Some Lebanese who fear war is coming have an unusual backup plan: Moving to Syria
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli…
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Harris opposes US Steel’s sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s children return to school as Russia launches drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, officials said…
Continue ReadingFederal workers around nation’s capital worry over Trump’s plans to send some of them elsewhere
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have…
Continue ReadingDistrict attorney’s progressive policies face blowback from Louisiana’s conservative Legislature
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams promised to address the city’s history of…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Author Clare Hammond reveals how railways made and broke Myanmar
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — For three months in 2016, Clare Hammond, a British journalist working in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar,…
Continue ReadingAlmodóvar returns to Venice with ‘The Room Next Door’ and gets a nearly 20 minute ovation
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar returned to the Venice Film Festival with stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne…
Continue ReadingChrista McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a…
Continue ReadingGlobal benchmarks are mixed in cautious trading ahead of US holiday and jobs report
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed in cautious trading Monday ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., when stock…
Continue ReadingStorm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 14 dead
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a storm has unleashed pounding rains that set off landslides and flooded northern…
Continue ReadingESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports
AP Sports Writer ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of…
Continue ReadingLinda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had a front row seat to courtroom history, dies at 80
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first…
Continue ReadingCoco Gauff loses at the U.S. Open to Emma Navarro, ending her title defense with 19 double-faults
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to…
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Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more…
Continue ReadingUkrainian badminton player chasing first Paralympic medal with an unexpected guest in the stands
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Oksana Kozyna’s Paralympic debut was sure to have some unexpected moments, but the surprise she received might beat…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands in Mexico cheer on president’s proposed judicial reforms as protesters reject them
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador crowded around him as he began his…
Continue ReadingScottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus
AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal. A first-time father and his first time being arrested. A year…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Guyana seize a record $200 million worth of cocaine hidden in a lush jungle
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in the South American country of Guyana say they have seized more than 8,000 pounds (3,600 kilograms) of…
Continue ReadingA Libyan human trafficker sanctioned by the UN has been killed in Tripoli, officials say
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials say one of the country’s most wanted human trafficker was killed Sunday in the capital,…
Continue ReadingMan fatally shoots 3 in Hawaii after ramming cars at neighbor’s home before being killed, police say
HONOLULU (AP) — Police say three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting at a home stemming from a dispute between neighbors in…
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