Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis flew to Singapore on Wednesday for the final leg of his trip through Asia, arriving in one of the world’s richest countries from one of its poorest after a record-setting final Mass in East Timor. After a brief farewell ceremony, Francis, the Vatican delegation and journalists traveling with
Continue Reading Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge has ruled that a man who is serving a 20-year prison sentence can remain on Alaska’s ranked choice general election ballot in the race for the state’s only U.S. House seat. State Superior Court Judge Ian Wheeles rejected a request by the Alaska Democratic Party to remove
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 in seven innings and Salvador Perez hit two run-scoring singles to reach 100 RBIs for the second time as the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-0. Tommy Pham homered and Bobby Witt Jr. had an RBI single for the Royals
Continue Reading GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a missing boater has been recovered from the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The death is the 16th at the popular tourist destination so far this year. Park officials say they received word late Monday that a boater was missing from a
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf opposition party says police have freed its president a day after he was detained outside parliament on a charge of allegedly inciting violence. Islamabad police confirm the release of Gohar Khan, who was arrested along with several other party leaders. They are demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran
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Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to debate on ABC at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence. Philemon Yang told the 193-member world body that international cooperation was the most effective
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 3-year-old girl has died after being found unconscious inside a hot car with her mother in southern California during a heat wave marked by triple-digit temperatures. Anaheim police said Monday that family members had removed the unconscious toddler from the car when they arrived Friday. Police said the child was
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new foreign minister has been named in Sweden nearly a week after the post was vacated in a surprise resignation. The move to appoint Maria Malmer Stenegard on Tuesday came after Tobias Billström said on Sept. 4 that he was leaving the government in a shock departure. Malmer Stenegard had
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A personal assistant convicted of killing and dismembering his former tech entrepreneur boss after stealing about $400,000 from him has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the sentencing of 25-year-old Tyrese Haspil on Tuesday. Haspil was found guilty in June of murder,
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales, Lauren Mascarenhas, Celina Tebor, Eric Levenson and Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Marcee Gray was 200 miles away from Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, when her gut told her something was not right. It was Wednesday morning – before the shooting at the school that killed two students and two teachers. She
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets. It’s another instance of the anti-immigrant rhetoric Trump has used in his campaigns. Officials say there’s no evidence that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating pets. But during
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The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision that would have removed a question on legalizing abortion from the November ballot.
Continue Reading Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anti-war protesters have clashed with police outside a military arms convention in the Australian city of Melbourne. Police say protesters hurled bottles, rocks and horse manure on Wednesday. Protesters also sprayed officers with liquid irritants, some of which had been identified as acid. Police retaliated with pepper spray, flash
Continue Reading Associated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court appears set to decide if voters get to determine whether to reject a new law pushed through largely by Republican lawmakers to provide taxpayer money for private school tuition. But depending on how they rule, the Nebraska Secretary of State could unilaterally deprive voters of that choice. The state’s
Continue Reading Associated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court appears set to decide if voters get to determine whether to reject a new law pushed through largely by Republican lawmakers to provide taxpayer money for private school tuition. But depending on how they rule, the Nebraska Secretary of State could unilaterally deprive voters of that choice. The state’s
Continue Reading By Tara John, David Shortell and Jose Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Mexican Senate narrowly passed a controversial judicial reform early Wednesday, hours after protesters broke into the chamber in a chaotic scene and forced a suspension of the proceedings. The Senate vote was the last major hurdle for the sweeping constitutional reform, under which
Continue Reading Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police have conducted raids targeting a criminal group it alleges has laundered at least 3.1 metric tons of gold illegally mined in the Amazon rainforest to conceal its origins. The group operated within the Kayapo people’s territory in Para state and is believed to be connected to
Continue Reading Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A local Republican election official in Michigan has promised to certify the results of the November presidential election. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan had sued Kalamazoo County Board of Canvassers member Robert Froman after a news article quoted him as saying he believed the 2020 election was
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in Florida will deliberate in the trial of four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections. All four are or were affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement, which has locations in St. Petersburg,
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