Moscow and Beijing announce further cooperation during international group meeting in Pakistan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances have met in…
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Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan
Associated Press SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants…
Continue ReadingPeople with felony records can now vote in Nebraska — and it could help tip the balance in November
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony,…
Continue ReadingFormer Las Vegas-area Democratic politician gets at least 28 years in prison for killing journalist
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada…
Continue ReadingFamily of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they’re victims who were vilified
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a dozen family members of the convicted Menendez brothers are calling for their release from prison…
Continue ReadingA Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas state board on Wednesday declined to stop what could be the first execution in the U.S. in a case tied to…
Continue ReadingLiving costs dominate a debate between Montana’s Republican governor and Democratic challenger
Associated Press Montana’s rising cost of living featured in a debate Wednesday between the state’s governor and his challenger in the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California are getting a pay bump…
Continue ReadingOctober’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a…
Continue ReadingHong Kong cuts liquor tax in an effort to reignite its nightlife industry
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has announced a cut in liquor taxes as the Asian financial hub hopes to revive its…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street rises as tech stocks and oil prices steady themselves
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Wednesday following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines…
Continue ReadingMexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. court has sentenced Mexico’s former public security chief to more than 38 years in prison for taking…
Continue ReadingA full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition
Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on euthanasia, doctors and ethics in Canada
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has arguably the world’s most permissive system of euthanasia — the practice of doctors and nurse…
Continue ReadingJill Biden is out campaigning again — but not for her husband anymore. She’s pumping up Harris
Associated Press CLAWSON, Mich. (AP) — Jill Biden wasted no time after she stepped up to the microphone at a suburban Detroit restaurant. “Now…
Continue ReadingYears of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. Aid groups say the number of…
Continue ReadingMany schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene. Teachers worry about long-term impact
AP Education Writers Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so…
Continue ReadingPrivate forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, an injured worker given meager government…
Continue ReadingUnions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year’s presidential race
Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallies in Michigan’s union halls, standing alongside the state’s most…
Continue ReadingThe son of a South Carolina inmate urges the governor to save his father from execution
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The son of a South Carolina inmate is asking the governor to save his father from execution. Inmate Richard…
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