Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the…
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Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis
Associated Press ALLENBY CROSSING, West Bank (AP) — Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and…
Continue ReadingAs Volkswagen weighs its first closure of a German auto plant, workers aren’t the only ones worried
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is considering closing some factories in its home country for the first time in the German…
Continue ReadingLibyan authorities order detention of militia leader over killing of UN-sanctioned human trafficker
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s chief prosecutor has ordered the detention of a militia leader and one of his aides pending an…
Continue ReadingRubble and grief: Morocco’s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake
Associated Press IMI N’TALA, Morocco (AP) — The rescue crews and bystanders are long gone but the remnants of homes still sit in piles off to…
Continue ReadingChased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins
Associated Press KHIRBET ZANUTA, West Bank (AP) — An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated…
Continue ReadingEast Timor looks to the pope’s visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the…
Continue ReadingAlabama congressional district redrawn to better represent Black voters sparks competitive race
Associated Press TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District is sparking a heated election. Democrat Shomari…
Continue ReadingCars collect troves of data about traffic and road hazards. Should they share it?
Associated Press The secret to avoiding red lights during rush hour in Utah’s largest city might be as simple as following a bus.…
Continue ReadingHuge payout expected for a rare coin bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades
Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some…
Continue ReadingOpposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being…
Continue ReadingVillagers reluctant to say goodbye to one of Hong Kong’s last squatter settlements
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — In months, Lo Yuet-ping will bid farewell to a centuries-old village he has called home in Hong Kong for more…
Continue ReadingWalz touts Democratic record of defending LGBTQ+ rights, says Harris will advance cause if elected
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz touted Vice President Kamala Harris’ record of defending LGBTQ+ rights, pledging to a…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 drone flying…
Continue ReadingAuthorities search for shooter along I-75 in southeastern Kentucky with up to 7 people hurt
Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A manhunt was underway early Sunday as police searched for a gunman in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky…
Continue ReadingLightning could worsen wildfire east of LA already threatening 35,000 homes and buildings
Associated Press HIGHLAND, Calif. (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles threatened ten of…
Continue ReadingPope Francis enters Papua New Guinea’s remote jungles with humanitarian aid and toys
Associated Press VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the…
Continue ReadingFormer director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died…
Continue ReadingTanker truck crashes into bus in Ivory Coast killing 13 and injuring 44
Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The Transportation Ministry and local media are reporting that a tanker truck crashed into a bus in…
Continue ReadingEvacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations have been ordered as a wildfire burns in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles. The…
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