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South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat

Sep. 12, 2024 02:52 AM EDT

POHANG, South Korea (AP) — There are two Koreas, North and South. But there's also more than one South Korea, with the nation split into camps with polar opposite views on the danger posed by the nuclear-armed neighbor to the north. This division in South Korean sentiment has...

Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides

Sep. 12, 2024 03:03 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday. Vietnam's VNExpress newspaper reported that 197 people have died and 128 are...

Harris and Trump are jockeying for battleground states after their debate faceoff

Sep. 12, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making a beeline for swing states that they hope to flip in their favor this year, both of them trying to expand their narrow paths to victory in a closely fought presidential campaign. Harris has...

An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight

Sep. 11, 2024 21:13 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio. Its story of economic renewal and related growing pains has been thrust into the national conversation in a presidential election year...

Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say

Sep. 11, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials said. A U.N. official said six staffers were...

Hundreds gather on Seattle beach to remember American activist killed by Israeli military

Sep. 12, 2024 03:05 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — For her 26th birthday in July, human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite places, a sandy beach in Seattle where green-and-white ferries cruise across the dark, flat water and osprey fish overhead. On Wednesday...

Francine weakens moving inland from Gulf Coast after hurricane winds cause blackouts

Sep. 12, 2024 00:59 AM EDT

MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine weakened to a tropical storm late Wednesday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that blacked out more than 275,000 homes and businesses, sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flood fears in New Orleans and beyond as drenching...

Firefighters hope cooler weather will aid their battle against 3 major Southern California fires

Sep. 12, 2024 01:05 AM EDT

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles took advantage of cooler weather Wednesday as they slowly gained the upper hand, but not before dozens of homes were destroyed and thousands of people were forced to evacuate. ...

Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten

Sep. 12, 2024 01:40 AM EDT

SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the...

Taylor Swift wins big at MTV Video Music Awards, ties Beyoncé’s record and thanks Travis Kelce

Sep. 12, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift 's dominance continued at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she took home seven awards — including the night's biggest, the trophy for video of the year. In her speech Wednesday night, Swift thanked her “boyfriend, Travis” for being on set of the...

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Hundreds gather on Seattle beach to remember American activist killed by Israeli military

Sep. 12, 2024 03:05 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — For her 26th birthday in July, human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite places, a sandy beach in Seattle where green-and-white ferries cruise across the dark, flat water and osprey fish overhead. On Wednesday...

UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish

Sep. 12, 2024 03:05 AM EDT

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — To Ruth Breeden, whose job is to assemble Ram trucks in this Detroit suburb, a simmering dispute between the United Auto Workers union and Stellantis isn't merely about whether her employer will reopen a distant factory in Illinois. To her, the standoff is a danger...

One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it

Sep. 12, 2024 03:05 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, renamed it X, fired much of its staff and made other big changes, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations and ordinary people have quit the social media platform. Some blame Musk for turning a place that used to...

Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides

Sep. 12, 2024 03:03 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday. Vietnam's VNExpress newspaper reported that 197 people have died and 128 are...

Rate cuts are coming from the European Central Bank and the Fed. Experts say the pace will be mild

Sep. 12, 2024 03:01 AM EDT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — With inflation subsiding, the European Central Bank will likely cut interest rates again on Thursday to prop up tepid growth with lower borrowing costs for companies and home buyers. The U.S. Federal Reserve likely won't be far behind in joining the rate-cutting process....

South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat

Sep. 12, 2024 02:52 AM EDT

POHANG, South Korea (AP) — There are two Koreas, North and South. But there's also more than one South Korea, with the nation split into camps with polar opposite views on the danger posed by the nuclear-armed neighbor to the north. This division in South Korean sentiment has...

Reggie Bush was at his LA-area home when 3 male suspects attempted to break in

Sep. 12, 2024 02:30 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former football star Reggie Bush was at his Encino home Tuesday night when three male suspects attempted to break in, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. “Everyone is safe,” Bush said in a text message to the newspaper. The Los Angeles...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Pope Visits Singapore

Sep. 12, 2024 02:12 AM EDT
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Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, dies at 86

Sep. 12, 2024 01:48 AM EDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was...

Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten

Sep. 12, 2024 01:40 AM EDT

SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the...