Bus crashes in western Thailand, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30 others
BANGKOK (AP) — A bus has crashed in western Thailand, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30 others. Officials said the accident occurred…
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A roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan’s Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb went off near a school in the country’s northwest on Tuesday, wounding at…
Continue ReadingIn the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press KHAVDA, India (AP) — Shifting to renewable energy is a key issue at the ongoing COP28 climate summit. Some leaders…
Continue ReadingAssault charges dropped against 17 Austin police officers in 2020 George Floyd protests as city officials request DOJ investigation
By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Texas prosecutor has dropped indictments against 17 Austin police officers who were charged…
Continue Reading‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy
By LORI HINNANT and SAM McNEIL Associated Press NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The Hamas attack on the kibbutz of Nir Oz started a little after 6:30 a.m. on…
Continue ReadingTo phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks
By SETH BORENSTEIN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues,…
Continue Reading‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy
By LORI HINNANT and SAM McNEIL Associated Press NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The engineer and his family cowered in the safe room, dark except for a red…
Continue ReadingAI’s future could be ‘open-source’ or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re…
Continue ReadingRelatives watch as the Colorado funeral owners accused of mishandling 190 remains appear in court
By JESSE BEDAYN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Relatives who knew or feared their loved ones…
Continue ReadingBrutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system
By JOVANA GEC, SABINA NIKSIC and ZANA CIMILI Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A man in Bosnia killed his wife and streamed the murder live…
Continue ReadingHandcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital
By ANNIE MA of The Associated Press and MEREDITH KOLODNER of The Hechinger Report SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three times a week, on average, a police…
Continue ReadingBiden tells donors: ‘If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has told campaign donors that he isn’t sure he’d be running for…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court signals it will uphold a tax on foreign income and leave a wealth tax for another day
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving…
Continue ReadingFossil fuel industry nearly quadrupled registrations at climate summit since last year, watchdog report says
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,400 people connected to the fossil fuel industry registered to attend the COP28 climate summit in…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas teen found with explosive materials after threatening ‘lone wolf’ terror attack, authorities say
By John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old in Las Vegas was arrested after allegedly threatening a lone wolf terrorist…
Continue ReadingIn Southeast Asia, the horror of Kissinger’s explosive legacy goes on
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Fifty years after Henry Kissinger drove American foreign policy in Southeast Asia, the region…
Continue ReadingLawsuit alleges Brian Laundrie shared with his parents that Gabby Petito was ‘gone’ and that he needed a lawyer
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Brian Laundrie told his parents Gabby Petito was “gone” in what is described as a frantic phone call…
Continue ReadingMore bodies found after sudden eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, raising confirmed toll to 23
By MARDI ROSA TANJUNG Associated Press BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains leave at least 12 dead before storm Michaung makes landfall on India’s southeast coast
By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A powerful storm has made landfall along India’s southeast coast, unleashing torrential…
Continue ReadingIsrael military says 2 civilians killed for every Hamas militant is a ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given combat challenges
CNN By Mitchell McCluskey and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israel believes that it has killed two Palestinian civilians for every Hamas…
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