Month: September 2024

Israel’s prime minister has issued a warning to Iran, just days after an airstrike south of Beirut killed the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which is backed by Tehran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday “there is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach.” Later Monday, officials in Washington confirmed Israeli troops are

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say two people have died overnight in a large wildfire burning through forestland above a seaside resort in southern Greece. The fire service says about 350 firefighters, assisted by eight water-dropping aircraft, are fighting the blaze. It’s burning near Xylokastro in the Peloponnese region. Half a dozen villages were

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its latest winning month and quarter with more records on Monday. The drift higher for U.S. stocks followed a wild start to the week for financial markets in Asia, where Japanese stocks tumbled and Chinese indexes soared. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% to an all-time

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial accused of embezzling European Parliament funds. On Monday, as she arrived at the court in Paris, Le Pen said “we have not violated any political

Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A key resistance leader in Indian-controlled Kashmir says the regional polls to choose a local government will not resolve the decades-old conflict over the disputed region. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who has spent most of the last five years under house detention, said the polls are being held as political

AP Business Writer The latest surveys of Chinese factory managers show the economy weakening in recent weeks, as the government ratchets up stimulus. The Caixin purchasing managers survey indicated new manufacturing orders fell at the fastest pace in two years in September. An official survey showed a less drastic decline but marked a fifth straight

Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. The death toll topped 130. A crisis was unfolding in western North Carolina, where

Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up. Police said 31 people are still missing across the Himalayan nation as of Monday. Many of the deaths were

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An investigation focused on three of the world’s largest shrimp producers claims that as big Western supermarkets make windfall profits, their aggressive pursuit of ever-lower wholesale prices is causing misery for people on the bottom end of the supply chain. The regional analysis of the industry in Vietnam, Indonesia and

Associated Press GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris said

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released data to Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales in response to a request he made for information

Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy says derogatory remarks he made last year about Native Americans were “insensitive.” Three-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester had challenged his opponent during a Monday night debate to apologize over previous remarks from Sheehy about intoxicated Native Americans. Sheehy declined, suggesting instead

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An investigation focused on three of the world’s largest shrimp producers claims that as big Western supermarkets make windfall profits, their aggressive pursuit of ever-lower wholesale prices is causing misery for people on the bottom end of the supply chain. The regional analysis of the industry in Vietnam, Indonesia and

Associated Press New York City officials are assuring residents that water flowing from their faucets will continue to be perfectly safe even if it might taste a bit different. Mayor Eric Adams and city officials on Monday announced plans to address massive leaks in the supply system by shutting down part of a main aqueduct

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigned for the Senate two years ago, JD Vance harshly criticized a bipartisan 2021 law to invest more than $1 trillion in America’s crumbling infrastructure, calling it a “huge mistake” shaped by Democrats who want to spend big taxpayer dollars on “really crazy stuff.” That hasn’t stopped the

Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — People outraged by how a man ran down a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal’s mouth shut and brought it into a bar last winter failed to persuade Wyoming lawmakers on Monday to outlaw killing predators with vehicles as ranching industry representatives stood by the practice as

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two controversial new rules passed by Georgia’s State Election Board concerning the certification of vote tallies are getting their first test in court. A bench trial, meaning there is a judge but no jury, is set to begin Tuesday. The board’s Republican majority approved the rules last month. Democrats sued,

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The vice presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will bring together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the top of each ticket. Tuesday’s matchup might not carry the same stakes as the Sept. 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and