AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With the U.S. presidential election just a week away, the Biden administration is not giving up hope for short-term deals for cease-fires between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. But U.S. officials are mindful that political uncertainty in the United States has made the
Continue Reading HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut firefighter killed in a vehicle accident while battling a brush fire is being remembered as a beloved family man and friend who made other’s lives better. The funeral for Robert Sharkevich Sr. was held Monday at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford. Hundreds of firefighters from across the
Continue Reading Associated Press Philadelphia’s district attorney is suing to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway that’s part of his political organization’s effort to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The lawsuit was filed by Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday. It’s the first legal action to be brought over the America PAC’s sweepstakes offering $1 million
Continue Reading Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s environmental agency has levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking companies and their suppliers for buying and selling cattle raised illegally on deforested land in the Amazon. The operation, dubbed Cold Meat 2, launched last week. It tracked 18,000 head of cattle raised in 100 square miles
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa has delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top court. It is the latest step in a case the country brought accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The document puts forth the “main case” that Israel has a “special intent to commit genocide,”
Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man who shot and wounded a police sergeant during what officials called an ambush was killed by officers over the weekend in Fresno, California. The police chief says the sergeant was seated in his parked vehicle working on a homicide case nearby when a car pulled up alongside
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The English-language translators of an Italian collection of short stories and a French book of poetry have won awards from the American Literary Translators Association. Jamie Richards’ translation from the Italian of Marosia Castaldi’s “The Hunger of Women” was given the National Translation Award for prose. Cole Swensen’s translation from the
Continue Reading Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The U.S. State Department has warned that it would restrict U.S. visas for people who undermine Ghana’s democracy, ahead of the West African country’s general election in December. Ghana has held peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections for nearly two decades. The presidential and parliamentary elections will be held
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TODAY: Monday will be a warmer day, with more south wind wrapping around high pressure that is leaving us after keeping us cooler over the weekend. We’ll have some high clouds this morning that will let light through, so grab the sunglasses, but you may not need them all day as clouds thicken this afternoon.
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French newspaper Le Monde reported that highly confidential movements of some of the world’s most powerful leaders, including Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, could easily be tracked online through a fitness app used by their bodyguards. Le Monde’s investigation found that some U.S. Secret Service agents were users
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying hunger and disease for millions. Antonio Guterres warned the U.N. Security Council on Monday of the serious possibility the 18-month war could ignite regional instability “from the
Continue Reading Global oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy infrastructure as had been feared. Prices for crude spiked globally on Oct. 2 after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles into Israel, part of a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia jury last week found Leilani Simon guilty of murdering her 20-month-old son, along with a series of other charges, including concealing a death and making false statements, according to The Associated Press. Simon’s conviction in Savannah’s Chatham County comes just over two years after
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired pass rusher Josh Uche from the New England Patriots for a 2026 sixth-round pick. The move gives one of the NFL’s best defenses an upgrade at a position where it was looking for some help. Uche will take the roster spot of tight end
Continue Reading Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor has called for an internal investigation into allegations he tried to coerce a female aide into a sexual relationship. Karim Khan’s request Monday follows an investigation last week by The Associated Press detailing allegations made in May by two co-workers in whom
Continue Reading Associated Press FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana trooper has pleaded no contest to significantly reduced charges for his role in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. Kory York’s conviction Monday marked the first in a police brutality case that prompted national outrage and ongoing federal investigations. He avoided jail time after pleading no
Continue Reading CNN By Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — A sense of urgency has been growing after the role of women emerged as a dominant theme when Catholics from across the globe were canvassed for their views ahead of a meeting of bishops and lay people – a synod – which formally concluded Sunday.
Continue Reading AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead. It happened in 2021 and while details are murky surgery was avoided and the man is still alive. But donor
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — It’s rare to hear Elon Musk discuss the details of his own immigration journey. But the billionaire tech tycoon opened up about some of it over the weekend in a series of posts on the platform he owns, X, hours after the Washington Post reported that Musk began his career working illegally
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The agency, known as UNRWA, is the main provider of aid in the Gaza Strip and provides education, health and other basic services to millions of Palestinian
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