Takeaways from the AP’s review of Tim Walz’s descriptions of his military record
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years, rising through the…
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Chinese coast guard ships fire water cannons and block Philippine fisheries vessel in disputed sea
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese coast guard ship have fired water cannons, blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel in the disputed South China Sea,…
Continue ReadingWalz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader”…
Continue ReadingA flash flood on Indonesia’s eastern Ternate Island sweeps away buildings and leaves 13 dead
Associated Press TERNATE ISLAND, Indonesia (AP) — Officials say torrential rains caused a flash flood on Indonesia’s eastern Ternate Island,…
Continue ReadingKroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first
AP Business Writer The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and…
Continue ReadingRohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar
Associated Press COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh…
Continue ReadingIt looked like Israel and Hezbollah had gone to war, but then they pulled back. Here’s what to know
Associated Press Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah pulled back after an exchange of heavy fire over the weekend that briefly raised fears of an…
Continue Reading2 separate bus crashes in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two separate bus crashes hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured,…
Continue ReadingThe suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say
Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization…
Continue ReadingAt least 13 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sunk off Yemen’s coast, UN says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving more than two dozen…
Continue ReadingTaliban vice and virtue laws provide ‘distressing vision’ for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A top UN official is warning that the Taliban’s new vice and virtue laws provide a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s…
Continue ReadingFrench authorities arrest suspect in an explosion at a synagogue that injured a police officer
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French acting Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says police have apprehended a suspect in an arson attack on a…
Continue ReadingThis bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it’s back, and humans must help it migrate for winter
Associated Press PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — The northern bald ibis, or the Waldrapp, once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much…
Continue ReadingA Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, searched for her for more than a year
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sacramento, California (CNN) — A lawsuit filed in California alleges a hospital misplaced a patient and failed to notify…
Continue ReadingEvander scores in 9th minute of stoppage time to rally Timbers to 4-4 draw with St. Louis City
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Evander Da Silva Ferreira scored in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the Portland Timbers to a 4-4 draw…
Continue ReadingYou’ve come across a bison in the wild. It’s looking at you. Do you know what to do next?
By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous encounter with a territorial bison and the subsequent viral video were not what Rebecca Clark had in…
Continue ReadingThe shooting death of a 16-year-old girl by police is among a spate that’s upset Anchorage residents
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A spate of officer-involved shootings has made Anchorage, Alaska, the latest in a long list of American…
Continue Reading‘They told me to strip.’ Former Palestinian detainee says he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison
By Tareq Al Hilou, Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem, Tel Aviv ( (CNN) — Ibrahim Salem, 34, said he felt a deep sense of…
Continue ReadingIsrael launches ‘preemptive’ strikes in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires back hundreds of rockets
By Dana Karni, Tamar Michaelis, Alex Marquardt and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — The Israeli military launched what it called…
Continue ReadingIsrael-Hamas war cease-fire, hostage talks will continue after weekend meetings didn’t resolve gaps
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily…
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