Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and officials for the militant group said. At least 20 people were killed and more than 450 wounded in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport has gathered to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday. The eclectic lineup rolled out Tuesday was meant to highlight the 39th president’s emphasis on human rights and his love of music as a universal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her daily struggle to feed the four children and elderly mother with whom she lives in a dilapidated room in a tea plantation. Both leading candidates in Saturday’s presidential election are promising to
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District. The seat opened up after Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died in April. McIver will serve the remainder of Payne’s term, ending in January. She and Bucco will face off again
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s longtime top prosecutor and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious serial killer have traded accusations of lying to voters during their gubernatorial debate. Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson accused his opponent of having a history of saying one thing in public and “something
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has posted a trade deficit for a second straight month, as both exports and imports were lower than expected. The Finance Ministry said Japan’s trade deficit totaled 695 billion yen, or $4.9 billion, in August down 26% from a year earlier. It said sluggish consumer spending weighed on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight — and very sparkly — ankle monitor. The so-called ‘fake heiress,’ who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year. The vote in the 193-member world body on Wednesday was 124-14, with 43 abstentions. The resolution also demands the withdrawal of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old Bhitoni never saw them as a source of cash, until now. Climate change-induced droughts have decimated her crops. Meanwhile, the world has a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation that failed Wednesday would have linked temporary government funding with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote. Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the measure. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump weighed in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is facing a new sex crime charge from as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case in New York. The ex-movie mogul pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new charge of committing a criminal sex act. A new indictment accuses him of forcing oral sex on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A drug dealer who sold a fentanyl-laced pill is liable for $5.8 million in the death of the woman to whom he sold it. Matt Capelouto has sought justice for his 20-year-old daughter, Alexandra, since her death in 2019, initially winning a civil lawsuit for wrongful death against the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community’s enduring division over how to commemorate the past. Grenada’s first Black mayor in two decades seems
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in the luxury of his Florida mansion instead of a grim Brooklyn federal jail. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter ruled that Combs’ plan — which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets. Advocates say the expansion in virtual education is promising, especially since many inmates lack basic literacy skills. But some
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from the small town of Murdo, South Dakota, where Sen. John Thune grew up. But that’s where the senator found himself this spring as he launched a bid to become the next Senate Republican
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers. The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered public agencies to stop affirmative action policies for Māori people, who are disadvantaged on almost every metric. The lawmakers then posted on social media about their enthusiasm for the Indigenous tongue. “In
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests. The app’s alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, appeared in a Sydney court on Wednesday on charges including supporting a criminal organization and benefiting from proceeds of crime. Australian
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war. The United States military said Wednesday that the Houthis shot down the first Reaper on Sept. 10 and the second on Monday. Online
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