A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges…
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Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison
LANCASTER, Mass. (AP) — A spokesperson says two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates and three others were injured at a Massachusetts…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ…
Continue ReadingLeaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won’t endorse Harris but warn against Trump
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, who helped garner hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic…
Continue ReadingFormer Arsenal soccer player arrested for alleged $800,000 drug smuggling from Thailand
LONDON (AP) — A soccer player who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis…
Continue ReadingWeekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months
AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week. Jobless claims…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on the evangelicals backing Kamala Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has heavily courted conservative evangelicals since his arrival on the political…
Continue ReadingThese evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has received strong support from white evangelical Protestants in his presidential bids. About 8 in…
Continue ReadingThai woman freed after hours of being strangled by a python
By Kocha Olarn and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A Thai woman has been rescued by police after being strangled by a python for more…
Continue ReadingSweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with…
Continue ReadingKentucky couple say they found body believed to be interstate shooting suspect after scouring the woods for days
WKYT, CNN By Sharif Paget, Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — When a gunman perched atop a cliff’s ledge opened fire on a dozen cars on…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s energy supply faces ‘sternest test yet’ as war grinds toward third winter
By Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s electricity supply risks “severe disruptions” this winter, the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
Continue ReadingDenmark’s Queen Margrethe who abdicated earlier this year has been hospitalized
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II who stunningly abdicated earlier this year, has been admitted to a hospital after falling…
Continue ReadingHarrods ‘utterly appalled’ by allegations that former owner Mohamed Al Fayed raped staff
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — The high-end London department store, Harrods, said Thursday that it is “utterly appalled” by…
Continue ReadingTrump vows to be ‘best friend’ to Jewish Americans, as allegations of ally’s antisemitism surface
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how…
Continue ReadingEU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds to get Ukraine through winter
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine with the promise of 160 million…
Continue ReadingHezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah vowed Thursday to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s deadly sabotage…
Continue ReadingUK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he’s done nothing wrong
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected in July on a promise to restore trust in politics. Now he’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 19: Economy, Middle East, Teamsters Union, Baltimore bridge collapse, Severe weather
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Economy In a significant…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 19: Economy, Middle East, Teamsters Union, Baltimore bridge collapse, Severe weather
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Economy In a significant…
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