Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign says it has now raised $540 million for its election battle against Republican nominee former President Donald Trump. The campaign has had no problems getting supporters to open their wallets since President Joe Biden announced on July 21 he was ending his campaign and quickly endorsed Harris. The
Continue Reading Associated Press Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah pulled back after an exchange of heavy fire over the weekend that briefly raised fears of an all-out war. But their decades-long conflict is far from over, regional tensions linked to the war in Gaza are still high, and it’s probably only a matter of time before another escalation.
Continue Reading Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two separate bus accidents hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 35 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims returning from Iraq through Iran fell from a highway into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing at least
Continue Reading Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary. A judge at the Federal Court of Justice in
Continue Reading Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving more than two dozen people dead or missing. Despite a nearly decade-long civil war, Yemen remains a major route for migrants from East Africa trying to reach wealthy Gulf countries for work. The International
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — A top UN official is warning that the Taliban’s new vice and virtue laws provide a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s future. The laws include a requirement for a woman to conceal her face, body and voice outside the home. Roza Otunbayeva, who heads the U.N. mission in the country, said Sunday the
Continue Reading Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French acting Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says police have apprehended a suspect in an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town in which a police officer was injured. Antiterrorism prosecutors said Sunday the suspect was injured during an exchange of fire with police before he was
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sacramento, California (CNN) — A lawsuit filed in California alleges a hospital misplaced a patient and failed to notify her family. Here is what the family says happened: Jessie Peterson suffered a diabetic episode and was taken to a hospital in Sacramento, California, on April 6, 2023. The 31-year-old spoke with
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Evander Da Silva Ferreira scored in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the Portland Timbers to a 4-4 draw with St. Louis City. Evander’s equalizer came after Felipe Mora, who had two goals and an assist for the Timbers (10-9-7), was sent off for a red card in
Continue Reading Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In Nigeria’s largest city, stressed-out residents are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer. It’s a break from the strain of the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation in Africa’s most populous country. Times are tough in
Continue Reading Associated Press Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up. When she got to high school last fall, Isabella found the problem was even worse: a lackluster Spirit
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was a decisive move that helped bring about the end of World War II, but survivors and the generations that
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was a decisive move that helped bring about the end of World War II, but survivors and the generations that
Continue Reading Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A spate of officer-involved shootings has made Anchorage, Alaska, the latest in a long list of American cities to wrestle with how police use force. Since May officers have shot seven people, four fatally, the most recent a homicide suspect who opened fire on them Friday. That’s twice as
Continue Reading AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Political conventions are exercises in storytelling. Presidential campaigns are, too. And in the history of the United States, the American story and who gets to tell it can be a contentious thing. In this campaign season, both major parties are using storytelling in very different ways to summon
Continue Reading By Tareq Al Hilou, Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem, Tel Aviv ( (CNN) — Ibrahim Salem, 34, said he felt a deep sense of dread when a soldier ordered him to undress during his captivity in Israel’s notorious Sde Teiman prison. “They told me to strip,” the Palestinian said, reflecting on
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras is headed to the injured list for the second time this season after he broke a finger when he was hit by a pitch during the team’s game at Minnesota. Contreras was leading off the fourth inning when Twins pitcher Pablo López came up and in. Contreras couldn’t
Continue Reading Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — J.T. Realmuto hit a pair of three-run homers and Ranger Suárez pitched five effective innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Kansas City Royals 11-2. Realmuto, who had a career-high seven RBIs, had his first multi-homer game since Sep. 14, 2022. Activated from the 15-day injured list
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — True freshman Payton Brown scored three touchdowns, redshirt freshman quarterback Carter Hensley led a second-half rally and Southeast Missouri State defeated North Alabama 37-15 in the FCS Kickoff Game. Brown, who finished with 97 yards, scored on a 1-yard run late in the second quarter and a 25-yard run late in
Continue Reading Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López pitched seven innings, Trevor Larnach hit two homers and the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0. López gave up four hits, struck out nine and walked one while extending his scoreless streak to 13 innings. He has pitched at least six innings in six of his
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