Quake in Afghanistan leaves rubble, funerals and survivors struggling with loss
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Nurullah crossed the border into Iran to earn money for his family, like so many…
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2 Guatemalan migrants were shot dead in Mexico near US border. Soldiers believed to be involved
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Guatemalan migrants are dead and three others — along with a Honduran man —have been wounded after a shooting in…
Continue ReadingSeager still going deep in Texas, helps send Rangers to ALCS with sweep of 101-win Orioles
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager and Adolis García homered early, Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven smooth…
Continue ReadingAuthor and activist Louise Meriwether, who wrote the novel ‘Daddy Was a Number Runner,’ dies at 100
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Meriwether, the author and activist whose debut novel “Daddy Was a Number…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by…
Continue ReadingAnother strong earthquake flattens homes and worsens misery in western Afghanistan
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press CHAHAK, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake has shaken western Afghanistan days after…
Continue ReadingMan runs almost 9,000 miles across Australia to raise support for Indigenous Voice
BY ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer has ended a 8,950-mile run at the central Australian…
Continue ReadingKevin Phillips, strategist who forecast rising Republican power, dies at 82
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Phillips, the author, commentator and political strategist whose landmark 1969 book,…
Continue ReadingEvacuations are underway in Argentina’s Cordoba province as wildfires grow amid heat wave
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in Argentina’s central Córdoba province as forest fires…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs laws compelling universities to report return of Native American remains
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws to require the California…
Continue ReadingCalifornia-based Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing sensitive military information to China
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China has pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingMorgan State University plans to build a wall around campus after shooting during homecoming week
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — In the wake of a shooting that left five people injured during homecoming festivities, Morgan State…
Continue ReadingDrug dealer in crew blamed for actor Michael K. Williams’ overdose death gets 5 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A member of a New York City drug-dealing crew blamed for the fentanyl-laced heroin death of actor Michael K. Williams has been…
Continue ReadingOlympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia
By The Associated Press Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton’s…
Continue ReadingBlack man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Eyewitness testimony Tuesday in the continuing trial three police officers, who are white and Asian American, charged with the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli village near the Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with the bodies of residents and militants
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KFAR AZZA, Israel (AP) — An Israeli village that was attacked by militants lies in ruin, not far from the border…
Continue ReadingFormer Haitian senator pleads guilty in US court to charges related to Haiti president’s killing
MIAMI (AP) — A former Haitian senator has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges related to the 2021 assassination of former President…
Continue ReadingScrutiny of Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern deepens after new records are released
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — New public records have widened questions over when the Arkansas governor’s…
Continue ReadingBirkenstock prices its initial public offering of stock valuing the sandal maker at $8.64 billion
Birkenstock has set a price for its initial public offering of stock that values the 249-year-old German maker of upmarket sandals at $8.64 billion.…
Continue ReadingNebraska voters will decide at the ballot box whether public money can go to private school tuition
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official has confirmed that Nebraska voters will decide next…
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