At least 7 people are dead after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India crashed in southern Nepal killing at least seven occupants and injuring others.…
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US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane
By EMMA BURROWS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional…
Continue ReadingJailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Friday, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and accused them of…
Continue Reading3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press AL-QABUN, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian hamlet of al-Qabun in the central occupied West Bank was silent this…
Continue ReadingOklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top public education official has a new target in his culture war fight: the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some California lawmakers want to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits.…
Continue ReadingPetroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press REED POINT, Mont. (AP) — Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products…
Continue ReadingMug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail
By ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he…
Continue ReadingWorld Cup plans in Okinawa unaffected by North Korean spy satellite launch attempt
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected…
Continue ReadingCape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital
By MARK PRATT Associated Press When members of the marine mammal team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare rush to a Cape Cod beach to help…
Continue ReadingAfter a Vermont playhouse flooded, the show went on
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press WESTON, Vt. (AP) — Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential…
Continue ReadingBiden policy allowing migrants from 4 countries into the US is praised, criticized at Texas trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A key portion of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of…
Continue ReadingRetired police sergeant who killed 3 at California bar shot his estranged wife first, officials say
By EUGENE GARCIA, AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — The retired police sergeant who opened fire during a…
Continue ReadingMaui fires renew centuries-old tensions over water rights. The streams are sacred to Hawaiians
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and JAE C. HONG Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — During the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, a…
Continue ReadingA former principal of an Australian Jewish school sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former principal of an Australian Jewish school has been sentenced to 15 years in…
Continue ReadingBans on diverse picture books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say
By ANNIE MA Associated Press When Wes Brown sought out children’s books for his two young sons, he made sure to seek titles that reflected the…
Continue ReadingStarbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 20, whether you like it or not
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The seasonal drink that made pumpkin spice a star is turning 20. And unlike the autumn days it celebrates, there…
Continue ReadingIn Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are shared over radioactive water release
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan’s neighboring countries…
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