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Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder

Associated Press JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got a big assist from music legend Stevie Wonder, who rallied congregants with a rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” Harris visited two Atlanta area churches as part of a nationwide push known as “souls

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At least 87 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza, health ministry says

By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — At least 87 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit several multi-story buildings overnight Saturday on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry said. The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble. More than 40 people had been injured, including a number of very critical cases, the ministry said. CNN cannot

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Israel targets Hezbollah’s financial arm and begins striking Beirut

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military announced Sunday it is now taking aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s financial arm and will attack a “large number of targets” in Beirut and elsewhere. Explosions began in Beirut’s southern suburbs about an hour later. Evacuation warnings affected southern Beirut, the eastern Bekaa valley and parts of southern

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Iraq’s Kurdish region goes to the polls with a flagging economy and political infighting top of mind

Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Residents of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region went to the polls in long-awaited parliamentary elections Sunday under the shadow of ongoing rivalries, economic instability and unresolved disputes with Baghdad. The primary competitors are the two dominant Kurdish parties: the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The

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Moldovan president appears set to win 1st round of presidential race, but EU vote could be rejected

Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western president early Monday looked set to win the first round of a presidential race but accused “criminal groups” of undermining a referendum asking voters to decide whether to secure a path toward European Union membership, which risked being narrowly rejected. Nearly 95% of votes were counted in

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Georgia authorities investigating ‘catastrophic’ failure of boat dock gangway that killed 7 during Gullah-Geechee festival

By Dalia Faheid, Ashley R. Williams, Michelle Watson, Melissa Alonso, Sharif Paget and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a partial ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island that turned a day of celebration into tragedy, leaving at least seven dead and six critically injured as crowds gathered for a

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Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko marks her 90th birthday as she recovers from a broken leg

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received  greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg. Michiko is the first commoner to become empress in modern Japanese history. Catholic-educated Michiko Shoda and then-Crown Prince Akihito married on April 10, 1959,

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