEVY Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is endorsing U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick of…
Continue ReadingPolice in Australia identify the Sydney stabbing attacker who killed 6 people
By RICK RYCROFT and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Police have identified the assailant who stabbed and killed six people at a busy…
Continue ReadingWoman with history of DUIs sentenced to 15 years to life for California crash that killed mom-to-be
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California woman with a history of convictions for driving under the influence has been sentenced to 15 years to life in…
Continue ReadingScottie Scheffler leads Masters by 1 shot on a wild day of movement
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was in the lead and seemingly in control of his game Saturday in the Masters…
Continue ReadingUtah school board member who questioned a student’s gender loses party nomination for reelection
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A conservative Utah State Board of Education member who faced calls to resign after lawmakers said she bullied a student on…
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