The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern…
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Protesters demand arrests over train station roof collapse that killed 14 people in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Angry protesters have left red handprints in front of government buildings in the Serbian capital to demand the arrest of…
Continue ReadingSpain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials
Associated Press PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple…
Continue ReadingA TV as big as a bed? With the holidays approaching, stores stock more supersize sets
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For some television viewers, size apparently does matter. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than…
Continue ReadingWho will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign…
Continue ReadingWhen polls close in battleground states on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The results on Election Day will come down to Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Fourteen people were killed when lightning struck a church in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, according to police. The…
Continue ReadingCrashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain’s floods
Associated Press CHIVA, Spain (AP) — Irene Cuevas will never forget the sound of the waves crashing below her apartment’s balcony. If only there…
Continue ReadingA grenade explosion in a busy market in Indian-controlled Kashmir wounds 9
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A grenade attack at a marketplace bustling with shoppers in the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir has wounded at least…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve is set to cut rates again while facing a hazy post-election outlook
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move…
Continue ReadingUK prosecutors are mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand…
Continue ReadingOklahoma storms injure at least 11 and leave thousands without power
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen connected to Iran
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday it has carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved…
Continue ReadingLawmakers are vetting the EU chief’s new team. It might be tough but she has the right on her side
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The influence of nationalist and populist parties on the European Union will be on public display next week when…
Continue ReadingUS says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is…
Continue ReadingTrue crime’s popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It’s not all good
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills…
Continue ReadingMoldova’s pro-Western president wins 2nd term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims
Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff…
Continue ReadingNevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium…
Continue ReadingArkansas chief justice election won’t change conservative tilt of court, but will make history
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The winner of Arkansas’ race for state Supreme Court chief justice won’t change the…
Continue ReadingUS flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan in reaction to the North’s missile test
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says the U.S. has flown a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan…
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