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Exploding pagers in attack on Hezbollah were made by a Hungarian company, another firm says
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A company based in Hungary was responsible for manufacturing the pagers that exploded in an apparent Israeli operation targeting Hezbollah, another firm said Wednesday. The attack marked a new escalation in the conflict between the two foes that has often threatened to...
What to know about the deadly pager explosions targeting Hezbollah
NEW YORK (AP) — In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday, killing at least 12 people — including two children — and wounding thousands more. A U.S. official...
What will become of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' musical legacy? Experts weigh in following his indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in hip-hop, but his indictment Tuesday on sex trafficking and racketeering charges further clouds his legacy. For some, it may change their relationship to his music. The indictment,...
Trump and Harris are taking a brief break from campaigning in battleground states
Presidential candidates typically focus much of their travel on battleground states, but Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking his message to a somewhat unlikely place: suburban New York. The Republican presidential nominee and former president is heading to Uniondale, on Long Island,...
Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Hadley Duvall says in voiceover that she's never slept a full night...
Voting for local government opens in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A three-phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened Wednesday in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. Authorities...
What to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false claims about Haitian immigrants
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A small Ohio city has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week's presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump falsely accused members of Springfield's Haitian community of abducting and eating cats and dogs. Trump's running mate,...
Stock market today: Wall Street holds near its record highs ahead of a highly anticipated rate cut
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are holding near their records ahead of an announcement that’s expected to kick off a series of cuts to interest rates meant to keep the economy out of a recession. The S&P 500 was little changed in early trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump's GOP?
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from the small town of Murdo, South Dakota, where Sen. John Thune grew up. But that’s where the senator found himself this spring as he launched a bid to become the next...
'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin debuts on 'Dancing with the Stars' — with a sparkly ankle monitor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight — and very sparkly — ankle monitor. The so-called ‘fake heiress,' who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely...
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Blinken expresses frustration at attacks he says threaten to "derail" Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration Wednesday at surprise escalations that he said threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. He said the U.S. is still assessing the previous day's deadly pager explosions, linked to...
JD Souther, a singer-songwriter who penned hits for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died at the age of 78. Souther, who...
Stock market today: Wall Street holds near its record highs ahead of a highly anticipated rate cut
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are holding near their records ahead of an announcement that’s expected to kick off a series of cuts to interest rates meant to keep the economy out of a recession. The S&P 500 was little changed in early trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men during last week's vaccination campaign, officials said Wednesday. Two other suspects are still at large. The assault on Thursday in Jacobabad,...
The Bank of England is widely expected to hold interest rates as inflation stays above target
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday, a day after official figures showed inflation in the U.K. holding steady at an annual rate of 2.2% in August, with higher airfares offset by lower fuel costs and restaurant and hotel bills. ...
Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge fire and forcing some residents to evacuate, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. At least 13 people were injured, Russia's Health Ministry added. ...
Islamabad complains to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat disrespected Pakistan's anthem
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Islamabad has complained to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat failed to stand up when the Pakistani national anthem was played during an event in the country's northwest, officials said Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry also summoned Ahmad Shakib,...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' indictment alleges he used power to build empire of sexual crime
NEW YORK (AP) — For 10 months, rumblings, lawsuits, law enforcement raids and mounting allegations of widespread sexual abuse had surrounded Sean "Diddy Combs. The business empire, cultural cachet and fatherly image he had cultivated in the decades since he became a hot young hip-hop mogul in the...
Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time in 4 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having all but tamed inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years: Cut its benchmark interest rate, a step that should lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses just weeks before the presidential...
Mideast Tensions latest: Death toll from exploding pager attack in Lebanon climbs to 12
Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but that another company based in Budapest manufactured them. Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded almost simultaneously Tuesday across Lebanon and in parts of...
