Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples
By AUDREY McAVOY, GENE JOHNSON and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities in Hawaii pleaded Tuesday with…
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Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here’s how to watch
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press It’s almost time for the first Republican presidential debate. The two-hour debate will start at 9 p.m. Eastern on…
Continue ReadingMass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of…
Continue ReadingTrump’s decision to back out of debate tests Fox News’ ability to pivot again
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If 2023 has taught anything to the people running Fox News Channel, it’s the importance of…
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s attacks on prosecutors build on history of using racist language and stereotypes
By ALI SWENSON and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s aggressive response to his fourth criminal indictment in five…
Continue ReadingInside KCON LA 2023, an extravagant microcosm of K-pop’s macro influence
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hours before doors would open, thousands of K-pop fans lined up in downtown Los Angeles,…
Continue ReadingIndia gripped as teen chess prodigy prepares to take on Magnus Carlsen for World Cup title
By Rhea Mogul and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Millions in India will be cheering on the teen chess prodigy known as Pragg as he takes on Norwegian…
Continue ReadingDubai International Airport sees 41.6 million passengers in first half of year, more than in 2019
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel,…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court upholds minimum sentences for breaching Beijing-imposed security law
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A jailed university student who pleaded guilty to inciting secession in Hong Kong has lost his bid…
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Redmond 18-year-old pleads not guilty to murder in drive-by shooting; father also charged
An 18-year-old Redmond resident who along with his father is charged with murder in the June 26 drive-by fatal shooting of Esaui “Sy” Mutchler,…
Continue ReadingFormer Thai leader Thaksin goes to jail as political party linked to him wins vote to take power
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s divisive former prime minister made a dramatic return home Tuesday to face an…
Continue ReadingFormer PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to a politically divided Thailand after 15 years of self-exile
By Helen Regan, Jessie Yeung and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted fugitive former prime minister of Thailand, returned…
Continue ReadingGeorgia sheriff pleads guilty to sexual battery and resigns after grabbing TV Judge Glenda Hatchett
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: This story contains disturbing content. A Georgia sheriff resigned and pleaded guilty to a…
Continue Reading24-year-old driver for Tony Stewart Racing dies in interstate-highway crash
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old woman who drove for Tony Stewart Racing died Friday after being ejected from the car in which she was…
Continue ReadingJapan to start releasing Fukushima wastewater as soon as Thursday
By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean as early…
Continue ReadingCambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change
By DAVID RISING and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The son of longtime autocratic Cambodian leader Hun Sen has been…
Continue Reading‘T. rexes’ race to photo finish at Washington state track
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the…
Continue ReadingFukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive…
Continue ReadingSuspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says
CEDAR GLEN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 27-year-old man killed by California sheriff’s deputies over the weekend after he fatally shot a…
Continue ReadingSwiss glaciers under threat again as heat wave drives zero-temperature level to record altitude
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss weather service says a heat wave has driven the zero-degree Celsius level to its highest…
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