Hondurans disillusioned with leader amid scandal and end to US extradition treaty
Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — An incriminating admission by the brother-in-law of Honduras’ president just days after the Central…
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The 49ers place rookie Ricky Pearsall on the non-football injury list after shooting
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the non-football injury list…
Continue ReadingArgentine court lets two French rugby players accused of rape fly home as investigation continues
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they would let two French rugby players accused of violently raping a woman to fly home,…
Continue ReadingReal estate magnate who came close to winning Colombia’s presidential election dies from cancer
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rodolfo Hernández, a controversial real estate magnate and anti-corruption crusader, who came close to winning…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Ian McKellen is his own harshest critic as he discusses his stage fall and new thriller
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ian McKellen is listening to his inner critic. It’s beating him up for not finishing out his latest theater role…
Continue ReadingHoward University’s capstone moment: Kamala Harris at top of the ticket
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National…
Continue ReadingWalz unharmed after some of the vehicles near the back of his motorcade crash in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some vans at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed on the highway while heading…
Continue ReadingExplosion levels southwest Louisiana home, killing teen from Alabama and injuring 5
RAGLEY, La. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that destroyed a southwest Louisiana home, killing a teenage boy…
Continue ReadingAutopsies show drowning as the cause of death for a US lawyer and wife in super yacht sinking
MILAN (AP) — Authorities say the first autopsies of victims of the Bayesian super yacht sinking off Sicily show drowning as the cause of death.…
Continue ReadingAlabama man charged with murder in gas station shooting deaths of 3 near Birmingham
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Police have charged a 20-year-old Alabama man with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three men at a gas station near…
Continue ReadingElection Day in the US is approaching fast. Early voters have already started casting their ballots
It might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off, but it’s not. Election Day on Nov. 5 is only about six weeks away, and the…
Continue ReadingParalympics fans learn when to be silent and when to make noise at sports for the visually impaired
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A soft voice from the loudspeaker reminds the restless crowd: “Shhh. Shhh.” The whistle blows. Suddenly,…
Continue ReadingMexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against…
Continue ReadingHewlett Packard won’t drop its UK claim against tech mogul Mike Lynch, who died when his yacht sank
LONDON (AP) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise said Monday it won’t drop its U.K. claim for damages against the estate of British tech mogul Mike…
Continue ReadingUS government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has seized a luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that officials say was…
Continue ReadingTurkey detains 15 members of anti-American youth group for assaulting 2 US servicemen
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run agency says authorities have detained 15 members of an anti-American youth organization who…
Continue ReadingAfrican nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change, a new report says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new report says African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden…
Continue ReadingFlorida man sentenced for attacking Jewish teens
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to attacking four Jewish teenagers…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen aims to cancel a no-layoffs pledge and won’t rule out closing plants in Germany
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen says it’s not getting the cost reductions that it needs – and won’t rule…
Continue Reading5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of…
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