By SALLY HO Associated Press The speeches may be scripted, but the United Nations General Assembly can sometimes be the only direct window into the regional challenges that command global concern. Anticipation was high Saturday for the world leaders speaking on behalf of some of the most unstable and unsettling current conflicts. That included India’s
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the women of Kidbrooke in southeast London learned Sabina Nessa, an elementary school teacher living in their community, was found murdered in their local park, many had the same thought: It could have been me. “Police said that she left her home to meet her friend in a local pub
Continue Reading By MARÍA VERZA and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. authorities say the Texas border crossing where thousands of Haitian migrants converged in recent weeks will be partially reopened late Saturday afternoon. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that trade and travel operations will resume at Del Rio
Continue Reading By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. has expelled some 2,000 migrants to Haiti this week via more than 17 flights, with several more scheduled in upcoming days. Staying in Haiti is not an option for many of them, who, like Jhon Celestin and his family, are planning
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By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Hernandez pitched five shutout innings and Whit Merrifield drove in a pair of runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The win clinched the season series for the Royals, who lead 10-7 with two games remaining. Hernandez allowed two hits, walked three
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party has chosen former leader Eric Chu as its new chairperson in an election overshadowed by increasing pressure from neighbor China. Four candidates competed Saturday for the leadership of the party that has advocated closer relations with Beijing. That means agreeing to Beijing’s demand that it regard
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By Paula Newton, CNN Two Canadians detained by China for nearly three years have been released, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday night. Trudeau said Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor boarded a plane headed for Canada at about 7:30 p.m. ET Friday night and would land in Canada sometime Saturday. “These two men have
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Danielle Sills, CNN The search for a missing man turned into a recovery operation after his half-brother was found dead at Yellowstone National Park, the park service said Friday. Kim Crumbo, 74, and his half-brother Mark O’Neill, 67, were first reported as “overdue” by a relative last Sunday when they did
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN A Louisiana coroner has identified the remains found inside a 504-pound alligator as Timothy Satterlee Sr., 71, who went missing last month as he walked in floodwaters following Hurricane Ida. Satterlee was attacked by the alligator on August 30 outside his Slidell home, his wife previously told authorities. The woman saw
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By Carma Hassan, CNN A school board meeting in Idaho to discuss a temporary mask mandate was canceled Friday due to “security concerns” related to the size of a crowd of people protesting the proposed requirement. One-hundred people attempted to participate in the Coeur d’Alene Public Schools board meeting, exceeding the meeting room’s capacity, according
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will strike the word “alien” from its state laws. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Friday that removes the word from various sections of the state code. The word will be replaced with terms like “noncitizen” or “immigrant.” Assemblywoman Luz Rivas authored the legislation
Continue Reading By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prime Minister Imran Khan sought to cast Pakistan as the victim of American ungratefulness and an international double standard in his address to the United Nations General Assembly. Speaking Friday evening in a prerecorded speech, the Pakistani prime minister touched on a range of topics that
Continue Reading ADEL OMRAN Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Libya’s capital of Tripoli to oppose a decision by the country’s lawmakers to pass a vote of no-confidence in the transitional government. The motion, passed Tuesday, represents a challenge to planned December elections and impedes efforts to unite the oil-rich North
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By Ben Westcott, CNN In the nearly two years since the pandemic began, Turkmenistan has not seen a single case of Covid-19. Or at least, that’s what the central Asian country’s secretive, authoritarian government claims. Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic home to nearly 6 million people, is one of at least five countries that have
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials say eight Virginia Commonwealth University students have been charged with hazing in a fraternity pledge’s death from alcohol poisoning after a party earlier this year. Richmond police say the eight men arrested Friday range in age from 19 to 22. All are charged with unlawful hazing of a student and
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s almost certain that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers won’t get to speak at this year’s U.N. General Assembly meeting of world leaders. The Taliban challenged the credentials of the ambassador from Afghanistan’s ousted government and asked to represent the country at the meeting. It ends Monday,
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lauding another new abortion law that tightens limits on abortion-inducing medications. Opponents call it another attack after a near-total ban on abortion in the state began this month. The new restrictions take effect in December and shrinks the window when doctors and clinics in Texas can
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer If you’ve been on social media, or texted with GIF-loving friends, Drew Scanlon’s face has likely appeared on your screen. His GIF, known as “Blinking Guy” or “Blinking White Guy,” is estimated to have been used more than 1.7 billion times to express unbelief or confusion. It even has
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer If you’ve been on social media, or texted with GIF-loving friends, Drew Scanlon’s face has likely appeared on your screen. His GIF, known as “Blinking Guy” or “Blinking White Guy,” is estimated to have been used more than 1.7 billion times to express unbelief or confusion. It even has
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass is planning to run for Los Angeles mayor, bringing a high-profile name in national Democratic politics into the 2022 contest to run the nation’s second-most-populous city. A person close to Bass and familiar with her plans disclosed her intensions to
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