US sanctions a leader of Sudan’s paramilitary group for fueling a brutal war
The United States has sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for supplying weapons for the ...
The Nobel prize in chemistry is being awarded in Stockholm
The Nobel Prize in chemistry is being awarded a day after two artificial intelligence pioneers won the physics award.
A plane crashes on Catalina Island off Southern California coast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A plane crashed Tuesday night on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast near the island’s private airport. It was not immediately known if there were injuries or deaths.
Ishiba dissolves Japan’s lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament to set up an Oct. 27 election and seek a ...
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order ...
China stocks decline amid economic recovery disappointment, while other markets in Asia rise
Shares in China have slumped as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to meet investors' ...
Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state’s support
The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on Oklahoma’s ...
House Democrats in close races try to show they hear voter concerns about immigration
In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that Republicans have made ...
Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate ...
Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida
Thousands of fleeing cars clogged Florida’s highways ahead of the storm, but time for evacuations was running out Wednesday.
What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines
The nation's unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular vote, puts disproportionate ...
Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will be showcased at 50th annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will take center stage when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a half-century of ...