Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BHANINE, Lebanon (AP) — Thousands of cholera cases have swept across Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq in recent weeks.…
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Abortion clinic that opened days after Roe fell is inundated
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — When Planned Parenthood decided four years ago to open a new clinic in a…
Continue ReadingWall Street rallies, in fits and starts, after jobs report
By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Friday, but only after yo-yoing several times, as Wall Street…
Continue ReadingIn the 5 states without lotteries, a case of Powerball envy
By KIM CHANDLER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press WEST POINT, Ga. (AP) — Loretta Williams lives in Alabama but drove to Georgia to buy a lottery…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing the possibility of having more penalties heaped…
Continue ReadingModerate quake shakes western Turkey causing panic
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake has struck Turkey’s western province of Izmir, causing panic among residents and toppling…
Continue ReadingVerlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Verlander beamed like a first-time big leaguer, and the Houston Astros feted the…
Continue ReadingBiden says ‘we’re gonna free Iran’ as protests there go on
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday told supporters “we’re gonna free Iran” after…
Continue ReadingAlcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during…
Continue ReadingUS employers are hiring briskly even in face of rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a…
Continue ReadingBiden on California rescue mission as House Democrats falter
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and AMY TAXIN Associated Press OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging voters to go to the polls to support…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi meets Germany’s Scholz, urges Ukraine peace talks
BEIJING (AP) — In a much-scrutinized meeting Friday with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for peace…
Continue ReadingHigh costs, economy, abortion top last Pappas-Leavitt debate
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chis Pappas has accused his Republican challenger of treating politics as a…
Continue ReadingOprah delivers November surprise, endorses Fetterman over Oz
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — TV icon Oprah Winfrey is endorsing Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested…
Continue ReadingAlbertsons $4B payout to shareholders amid merger paused
SEATTLE (AP) — A judge in Washington state has temporarily blocked Albertsons from paying a $4 billion dividend to investors as part of the grocery…
Continue ReadingUN chief warns planet is heading toward `climate chaos’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the planet is heading toward…
Continue ReadingWeinstein attorney, accuser clash over her memory of assault
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massage therapist who says Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her after she worked…
Continue ReadingLula’s team meets Bolsonaro as Brazil’s transition kicks off
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro met briefly on Thursday with the envoy coordinating the transfer…
Continue ReadingNets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games without pay
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday,…
Continue ReadingMisinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Researchers say nearly 1 in 5 videos suggested by YouTube in response to a search for terms related to next…
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