By Helen Regan and Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty. Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost continuously since 1955, has lost its parliamentary majority in the
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — A sense of urgency has been growing after the role of women emerged as a dominant theme when Catholics from across the globe were canvassed for their views ahead of a meeting of bishops and lay people – a synod – which formally concluded Sunday. The
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise’s previous entries. Projections for the third “Venom” film from Sony Pictures had been closer to $65
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise’s previous entries. Projections for the third “Venom” film from Sony Pictures had been closer to $65
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists say Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling sick. Mohammadi is being held at Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, which houses political prisoners and those with Western ties. She already had been serving a 30-month sentence,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says Russia is a U.S. adversary but suggests it’s counterproductive to approach Moscow as an enemy. The Ohio senator also said Donald Trump is committed to NATO, the transatlantic military alliance seen as the bulwark preventing further Russian aggression in Europe, although the
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked the sixth anniversary Sunday of a gunman’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers. As Biden did so, he criticized what he called an “appalling surge of antisemitism” amid the war in Gaza. The 2018 attack claimed the lives of 11 worshippers from Dor Hadash,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Holmes, Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is kicking off the final full week of the presidential race Sunday with a rally at Madison Square Garden, betting on his own showmanship as he seeks to fill the iconic venue and create a spectacle that will reach television and
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Voters in the presidential battlegrounds have seen a heavy rotation of presidential campaign ads this month, as their states have been blitzed by tens of millions of dollars in spending by the campaigns of Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their respective allies. The ads have focused on an evolving
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Local authorities in Mexico say a car rammed into a crowd outside a cathedral and injured at least 16 people Saturday night. Guadalajara’s government in a statement on X says a person allegedly stole a pickup truck near a local market and drove into the plaza in front of Guadalajara Cathedral
Continue ReadingPolls have closed in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country’s strongman president. That’s despite a recent overhaul of the electoral system and years of reform that have included economic liberalization and easing censorship. Shavkat Mirziyoyev retains a tight grip on power in the country of 37 million. He
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The school system in Aurora, Colorado, is striving to accommodate more than 3,000 new students mostly from Venezuela and Colombia. Teachers have been helping them by translating vocabulary and handing out written instructions in Spanish. Outside the classrooms, it’s a different story. City Council has tried to dissuade
Continue ReadingCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Enthusiasts have flown kites of all kinds at an annual festival in South Africa that raises awareness for mental health. The Cape Town International Kite Festival is celebrating its 30th year. It draws people from around the world, with participants traveling from the United States, Tunisia and elsewhere. October
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election faces a rare Republican challenger in her bid for reelection. Republican Courtney Kramer is challenging Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Kramer says she wants to bring transparency and accountability
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claims he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after unidentified men opened fire on his car. He was not injured in the alleged attack that quickly became the latest flashpoint in a power struggle between the ex-leader and his successor, current President
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Prince William has opened up about how a powerful childhood experience with his brother and late mother helped shape his work in combatting homelessness. In the Prince of Wales’ forthcoming documentary, “Prince William: We Can End Homelessness,” the 42-year-old heir to the British throne recalls visiting The Passage, a
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mark Fletcher Jr. never considered not playing in Miami’s rivalry game against Florida State, for the simple reason that his father would have wanted him out there. And it was no accident that Miami’s opening touchdown was his. Fletcher rushed for 71 yards and a score in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HALCHITA, Utah (AP) — After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on the sprawling Navajo Nation. In five days’ time, their home would be connected to the power grid, replacing their reliance on a few solar panels and propane lanterns. No
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — An Indian man about 40 years old has died in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the English Channel deflated. French authorities say a group of migrants launched their small boat around 5:30 a.m. local time on Sunday morning, some 15 miles west of
Continue ReadingCNN By Kit Maher and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance insisted that Donald Trump’s attacks on “the enemy within” were not directed at Democratic Party leaders but dissenting Americans he described as “far-left lunatics” poised to riot if the former president wins in November. Grilled by CNN’s Jake Tapper on
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