Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girls’ education
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A nonprofit organization in Afghanistan says the Taliban have freed an activist who campaigned for the education of…
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What we know so far about the mass shooting in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — An intensive search for a U.S. Army reservist who is accused in a mass shooting at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Maine…
Continue ReadingPriest kicked out of Jesuits for alleged abuse of women welcomed into Slovenia diocese
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A famous priest-artist who was thrown out of the Jesuits after being accused of sexual, spiritual…
Continue ReadingNorwegian police investigate claim by Ingebrigtsen brothers that their father and coach was violent
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press Norwegian police have launched an investigation into allegations by the three Ingebrigtsen brothers that their…
Continue ReadingThe number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the number of suicides among military members and their families dipped…
Continue ReadingUK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — As authorities around the world scramble to draw up guardrails for artificial intelligence, British…
Continue ReadingIndia ‘exploring all legal options’ after Qatari court sentences 8 Indians to death for spying
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government has vowed to explore “all legal options” after a Qatari court handed…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank opts for another interest rate hike in efforts to curb inflation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has hiked interest rates again in efforts to curb inflation, pressing ahead with more conventional…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Supreme Court refuses to void president’s election and dismisses opposition challenges
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Supreme Court has refused to void the election of President Bola Tinubu and…
Continue ReadingHere’s why Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza hasn’t happened yet
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ashkelon, Israel (CNN) — The lines of tanks, self-propelled artillery, armoured vehicles and army bulldozers stretch…
Continue ReadingAfter Biden meeting, new Speaker Johnson says GOP won’t abandon Ukraine but will aid Israel first
By LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met with new House Speaker Mike…
Continue ReadingTrump isn’t accustomed to restrictions. That’s beginning to test the legal system
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t used to constraints. The former…
Continue ReadingEntrepreneurs with disabilities activate allies, rewrite the narrative
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Roughly 1.8 million businesses in the U.S. are owned by someone with a disability, according to the American Community…
Continue ReadingUS economic growth accelerated to strong 4.9% rate last quarter as consumers shrugged off Fed hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through…
Continue ReadingAn Al Jazeera journalist learned his family had been killed while on the air. It offered the world a glimpse of the horrors in Gaza
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Al Jazeera is grieving. The Qatari-funded news network said Wednesday that an Israeli air strike had killed…
Continue ReadingPoland’s president calls for new parliament to hold first session Nov. 13
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says he is calling the first session of the country’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Oct. 26: Maine shootings, Israel, House speaker, Auto strike, Vaccines
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented trial will begin in Colorado next week to determine if former President Donald Trump is…
Continue ReadingAs rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press Leaders from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and other countries with the three largest tropical forest…
Continue ReadingThis middle-schooler ‘knew how to be a best friend to everybody.’ Then gunfire erupted while she was out to buy milk
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It’s been almost nine months since Brexi Torres-Ortiz and her mom sang together – hitting every note,…
Continue ReadingHarris will attend an AI summit at a UK estate that was a base for World War II codebreakers
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.K. prime minister is defending China’s invitation to a summit on…
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