Pope presses Muslim dialogue in first papal visit to Bahrain
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press AWALI, Bahrain (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday brought his message of dialogue with the Muslim world to the…
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Report: Over 100,000 fishing-related deaths occur annually
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A new study shows more than 100,000 people die in fishing-related accidents each year and…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Traveling to, around Qatar during FIFA World Cup
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 1.2 million people are expected to pour into Qatar during the upcoming…
Continue ReadingAsia markets rise, except Japan, ahead of US jobs report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday led by a 5.8% jump in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index as…
Continue ReadingWhy no Powerball winner? It’s luck and smaller sales
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Perplexed that it seems no one can win the gigantic $1.5 billion Powerball prize? A…
Continue ReadingAs Israel’s far right parties celebrate, Palestinians shrug
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The apparent comeback of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the dramatic rise…
Continue ReadingWith no word on visas, Canada’s CBC closes China bureau
BEIJING (AP) — Canadian public broadcaster CBC says it is closing its China bureau after the Chinese government ignored requests to base a reporter…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Where will Hawaii’s biggest volcano erupt from?
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The ground is shaking and swelling at Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world,…
Continue ReadingTropical Depression Lisa crosses into southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Depression Lisa has moved into southern Mexico a day after making landfall as a hurricane in the Central American…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBM
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired at least six missiles into the sea on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingBono opens book tour before adoring fans at Beacon Theatre
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bono opened his book tour Wednesday night in what he called a “transgressive” mood, a…
Continue ReadingArmy probes whether troops wrongly targeted in bonus scandal
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Years after about 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers were swept up in a recruiting…
Continue ReadingBiden trying to save incumbent Democrats in campaign sprint
By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden took off on a personal final-days campaign sprint…
Continue ReadingPowell: Rate hikes may slow, but inflation fight hardly over
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to strike a delicate balance at a…
Continue ReadingJavier, Astros pitch 2nd no-hitter in World Series history
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hammered the night before, Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros desperately needed to figure…
Continue ReadingTrain derailment, acid leak prompt evacuations in Louisiana
PAULINA, La. (AP) — The derailment of six train cars and a subsequent acid leak has prompted road closures and evacuations in a Louisiana…
Continue ReadingAustralian police offer $633,000 reward for Indian suspect
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police have offered a 1 million Australian dollar ($633,000) reward for…
Continue ReadingTrump settles lawsuit filed by protesters over 2015 scuffle
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit filed by a group of protesters who say they were roughed up by the…
Continue ReadingNevada ACLU requests probe into alleged partisan hand-count
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The ACLU of Nevada has asked the state’s secretary of state to investigate…
Continue ReadingFAA mandates seaplane inspections after Puget Sound crash
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal regulators on Wednesday ordered seaplanes like one that went down in Washington’s Puget Sound in September be inspected…
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