5 reasons why COP 28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer…
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City Council in Portland approves $2.6M for police body cameras
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland approved $2.6 million for permanent police body cameras in a unanimous vote, a crucial step…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s war with Hamas resumes with airstrikes in Gaza after a weeklong truce ends
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as…
Continue ReadingHouse expels New York Rep. George Santos. It’s just the sixth expulsion in the chamber’s history
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering…
Continue ReadingFor a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing
By JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press When Sam Schultz was sexually assaulted, it felt like a part of them died. It took eight years and the burgeoning…
Continue ReadingFor a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing
By JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press When Sam Schultz was sexually assaulted, it felt like a part of them died. It took eight years and the burgeoning…
Continue ReadingReport: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment’s growing isolation in US
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
By JAMES JORDAN, SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Associated Press was invited to tour an embattled town…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms
By JAMES JORDAN, SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with…
Continue ReadingDetainees in El Salvador’s gang crackdown cite abuse during months in jail
By CATERINA MORBIATO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The day he was arrested, Luis was in a government office trying to get a document…
Continue ReadingIran sends a hip-hop artist who rapped about hijab protests back to jail
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian news website says a popular rapper has been sent back to jail less that two weeks after his release…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele granted leave to campaign for reelection
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has been granted leave by Congress for six months to allow him to campaign for…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas man accused of threats against Jewish US senator and her family is indicted
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Las Vegas man on charges of making antisemitic threats against U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen and…
Continue ReadingPeruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack
By ED DAVEY and DAVID PEREDA ZAVALETA Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Kichwa tribal leader has been shot to death in an area of the Peruvian…
Continue ReadingPeruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack
By ED DAVEY and DAVID PEREDA ZAVALETA Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Kichwa tribal leader has been shot to death in an area of the Peruvian…
Continue ReadingStill alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an…
Continue ReadingYoung humpback whale leaps out of Seattle bay, dazzling onlookers
By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A humpback whale visiting the waters off Seattle dazzled onlookers Thursday morning with several…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three militias of…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an…
Continue ReadingLive updates | Live updates | More Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners are released under truce
By The Associated Press The Israeli military has released 30 more Palestinian prisoners after eight more Israeli hostages were freed from captivity…
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