Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is tying Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members. Trump laid wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Sgt. Nicole Gee, Staff Sgt. Darin Hoover and Staff Sgt.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge will hear arguments over whether to dismiss charges against Republicans who signed a document falsely claiming Donald Trump won Arizona in 2020 and others accused of scheming to overturn the race’s outcome. At least a dozen defendants are seeking a dismissal in the hearing Monday under a law
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — The northern bald ibis, or the Waldrapp, once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Europe. They were hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century. While breeding and rewilding efforts have been successful, the birds no longer knows the route to migrate for the winter.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At an intersection seven miles from the presidential villa, frustrated drivers honk as a herd of cattle feeds on the grass beautifying the median strip and slowly marches across the road, their hooves clattering against the asphalt. For the teenage herder guiding them, Ismail Abubakar, it is just another
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Please disregard AS–Koreas-Tensions, published on Sep. 3, 2024, and datelined in SEOUL, South Korea. It is outdated.
Continue ReadingBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Airstrikes on a village in northern Mali near the Algerian border have killed 21 civilians, including 11 children. That’s according to a spokesman for a coalition of Tuareg-majority pro-independence groups on Sunday. If confirmed, the attack on the village of Tinzaouatine would mark the largest number of civilians killed by drones
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protestors took to the streets across Mexico on Sunday in the latest opposition to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances. Demonstrators rallied in Mexico City as well as in Michoacan, Puebla,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Lathan Norton was sick and didn’t play on Saturday at the Little League World Series. But on Sunday he scored the winning run in the championship. Lathan raced home from second base on an overthrow at first as Lake Mary, Florida, rallied to beat Taiwan 2-1 in eight
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — Local authorities say that wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people. At least 36 cities are on high alert. The Sao Paulo governor said Saturday that authorities were stepping up efforts to control the fires. The fires have raged in the region outside Sao Paulo.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15. The new classification said the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Hone is passing just south of Hawaii, close enough to sweep the coast of the Big Island with heavy rain and tropical storm force winds. The rain falling on southeastern slopes Sunday could total a foot or more. That’s enough for the National Weather Service to cancel red flag
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is enjoying his odd slice of baseball history as he prepares to become the first major league player to appear in the same game for both teams. Jansen was in the lineup for the Toronto Blue Jays when they faced Boston on June
Continue ReadingPolio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, Israel’s military said Sunday, after the first confirmed case of the disease in the territory in a quarter-century. It was not immediately clear how, or how quickly, the more than 25,000 vials of vaccine would be distributed in Gaza, where ongoing fighting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. “I can absolutely commit that,” Vance said when asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he could commit to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion. The Walt
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City was shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride this week. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ascent on Thursday when ride operators took it out of service due to a damaged chain sprocket
Continue ReadingSUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — The body of an Arizona woman who went missing in the Grand Canyon National Park after a flash flood days earlier was recovered Sunday, park rangers said. The body of Chenoa Nickerson, 33, from the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Arizona, was discovered by a group rafting down the Colorado River through
Continue ReadingDALTON, Ga. (AP) — Four men have been found dead in a park in northwest Georgia, and an investigation is underway. Deputies were dispatched to Pleasant Grove Park in Dalton around 11:15 p.m. Saturday after reports of shots being fired. The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that when the deputies arrived,
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Five-time former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss, who served during some of the most tumultuous years of his country’s modern history, died Sunday at age 94, the current premier said. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati described Hoss, who was also a former government minister and member of parliament, as the “conscience of
Continue ReadingChronicle of Philanthropy Ahead of Taylor Swift’s July 14, 2023, concert in Denver, Aditi Desai, chief marketing officer at the Food Bank of the Rockies, got an unusual call. The billionaire pop star wanted to donate tens of thousands of meals to the nonprofit — a philanthropic effort she had repeated, much like her favorite
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