The Latest: Taliban decrees end to unapproved demonstrations
By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The interior ministry of the new Taliban government is seeking to end protests in Afghanistan after…
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They were some of 9/11’s biggest names. Where are they now?
By JERRY SCHWARTZ Associated Press Rudolph Giuliani was a hero before he was a punchline. Lisa Beamer was a wife and mother before she became a…
Continue ReadingAsian shares slip as Fed signals ‘downshift’ in economy
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen in Asia after further losses on Wall Street following a Federal Reserve report showing…
Continue ReadingAsian shares slip as Fed signals ‘downshift’ in economy
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen in Asia after further losses on Wall Street following a Federal Reserve report showing…
Continue Reading9/11 artifacts share ‘pieces of truth’ in victims’ stories
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people who died from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 aren’t being…
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New wildfire explodes to 1,500 acres NW of Lakeview; evacuations issued, campground evacuated
A new wildfire broke out Tuesday afternoon 15 miles northwest of Lakeview and raced across 1,500 acres by nightfall, with no sign of slowing down,…
Continue Reading‘Varsity Blues’ trial promises fresh insights in old scandal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial of “Operation Varsity Blues” will begin this week with the potential to…
Continue Reading‘Varsity Blues’ trial promises fresh insights in old scandal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial of “Operation Varsity Blues” will begin this week with the potential to…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Robert Durst gold medalist in running from truth
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say there is overwhelming evidence proving New York real estate heir Robert Durst…
Continue ReadingGen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond, Virginia, for…
Continue ReadingHot, dry air, possible lightning raise California fire worry
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — California’s interior is hot and dry and the forecast calls for a risk of fire-starting dry lightning as…
Continue ReadingRoyal Navy warships leave Britain for landmark Pacific deployment
By Brad Lendon, CNN Two Royal Navy patrol ships left the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a five-year deployment that will see them act as “the…
Continue ReadingRapidly-intensifying Typhoon Chanthu headed for Taiwan and southern China
CNN By Ben Westcott, CNN A typhoon headed toward Taiwan and the southern coast of China is rapidly gaining in speed and strength ahead of an expected…
Continue ReadingRapidly-intensifying Typhoon Chanthu headed for Taiwan and southern China
By Ben Westcott, CNN A typhoon headed toward Taiwan and the southern coast of China is rapidly gaining in speed and strength ahead of an expected…
Continue ReadingTexas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics
By WILL WEISSERT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in America’s largest conservative state for years racked up…
Continue ReadingEvacuees plead for action: ‘We are in some kind of jail’
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Americans trying to evacuate hundreds of Afghans and…
Continue ReadingChina chases ‘rejuvenation’ with control of tycoons, society
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An avalanche of changes launched by China’s ruling Communist Party has jolted everyone from tech…
Continue ReadingCalifornia recall brings Harris home to support Gov. Newsom
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris urged voters in her home state of…
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IRS warns of surge in scams tied to Economic Impact Payments
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July. This number…
Continue ReadingTexas man gets execution delay over pastor’s touch request
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate has won a reprieve from execution for…
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