A core frustration unites striking workers: Exorbitant CEO pay
By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — There’s a common thread linking the two biggest labor protests in America right now: Workers want a…
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Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home in Florida reptile park
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida reptile park has taken in an alligator that lost its nose and upper jaw to a fight or boat propeller. Gatorland…
Continue ReadingHearings in $1 billion lawsuit filed by auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn against Nissan start in Beirut
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials say hearings in the $1 billion lawsuit filed by auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn…
Continue ReadingGerman ambassador’s attendance at Israeli court hearing ignites diplomatic spat
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has complained to Germany after the German ambassador attended a high-profile Supreme Court hearing last…
Continue ReadingUnited Auto Workers threaten to expand targeted strike if there is no substantive progress by Friday
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The United Auto Workers union is stepping up pressure on Detroit’s Big Three by threatening to expand its strike…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve is poised to leave rates unchanged as it tracks progress toward a ‘soft landing’
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Since Federal Reserve officials last met in July, the economy has moved in the…
Continue Reading‘This is God’s will.’ Survivors dig mass graves for those killed in Libya’s devastating floods
By Sarah Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Derna, Libya (CNN) — It’s quiet at the Martoba cemetery outside the Libyan city of Derna, despite…
Continue ReadingMan’s body found in crashed car down embankment in Tennessee
By Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story ORLINDA, Tennessee (WSMV) — An investigation is underway into what…
Continue ReadingAttack on Turkish-backed opposition fighters in Syria kills 13 of the militants, activists say
By GHAITH AL-SAYED Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Activists say a Kurdish-led force attacked Turkish-backed opposition fighters in northern…
Continue ReadingOfficials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejected
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The crash site for a stealth fighter jet that went missing during the weekend after its pilot ejected was located…
Continue ReadingPlanned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood resumed offering abortion services in Wisconsin on…
Continue ReadingUK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he’ll seek closer ties with the EU if he wins the next election
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British opposition leader Keir Starmer says he will seek a closer relationship with the European…
Continue ReadingConnecticut police seek man who stole vintage gas pump
By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story BRISTOL, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police in Bristol said they’re…
Continue ReadingAll 9 teens who escaped from a Pennsylvania juvenile detention center have been captured, state police say
CNN, KYW By Celina Tebor and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — All nine teenagers who escaped from a juvenile detention center in Morgantown,…
Continue ReadingMarilyn Manson pleads no contest to blowing nose on videographer, gets fine, community service
By KATHY McCORMACK and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and a…
Continue ReadingItaly approves new migrant detention as talk turns to naval blockade to prevent launching of boats
By NICOLE WINFIELD, LORNE COOK and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian Cabinet has approved new measures to crack down on…
Continue ReadingIranian soccer fans flock to Cristiano Ronaldo’s hotel after he arrives in Tehran with Saudi team
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of soccer fans have stormed into a hotel in Tehran, hoping for a glimpse of star player Cristiano Ronaldo, who arrived…
Continue ReadingA suspect has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy
By MARCIO SANCHEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County…
Continue Reading‘Spring tide’ ocean waves crash into buildings in South Africa, leaving 2 dead and injuring several
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities say big ocean waves caused by a phenomenon known as “spring tide” crashed into coastal…
Continue ReadingUN warns disease outbreak in Libya’s flooded east could spark ‘a second devastating crisis’
By YOUSEF MARUD and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Officials are warning that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where…
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