More than 20 are feared dead after a school bus catches fire in suburban Bangkok
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday,…
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Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran’s missile attack on Israel
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks retreated from their records Tuesday after Iran fired missiles into Israel, a sharp escalation of…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea’s underground bunkers
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile that could target North Korea. It did so…
Continue ReadingNATO’s new chief makes Ukraine support a top priority and says he will work with any US president
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The new head of NATO is vowing to help shore up Western support for war-ravaged Ukraine and says he can work with…
Continue ReadingRescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal are searching for two dozen people still missing and trying to recover the bodies of…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels launch drone boat that hits ship in Red Sea as missile strikes another
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship in…
Continue ReadingA judge considers whether to clarify 2 new Georgia election certification rules
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is considering whether to issue clarification or guidance for two rules from the Georgia State Election…
Continue ReadingA Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been executed for fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago.…
Continue ReadingJudge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has considered arguments related to dozens of pages of instructions that will be given to jurors in…
Continue ReadingAlbania’s opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have violently disrupted a Parliament session to protest the imprisonment of…
Continue ReadingA former hostage fought for her own life in Gaza. A year on, she fights for her husband’s freedom
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As a hostage in Gaza, Aviva Siegel found herself begging for food and water. Since her release, she has…
Continue ReadingWikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed
Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says that he was freed because “I pled guilty to journalism.” In…
Continue ReadingHow one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy
AP Education Writer ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a…
Continue ReadingClaudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum has been sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her…
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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th…
Continue ReadingNavigating US presidential politics, Zelenskyy met Trump and Harris. Now comes a harder part
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to the U.S. brought him face to face with the American…
Continue ReadingWho is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s first female leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence. The…
Continue ReadingTrump rallies in Wisconsin’s critical Democratic stronghold ahead of the vice presidential debate
Associated Press WAUNAKEE, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is spending the hours ahead of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate…
Continue ReadingTaiwan shuts schools and offices ahead of likely direct hit from powerful typhoon
Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has canceled dozens of flights, closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable…
Continue ReadingKnife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills 3, injures 15 others
BEIJING (AP) — A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai has killed three people and injured 15 others. Local police took a 37-year-old man…
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