A man gets life in prison in Russia for a car bomb that wounded a writer
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in…
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Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire
Associated Press A weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong…
Continue ReadingRwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
Associated Press Kigali, RWANDA (AP) — Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus. The announcement…
Continue ReadingMan hikes 11 miles and 2,200 feet high to reach his parents in North Carolina
CNN By Dianne Gallagher and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through…
Continue ReadingRussia targets 11 Ukrainian regions as it steps up its drone attacks
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian air force says Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 regions of Ukraine. It was the 33rd…
Continue ReadingDirecTV buys rival Dish as satellite mainstays hunker down against onslaught of streaming services
AP Business Writer DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 30: Helene’s damage, Middle East, VP debate, Chemical plant fire, SpaceX
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Port workers from Maine to Texas are threatening a major strike this week that could disrupt the flow of…
Continue ReadingTime running out to avoid crippling US port strike
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Time is running out to avoid a work stoppage at ports along the entire East and…
Continue ReadingA new report illustrates just how stuck the housing market is
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Just 2.5% of homes in the US changed hands this year in the first eight months, the lowest turnover rate in at…
Continue ReadingCrew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say
Associated Press HANOI (AP) — Vietnam’s state media say a Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel…
Continue ReadingCarmaker Stellantis slashes forecasts as it faces industry slump and Chinese competition
MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has slashed its earnings forecast, citing investments to turn around its U.S. operations as the wider automobile…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea court sentences highest-ranking police officer yet to jail over Halloween crush
By Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul (CNN) — The former head of a local police station in Seoul has been sentenced to three years in jail over…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone…
Continue ReadingIsrael begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an…
Continue ReadingBritain’s last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the…
Continue ReadingThai court orders extradition of Vietnam activist who rights groups say will be at risk if returned
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has ordered the extradition of a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, despite fears among rights…
Continue ReadingJapan’s likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct.…
Continue ReadingKishida’s legacy: Scandals and compromise at home, global respect for security and diplomacy
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will resign Tuesday, handing over leadership to his successor Shigeru Ishiba,…
Continue ReadingWildfire flareup prompts new evacuations in Southern California mountain communities
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained have been ordered to evacuate after the blaze in San…
Continue ReadingRescuers use zip lines and boats to reach survivors as Nepal flooding and landslides kill nearly 200 people
By Helen Regan, Nishant Khanal and Isaac Yee, photo curation by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN (CNN) — Days of heavy monsoon rains in Nepal have…
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