JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is acknowledging the rejection of the Militant Socialist Movement even as vote-counting continued Monday. Jugnauth has been in office since 2017 and was seeking another five-year term. But his government faced
Continue Reading Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch said the U.N. is failing to protect civilians in Sudan’s war and called for the urgent deployment of a protection force. The past month, the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary force battling the military, have gone on a rampage in Gezira province, neighboring the capital Khartoum,
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Five men were found shot to death inside three homes in the same area of Wichita, Kansas, and police believe the shootings are connected. Police Chief Joe Sullivan says one of the people found dead Sunday was the suspected shooter, but he declined to elaborate. Police believe the victims all knew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County jury last week acquitted a man of seven counts related to child sex crimes. Gilbert Sing was charged in June 2022 with charges including child molestation, sodomy, sexual misconduct and witness tampering. Authorities alleged that the crimes were committed in 2019 and 2020. His trial began last Tuesday and
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz discusses his passion for the League of Legends video game in an interview with The Associated Press. Fritz also recounts how he hated tennis as a kid and how he copied Pete Sampras’ serve. Fritz next faces top-ranked Jannik Sinner at the ATP
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Associated Press TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his Alabama campus amid homecoming celebrations, then ran back to his dorm, frightened by what sounded to him like a machine gun. “It was terrifying; I couldn’t find my phone or my
Continue Reading Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan. Matuil Haq Khalis, head of the country’s environment protection agency, told The Associated Press that Afghanistan is among the worst affected nations by climate change and needs the
Continue Reading AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 miles (361,867 kilometers) of Earth on Thursday. It won’t reach its full
Continue Reading The Kremlin on Monday rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders. The Washington Post first reported on Sunday, citing anonymous sources, that the two spoke on
Continue Reading ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast say 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident. The accident Sunday night took place on a stretch of a road linking the southwestern city of Soubré and the south-central town of Gagnoa, the Ministry of Transport said in a
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season in recent years. Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore and 17 other districts in Punjab since
Continue Reading ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A cruise ship rescued four people from a disabled catamaran that was taking on water hundreds of miles (kilometers) off the coast of Bermuda on Sunday, officials said. The disabled 50-foot catamaran, the Serenity, was about 265 miles (426 kilometers) off the coast of Bermuda, when its escape hatch blew
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, as well as the 2018 through 2020 Honda Odyssey and
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer. Ukrainian troops “continue to hold back” the “nearly 50,000-strong enemy group” in Kursk, Zelensky said in a post
Continue Reading By Hanna Park, Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Dangerous wildfires were burning Monday on the East and West coasts, with firefighters in New York and New Jersey working to contain a deadly blaze spurred by an ongoing, historic drought – while strong winds in Southern California could fan a destructive
Continue Reading Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s while helping the Holy See manage visitor flows and identify conservation problems. Using 400,000 high-resolution digital photographs, taken with drones, cameras and
Continue Reading AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Latin music has taken the world by storm. Across platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, numbers have skyrocketed, making it the fastest growing streaming genre in the United States. The Latin Grammy Awards, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has worked to recognize and promote Latin music
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations, picking a loyal ally with little foreign policy experience to represent the U.S. at the international organization. “Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,” Trump said in a
Continue Reading Associated Press RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews are battling small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. A blaze in New York and New Jersey killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans. A quarter-inch of rain fell overnight from Sunday into Monday, giving a slight respite to firefighters. The fire is
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier who is facing spying charges has admitted escaping from a London prison by clinging to the underside of a delivery truck. Daniel Khalife, 23, changed his plea to guilty on Monday, part-way through his trial at London’s Woolwich Crown Court. He continues to deny violating Britain’s Official Secrets
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