Australia mulls tougher cybersecurity laws after data breach
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says it’s considering tougher cybersecurity rules for…
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Drone attack hits Ukraine; US vows ‘consequences’ over nukes
By ADAM SCHRECK and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An overnight drone strike near the Ukrainian port of Odesa sparked a massive…
Continue ReadingHardship remains for Ukrainian town emerging from occupation
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Rainwater is for showers and dishes. Scavenged wood is for the cooking fires. But almost…
Continue ReadingPakistan army helicopter crashes in southwest, 6 killed
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says an army helicopter has crashed during an overnight flying…
Continue ReadingLights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisis
By DAVID McHUGH, JUSTIN SPIKE, KAREL JANICEK and VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — As Europe heads into winter in the…
Continue ReadingUkrainians scared by Russia’s preordained referendums
By YURAS KARMANAU and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After seven months of war, many Ukrainians fear even more suffering and…
Continue ReadingPakistan floods raise fears of hunger after crops wrecked
By MUNIR AHMED and MUHAMMAD FAROOQ Associated Press KHAIRPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Like every year, Arz Mohammed had planted his little patch of land in…
Continue ReadingJapan bans export of chemical weapons goods to Russia
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has expressed grave concern about Russia’s possible use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu…
Continue ReadingBritish pound plunges to new low as tax cuts spark concern
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British pound fell to all-time low against the U.S. dollar early Monday after…
Continue ReadingRenewed militia clashes rock western Libya; 5 killed
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Presss CAIRO (AP) — Local officials in Libya say that a new round of infighting between rogue militias in the…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s president scolds media over hot mic moment
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accused the country’s media of damaging its…
Continue ReadingAmazon to hold holiday shopping event in October
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon said Monday that next month it will hold a second Prime Day-like shopping event, making it the latest…
Continue ReadingSeoul says North Korea, China reopen freight train traffic
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea and China have resumed their freight train service…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Cat 4
By CRISTIANA MESQUITA and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it barreled toward Cuba on a track to…
Continue ReadingBroncos, Wilson edge Niners, Garoppolo 11-10 in prime time
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Nine three-and-outs. No touchdown passes. Only 126 yards passing. It was one of the ugliest…
Continue ReadingPolitics impede long-advocated growth of UN Security Council
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Virtually everyone involved agrees: Almost eight decades after it came into existence,…
Continue ReadingOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes’ path: From Yale to jail
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Long before he assembled one of the largest far-right anti-government…
Continue ReadingFrom Yale to jail: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes’ path
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The founder of the militia group Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, was once…
Continue ReadingFalse claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Outraged by false allegations of fraud against a Georgia elections employee in 2020, Amanda…
Continue ReadingBills would curtail objections at future Jan. 6 vote counts
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six…
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