Associated Press About 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa have been recruited to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine. In interviews with The Associated Press, some of the women said they were misled that it would be a work-study program, describing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for retirees translates to an average increase of more than $50 for retirees every month, agency officials said. About 72.5 million
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last bid for the White House, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he attempts to keep pace with Democrats’ fundraising machine. Fewer than a third of the Republican’s campaign contributions have come from donors who gave less
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The social media ads promised the young African women a free plane ticket, money and a faraway adventure in Europe. Just complete a computer game and a 100-word Russian vocabulary test. But instead of a work-study program in fields like hospitality and catering, some of them learned only after arriving on the steppes
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race. Consumer prices rose just 2.4% in September from a year earlier,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday against the background of threats from China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory. Thursday’s commemorations included military displays, but no heavy military equipment such as those seen in years past. Addressing the threat from China, President Lai Ching-te took
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their records Thursday after reports showed inflation was a touch warmer last month than expected and more workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 57 points, or 0.1%, after it likewise
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes is criticizing her Republican opponent in Connecticut’s hotly contested 5th Congressional District for not saying former President Donald Trump’s name. During Wednesday night’s debate, Republican George Logan would only say he supported the top of the ticket and was more focused on the needs of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is warning that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate.” That would leave hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in dire need as war rages. The leader of the agency known
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The first of over 2,000 evacuees in Beirut are boarding a Turkish military ship sent to provide aid to Lebanon and evacuate Turkish citizens and some foreigners from the country being hit by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah. The ship is part of a convoy that brought in 300 tons of
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in a storybook season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Edwin Díaz struck out Kyle Schwarber
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of El Salvador says two of its migrants, including a 17 year-old, died when Mexican soldiers opened fire on the truck they were riding in last week. Another under-age migrant, an 11-year-old Egyptian girl, also died in the shooting along with her 18-year-old sister. A total of six migrants
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators say that air traffic controllers cleared one plane to take off after telling pilots of another plane to cross the same runway in Nashville last month. Pilots of an Alaska Airlines jet aborted their takeoff, braking so hard that the tires on their plane deflated by design. The National Transportation Safety
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Marriott International has agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security. The payment was made to resolve state and federal claims related to major data breaches that affected more than 300 million of its customers worldwide. The Federal Trade Commission and a group of attorneys general from
Continue ReadingTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A Democratic National Committee campaign office in suburban Phoenix has been struck in a third shooting in recent weeks. Police in Tempe, Arizona, said Wednesday that no one was in the building or hurt in any of the incidents. The latest shooting occurred shortly after midnight Sunday, when someone fired at
Continue ReadingAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is facing new urgency to define how her potential presidency would be different from President Joe Biden’s. Her struggle to present herself both as a candidate of change while demonstrating loyalty to the politician she serves under was made clear Tuesday, when she was
Continue ReadingFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas law enforcement officer who pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man he repeatedly punched during a violent arrest in 2022 will be serving time in a medical facility. U.S. District Judge Susan O. Hickey on Wednesday sentenced former Crawford County sheriff’s Deputy Levi White
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton powered into a very rare threat flirting with experts’ worst fears. Warm water fueled amazingly rapid intensification that took Milton from a minimal hurricane to a massive Category 5 in less than 10 hours. It weakened, but quickly bounced back, and when
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Georgia authorities say five people including an inmate connected to Atlanta rapper Young Thug are under arrest as part of an investigation into bribery and contraband circulating at the Fulton County detention center. One of the accused is a former guard at the facility. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office told news outlets
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden blasted his predecessor for spreading an “onslaught of lies” about how the federal government is handling the damage from Hurricane Helene as another hurricane, Milton, was on the verge of making landfall in Florida. Biden says, “Quite frankly, these lies are un-American.” Biden says that former President
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