Youth football safety debate is rekindled by the same-day deaths of 2 young players
Associated Press HEWETT, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Craddock had seen his share of tragedy during two decades as a coal miner and firefighter. Then came the…
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Is Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?
Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance. She explained to a rapt Republican National Convention…
Continue ReadingData indicates voting by noncitizens is rare. Republicans are pressing measures to make sure of it
Associated Press Federal law already allows only U.S. citizens to vote in elections for president and Congress. Yet Republicans are raising concerns…
Continue ReadingArlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s sudden embrace of Trump
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his…
Continue ReadingUkrainian front-line students celebrate back-to-school despite ever-present air raid alarms
Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Just hours after a dawn air raid alarm rang through the city, Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren have…
Continue ReadingVenice Film Festival debuts 3-hour post-war epic ‘The Brutalist,’ in 70mm
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — “The Brutalist,” a three-hour post-war epic about a Holocaust survivor architect rebuilding a life in…
Continue ReadingGermany’s leaders pay tribute to victims of the Solingen knife attack
BERLIN (AP) — German leaders have paid tribute to the three people killed in the Aug. 23 knife attack by a suspected Islamic extremist that has…
Continue ReadingPalestinian militants kill 3 Israeli police in the West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have killed three Israeli police officers when they opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank,…
Continue ReadingThe wreckage of a helicopter missing in Russia’s far east is located and 17 bodies found
Rescuers have located a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board, officials said. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry…
Continue ReadingLarge-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan holds a parliamentary election expected to retain the presidential party’s dominance
Polls closed Sunday evening in Azerbaijan’s snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of Karabakh, a former…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a host of proposals on artificial intelligence. The bills are aimed…
Continue ReadingRussia launches a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine’s military says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and possibly other cities, Ukraine’s Air Force…
Continue ReadingA German far-right party wins its first state election and is very close in a second
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A far-right party won a state election for the first time in post-World War II Germany in the country’s east on…
Continue ReadingWho were the 6 hostages whose bodies the Israeli military recovered from Gaza?
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said early Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages captured during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack…
Continue ReadingPhilippine authorities detain more than 160 people over suspected cybercrime operation
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities have raided a suspected illegal online gaming and cyberscam complex and taken…
Continue ReadingPoland marks the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion at the start of World War II
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and…
Continue ReadingParalympic triathlon events are postponed for a day because of poor water quality in the Seine River
PARIS (AP) — Paralympics organizers say triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed for a day because of concerns…
Continue ReadingMinority athletes hope their Olympic journeys will sway intolerant hearts and minds
Associated Press Before she cut the air on the world’s biggest sporting stage with head-spinning, gravity-defying moves, Logan Edra, aka B-Girl…
Continue ReadingVenice Film Festival welcomes Pitt and Clooney, and their new film ‘Wolfs’
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney and Brad Pitt returned to the Venice Film Festival on Sunday for the world premiere of…
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