Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A government official says clashes between local rebels and pro-government militias in eastern Congo have killed 16 villagers. It’s the latest violation of a cease-fire announced to help millions displaced in the region. The villagers were killed in the Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province during fighting between the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A tiny South American deer that will weigh just 15 to 20 pounds when fully grown is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City. The city’s Wildlife Conservation Society says the southern pudu fawn weighed just 2 pounds when it was born June 21. The southern pudu
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that he still doesn’t recognize Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro as the winner of last month’s presidential election. Lula said Thursday in an interview with Radio T that his counterpart could call for a new vote “if he has good sense.” He
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer An 88-year-old Missouri woman was among more than 40 people sickened with listeria food poisoning tied to a deadly outbreak involving Boar’s Head deli meats. Sue Fleming was hospitalized for nine days and in a rehab center for 11 after eating liverwurst. The listeria outbreak also killed three people. Her case illustrates
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground criminal network” dedicated to getting the “Friends” star the powerful surgical anesthetic that killed him. The doctors preyed on Perry’s history of addiction in
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo’s newest baby pygmy hippo has made her public debut. She explored her enclosure alongside her mother, Debbie, on Thursday. The zoo announced her name, Toni, the day before. The name was inspired by German soccer star Antonio Rüdiger and chosen from more than 20,000 suggestions. Toni was born on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris said she would face Donald Trump
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s constant companion. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full moon inches a little closer than usual, making it appear slightly bigger and brighter in the night sky. “I like
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Starbucks’ incoming CEO could make well in excess of $100 million in his first year with the company under an incentive-laden contract, and he will not be required to relocate from his home in California to Seattle, the home of the global coffee giant. Starbucks announced on Tuesday that Brian Niccol would
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion dollars on medications to for diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments under new prices negotiated with drug companies that will take effect in 2026. The savings range from 79% for Januvia, a drug to treat diabetes to 38% for Imbruvica, which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency has agreed to monitor the first three months of a contentious accord between Italy and Albania to process migrants’ asylum requests at two centers in Albania. The UNHCR has expressed serious concerns about the deal and had asked for clarifications. But the agency said Wednesday it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government Thursday ended a weeklong information campaign urging caution and preparedness for a possible “megaquake” — an earthquake of magnitude 8 strength or higher — striking the Pacific coast. The announcement came after no abnormal seismic activity was detected during the past week. Still, officials urged people not to
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up spending at retailers last month by the most in a year and a half, easing concerns that the economy might be weakening under the pressure of higher prices and elevated interest rates. Auto dealers, electronics and appliance stores and grocery stores all reported strong sales gains.
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the job market remains resilient in the face of high interest rates. Jobless claims dropped by 7,000 to 227,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club for a news conference — his second in as many weeks. Trump is meeting with press as he steps up his criticism of Harris for not holding a news conference or sitting down for interviews since President Joe Biden ended his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATCHISON, Kansas (AP) — Among corporate America’s most persistent shareholder activists are 80 nuns in a monastery outside Kansas City. Nestled amid rolling farmland, the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have taken on the likes of Google, Target and Citigroup — calling on major companies to do everything from AI oversight to
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The latest Dr. Seuss releases are designed for the very youngest audience. Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Random House Children’s Books announced on Thursday the launch of Dr. Seuss Babies, which includes interactive board books, a video series called “Learn to Read” and a line of diapers, onesies and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO member Poland is paying tribute to its historic victory over the Red Army by honoring fallen Poles and displaying its modern armed forces, which it hopes will deter the threat it sees in modern-day Russia. A parade featuring Polish and allied solders passed through the center of Warsaw
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of student protesters and other political activists in Bangladesh have attacked and barred the supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s supporters from reaching her father and independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s house — now a museum — in the capital. Thursday is the anniversary of Rahman’s death,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Officials in South Africa say prosecutors have withdrawn charges against 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested at an alleged illegal military training camp in the Mpumalanga province last month. Police alleged that the men — who entered the country on study visas — were receiving military training at the camp
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