Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has begun a one-year prison term for receiving illegal gifts. Former Transport…
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American and British climbers who lost tent and gear on Indian Himalayan peak rescued after 3 days
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — American and British climbers have been rescued after being stranded for three days on a mountain in…
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Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no…
Continue ReadingA Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani separatist group has claimed responsibility for a late-night bombing that targeted a convoy…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroad
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 70-year-old South Korean woman on Monday sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage…
Continue ReadingIndia offers financial support to Maldives after talks to repair ties
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi in…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on the destruction in Gaza a year into the war
Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, launched in response to the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack into Israel, has killed tens of thousands…
Continue ReadingHow farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados
Associated Press KAYANZA, Burundi (AP) — Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when they want to sell…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street slides after Treasury yields climb back above 4% and oil rises
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slid Monday after Treasury yields hit their highest levels since the summer and oil prices continued…
Continue ReadingThe Israel-Hamas war’s devastating toll, by the numbers
Israel’s yearlong offensive in Gaza, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court takes the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docket
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court took the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and…
Continue ReadingGaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
Associated Press The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading…
Continue ReadingA year after the Hamas attack shattered their community, going home still feels impossible
Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — A year has passed since Hamas militants tore through the border fence separating Gaza from the small…
Continue ReadingA year after the Hamas attack shattered this Israeli community, going home still feels impossible
Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On a sun-dappled day in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Liora Eilon stood at the spot where her son was killed. She…
Continue ReadingTips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Associated Press Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he’s elected to the White…
Continue ReadingFederal court reviews civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south…
Continue ReadingHurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
Associated Press BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted…
Continue ReadingThe mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives have buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed less than one week after he took office.…
Continue ReadingUS spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza…
Continue ReadingNew analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’…
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