Turkey detains 15 members of anti-American youth group for assaulting 2 US servicemen
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run agency says authorities have detained 15 members of an anti-American youth organization who…
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African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change, a new report says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new report says African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden…
Continue ReadingFlorida man sentenced for attacking Jewish teens
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to attacking four Jewish teenagers…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen aims to cancel a no-layoffs pledge and won’t rule out closing plants in Germany
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen says it’s not getting the cost reductions that it needs – and won’t rule…
Continue Reading5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of…
Continue Reading2 dead and 4 injured after man drives his car through restaurant patio in Minnesota
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — Police and hospital officials say two people are dead and at least four are injured after a man drove his car through…
Continue ReadingInvestigators say crime lab improvements aided arrest of Alabama man in 24-year-old Georgia murder
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (AP) — A 63-year-old man has been arrested in Alabama in the 2000 murder of a northwest Georgia woman. The Georgia Bureau of…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan president’s party retains dominance in parliament election
Preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections show the party of Azerbaijan’s strongman president has retained dominance. An…
Continue Reading4 people fatally shot on Chicago-area train, police say
FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooting on a commuter train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead, police said. Three people were…
Continue ReadingA vandal shatters windows and doors at Buffalo City Hall
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A vandal has smashed windows and shattered glass doors at Buffalo City Hall. Police say the incident happened around 6:30 p.m.…
Continue ReadingA suicide bomber detonates in Afghan capital, killing at least 6 people and injuring 13
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber carried out an attack killing at least six people and injuring 13 others. The…
Continue ReadingBrazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block…
Continue ReadingUkrainian children in Poland are now required by law to attend school after years of online learning
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large numbers of Ukrainian refugee kids are expected to begin attending Polish schools this fall for the…
Continue ReadingMilitary-run Myanmar to hold a census next month to prepare for election slated for 2025
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government has declared that Myanmar will hold a national census next month to…
Continue ReadingUK says it’s suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said Monday that it’s suspending exports of some weapons…
Continue ReadingItalian teen confesses to stabbing younger brother, parents. Prosecutors say no apparent motive.
MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had…
Continue ReadingExclusive: US seizes Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane in the Dominican Republic
By Priscilla Alvarez and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane after…
Continue Reading‘A very serious situation’: Volkswagen could close plants in Germany for the first time in history
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Volkswagen is weighing whether to close factories in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history as it…
Continue ReadingLabor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color
AP Business Writer More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Nigeria face possible death penalty as accusation of treason brings outrage
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10 protesters in Nigeria are facing a possible death penalty after being charged with treason over…
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