What does a shocking parliamentary loss for Japan’s long-ruling party mean?
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese’s long-reigning coalition lost a majority in the parliamentary election, underscoring voters’ outrage…
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Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president win parliament seats in election devoid of real opposition
Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president have swept parliament seats in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly-controlled Central…
Continue ReadingAutonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?
Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida,…
Continue ReadingAuthorities launch ‘interagency operation’ at federal jail in New York housing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators from multiple federal agencies launched an “interagency operation” on Monday at the troubled…
Continue ReadingAttack on a Chad military base kills 40 soldiers, presidency says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s presidency says unidentified assailants have killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack…
Continue ReadingIsrael passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid…
Continue ReadingRepublicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania
Associated Press LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of…
Continue ReadingA decade of racial justice activism transformed politics, but landmark reforms remain elusive
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Cori Bush went from helping to lead an informal movement for racial justice to winning two terms as a…
Continue ReadingBuilding collapse in Nigeria’s capital leaves at least 7 dead
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least seven people have died when a building collapsed in Nigeria’s capital Abuja over the weekend.…
Continue Reading2 people fatally shot in a rural area of northern Austria
VIENNA (AP) — Police say two people have been fatally shot in a rural area of northern Austria. The suspected shooter is on the run. The body of a…
Continue ReadingAustrian mayor shot dead with suspect on the run, police say
By Claudia Otto and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is underway in northern Austria after a hunter allegedly fatally shot two people…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen’s employee council says the automaker plans to close at least 3 German plants
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Volkswagen’s works council says the company has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least…
Continue ReadingUpdated guidelines may help reduce the risk of a first-time stroke, according to the American Stroke Association
By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — More than 600,000 people in the US will have their first stroke this year. The American Stroke Association wants to…
Continue ReadingIn wartime Ukraine, soccer fans bury rivalries and find a moment of calm at matches
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At soccer games in Ukraine, crowd sizes are determined by the capacity of the nearest bomb shelter. For the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Oct. 28: Presidential race, Middle East, McDonald’s, Washington Post, Toxic smog
By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — When considering who is living paycheck to paycheck, households with an income of six-figures…
Continue ReadingFounder of far-right English Defense League gets 18 months in prison for court contempt
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has sentenced the founder of the far-right English Defense League to a year and a half in prison for…
Continue ReadingBeijing knife attack injures five, including three children, police say
By Shawn Deng and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Five people, including three children, have been injured in a stabbing attack in Beijing,…
Continue ReadingBritish lawmaker suspended after video shows him allegedly punching man in the street
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A British lawmaker has been suspended by the governing Labour Party after footage appeared to show him punching a…
Continue ReadingA Thai court drops a case over the deaths of Muslim protesters in 2004
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in southern Thailand has dropped a case against former state security personnel and officials over the…
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