By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are heading to the Persian Gulf to begin managing a transition to post-Afghan war relationships with traditional allies in the Middle East and beyond who were partners in the failed war against the Taliban and
Continue Reading By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea have detained President Alpha Conde in an apparent coup d’etat. A video of the president in military custody was released after hours of heavy gunfire broke out Sunday near the presidential palace in the
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By Rachel Ramirez and Drew Kann, CNN When Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the Northeast in 2012, it exposed the dire need to strengthen New York City’s infrastructure to adapt to what was then a looming threat of the climate crisis. Nearly a decade later, the city is picking up the pieces after
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A former close aide to Prince Charles has stepped down temporarily from his role as chief executive of a royal charity amid reports that he helped secure an honor for a Saudi donor. The Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday newspapers reported that Michael Fawcett coordinated support for an honor for Saudi
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LONDON (AP) — A former close aide to Prince Charles has stepped down temporarily from his role as chief executive of a royal charity amid reports that he helped secure an honor for a Saudi donor. The Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday newspapers reported that Michael Fawcett coordinated support for an honor for Saudi
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized two shipments of counterfeit jewelry that would have been worth more than $5.2 million if it had been authentic, the agency said. On August 16, officers in Cincinnati, Ohio, found 450 fake Cartier Love bracelets and rings in a shipment from China traveling
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run news agency says at least 12 people were killed, and 30 others injured when a bus overturned on a highway linking the capital of Cairo with a Suez Canal city. It says the accident took place late Saturday on the Cairo-Suez desert road near the city of Suez. The bus
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi security official says suspected Islamic State militants have opened fire at a federal police checkpoint in northern Iraq’s Kirkuk province, sparking clashes that killed 13 police. The official said Sunday the overnight attack lasted for over an hour and also wounded five police. The militant
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By Asim Khan and Sophia Saifi, CNN Three people have died and 15 were injured in an attack on paramilitary troops in the city of Quetta in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan. Quetta is the capital of Balochistan province near the Afghan border. The province has seen a decades-long insurgency by separatists who demand independence
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN After years of fundraising, the US Military Academy at West Point will finally unveil a new monument dedicated to the Buffalo Soldiers, a group of Black soldiers who played a key role in the westward expansion of the United States. The monument — a 10-foot-tall bronze statue depicting a Buffalo Soldier
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced a major plan to stimulate its economy and liberalize residency for expatriates, as the country seeks to overhaul its finances and attract foreign capital and residents. The country’s government Sunday pledged to pour some $13.6 billion into the
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced a major plan to stimulate its economy and liberalize residency for expatriates, as the country seeks to overhaul its finances and attract foreign capital and residents. The country’s government Sunday pledged to pour some $13.6 billion into the
Continue Reading By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The act of remembering is a complex one, particularly when it comes to an event like 9/11. Memory can be filled with emotion, with politics, with anger and with a desire to make sure that certain stories are told. As the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Continue ReadingBy Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly walked into a Northumberland County courthouse and delivered an airtight legal document announcing his intention to free, or manumit, more than 500 slaves. He titled it the “deed of
Continue Reading By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Kashmir have opened a case against family members of late resistance leader Syed Ali Geelani under a harsh anti-terror law for raising anti-India slogans and wrapping his body in the Pakistani flag. The 91-year-old Geelani was the emblem of Kashmir’s defiance against New Delhi
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Islamic State-inspired extremist who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand supermarket had been fighting deportation for immigration fraud, leaving the nation’s leader expressing frustration at the process. The new details emerged as the condition of some of those he injured improved. Ahamed Samsudeen won
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By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Dennis Duplessis despised the nearly 100-foot oak tree that loomed over his house in Gonzales, Louisiana. For almost 10 years, he told his family he wanted to cut it down, but he couldn’t afford the expense of a tree-cutting service. On Sunday night, as Hurricane Ida started shredding
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Dennis Duplessis despised the nearly 100-foot oak tree that loomed over his house in Gonzales, Louisiana. For almost 10 years, he told his family he wanted to cut it down, but he couldn’t afford the expense of a tree-cutting service. On Sunday night, as Hurricane Ida started shredding
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers The pandemic didn’t just threaten Americans’ health when it slammed the U.S. in 2020. It may also have created a long-term threat to many of their jobs. Faced with worker shortages and higher labor costs, companies are starting to automate service sector jobs that economists once
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers The pandemic didn’t just threaten Americans’ health when it slammed the U.S. in 2020. It may also have created a long-term threat to many of their jobs. Faced with worker shortages and higher labor costs, companies are starting to automate service sector jobs that economists once
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