BERLIN (AP) — NATO says security at an air base in western Germany has been raised because of intelligence information pointing to a “potential threat,” and all staff not essential to missions have been sent home as a precaution. The Geilenkirchen air base, near the border with the Netherlands, is where the alliance’s Airborne Warning
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Kyiv, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Officials in India and Ukraine say the visit will focus on boosting economic ties and cooperation in defense, science and technology. But analysts say the visit could also be an attempt to
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — With the Federal Reserve considered certain to start cutting its benchmark interest rate next month, Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated speech Friday morning at an economic conference will be closely watched for any hints about how many additional rate cuts might be in the pipeline. Powell is
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — A team with ties to the ethnic Korean community for the first time has won Japan’s famous summer high school baseball tournament, known as the “Koshien.” Kyoto International High School on Friday won the coveted championship, defeating Kanto Daiichi High School 2-1 on a tie-breaking run in the 10th
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A house fire in a northern Serbian city early Friday killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire erupted around 3 a.m. in Novi Sad, some 90 kilometers north of Belgrade, the capital, said the Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. Dacic said in a statement that initial findings suggest the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from Pakistan’s deadliest bandit attack on police rose to 12 after one of the wounded officers died at a hospital in the eastern province of Punjab, officials said Friday. Thursday’s attack with guns and rocket-propelled grenades also wounded eight officers. It took place in the Kacha
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv on Friday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that will be keenly watched in Russia as its assault on its neighbor grinds on. Modi’s visit, the first by an Indian leader since Ukrainian independence, comes just weeks
Continue ReadingBy Gabriel Kinder, CNN Miami (CNN) — No one said that changing the world is easy, and CNN Heroes each face their own unique challenges while serving their communities. For these everyday people making an extraordinary impact, the work can be isolating at times. “Sometimes, as leaders in the nonprofit space, you feel alone in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — When Mostafa Qadoura was a week old, an Israeli strike on his home in the Gaza Strip last October launched him and his crib into the air, sent shrapnel into his right eye that damaged it beyond repair and killed one of his brothers. Mostafa was evacuated to Egypt weeks
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s busiest harbors became the scene of a dramatic rescue operation Friday after a young humpback whale was spotted with fishing gear tangled around its tail. Rescuers were first alerted to the 13-meter whale in Sydney Harbour on Thursday afternoon when volunteer rescue group
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted that Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, “the president of joy.” But amid the extraordinary optimism, former first lady Michelle Obama offered
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn’t explicitly mention the racial and gender firsts she would set if elected to the White House. Instead, she opted for direct mentions of her
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are climbing on Wall Street, but the market’s focus is thousands of miles to the west, where the head of the Federal Reserve is about to give a highly anticipated speech about interest rates. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher Friday, less than a half hour before Fed Chair Jerome
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government. The meetings at the Elysee presidential palace come after surprise legislative elections last month resulted in no party winning the majority at the National Assembly, France’s powerful lower house of parliament.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council held a work session Thursday evening to discuss the fiscal year 2025 budget. Mayor Ron Fitzwater presented his $86.4 million budget plan to the council members, marking the first time the city has used the OpenGov software for financial planning. “So it’s the first year that we’ve
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison sentence of no more than 40 years for a former Memphis police officer who pleaded guilty Friday to federal civil rights violations in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Emmitt Martin is the second former officer to plead guilty in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering an ornamental garden from the 1700s where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world. Such plots of land served as status symbols. They were the 18th-century equivalent of buying a Lamborghini. The garden in Williamsburg belonged to tobacco
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, “the president of joy.” But amid the extraordinary optimism, former first lady Michelle Obama offered a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Hone is expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend as it passes south of the island chain. It’s expected to strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane for part of the time. The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch that was in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Like a lot of people, Ellen Lo Hoffman was shocked and disturbed by the shooting death of Michael Brown, a Black teenager, at the hands of a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer a decade ago this month. Hoffman — an assistant regional director for the national campus ministry InterVarsity Christian Fellowship — held a
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