What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border
By CNN Staff (CNN) — Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The…
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MTV cancels EMAs awards show in Paris, citing Israel-Hamas war
PARIS (AP) — The MTV Europe Music Awards canceled its ceremony next month, citing the Israel-Hamas War. The event had been scheduled for Paris on…
Continue ReadingWoman says she was raped after getting into a car she thought she had booked
BOSTON (AP) — A man has been charged with raping a woman who thought he was the driver she requested after leaving a Boston nightclub. Police say…
Continue ReadingFed Chair Powell: Slower economic growth may be needed to conquer stubbornly high inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and…
Continue ReadingHurricane Norma weakens slightly on a path toward Los Cabos in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Norma has weakened slightly but remains a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The hurricane is continuing on a…
Continue ReadingThe government secures a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over alleged redlining in Florida
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over…
Continue ReadingIsrael is at war with Hamas. Here’s what to know
By Abbas Al Lawati, Eoin McSweeney and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel and Hamas are at war, after the Palestinian militant group launched…
Continue ReadingCivic group launches $4M campaign to boost embattled San Francisco ahead of global trade summit
By JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco business leaders launched a new $4 million marketing campaign…
Continue ReadingAsylum seekers return to a barge off England’s south coast following legionella evacuation
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Asylum seekers have started returning to the barge moored off the south coast of England, more than two…
Continue ReadingRepublicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s unlikely
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other top Republicans are issuing increasingly urgent calls…
Continue ReadingHurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A study says Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy…
Continue ReadingResidents of earthquake zones ‘drop, cover and hold on’ during annual ShakeOut quake drill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People ducked under desks and tables in California and other earthquake-prone areas around the world for an annual drill…
Continue ReadingMan accused of bringing guns to Wisconsin Capitol now free on signature bond, can’t possess weapons
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of bringing guns to the Wisconsin state Capitol building is free on a…
Continue ReadingFDA is thinking about a ban on hair-straightening chemicals. Stylists say Black women have moved on
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals…
Continue ReadingDutch court convicts man who projected antisemitic message on Anne Frank museum
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court in Amsterdam has sentenced a Polish-Canadian national to two months in prison…
Continue ReadingHamas spokesman among scores detained in occupied West Bank
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi and Jo Shelley, CNN (CNN) — A Hamas spokesman is among more than 60 members of the militant…
Continue ReadingWater usage on the Colorado River is way down as the West begins planning for a future with less
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As the Biden administration kicks off a years-long negotiation process to divvy up the shrinking water supply of…
Continue ReadingSlovakia’s president rejects appointment of climate change skeptic as environment minister
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president says she is postponing the appointment of a new Cabinet following last month’s parliamentary…
Continue ReadingJapan and Australia agree to further step up defense cooperation under 2-month-old security pact
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia have agreed to further expand defense ties including with joint military…
Continue ReadingChina is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to…
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