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U.S. believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter. They did not offer any details about how many weapons have been delivered or when the transfers may...
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill more than a dozen as polio vaccinations continue
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday, hospital and local authorities said, as health workers wrapped up the second phase of an urgent polio vaccination campaign designed to prevent a large-scale outbreak. The vaccination drive was...
A mural honoring scientists hung in Pfizer’s NYC lobby for 60 years. Now it’s up for grabs
NEW YORK — A mural honoring ancient and modern figures in medicine that has hung in the lobby of Pfizer’s original New York City headquarters for more than 60 years could soon end up in pieces if conservationists can’t find a new home for it in the next few weeks....
Protesters rally in France against Barnier’s appointment as prime minister
PARIS — Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a “power grab” the president’s appointment of a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier. The protests directly challenged President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass a...
U.K. and Irish leaders meet in Dublin as they try to reset relations after Brexit tensions
DUBLIN — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with his Irish counterpart, Saturday in what was billed as an attempt to reset relations between the two countries after years of tensions following the U.K.’s departure from the European Union. Starmer’s visit to meet Irish premier Simon Harris is the first...
Man charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Hamas attack
NEW YORK — A Pakistani man was arrested in Canada this week, accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East, federal authorities announced Friday. U.S. Attorney...
Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit
NEW YORK — Veering from the campaign trail to a courtroom, Donald Trump quietly observed Friday as his lawyer fought to overturn a verdict finding the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The Republican nominee and his accuser, E. Jean Carroll, a writer, sat at tables about 15...
Man charged with homicide in killing of gymnastics champion Kara Welsh
WHITEWATER, Wis. — A 23-year-old man has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the fatal shooting of a national gymnastics champion in his apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. Chad Richards made an initial appearance Friday via video in Walworth County Court. Kara Welsh, 21, suffered multiple gunshot...
1 student shot another in ‘isolated’ Maryland high school dispute, police say
JOPPA, Md. — A dispute in a Maryland high school bathroom between two boys ended with one shooting the other Friday in what authorities called an isolated incident. The victim, 15, was in serious condition after being airlifted to a hospital, Harford County Public Schools said in a news release,...
Michigan judge loses docket after she’s recorded insulting gay people and Black people
PONTIAC, Mich. — A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as lazy. Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan was removed from her docket on Aug. 27 for unspecified misconduct. Now the...
Fire at a school dormitory in Kenya kills 17 students, seriously burns 13 others
NAIROBI, Kenya — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday, and they feared the death toll may rise. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary school in Nyeri County was being investigated, police spokesperson...
Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers
WASHINGTON — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS...
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
WINDER, Ga. — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father will stay in custody after back-to-back court hearings Friday morning where their lawyers declined to seek bail. At Colt Gray’s hearing, the teen was advised of his rights along...
U.S. hiring rebounds slightly and unemployment rate dips in sign of still-slowing job market
WASHINGTON — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job market may be cooling but remains sturdy. Employers added 142,000 jobs last month, up from just 89,000...
Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds. Indictments announced Thursday allege that Dimitri Simes and his wife received over $1 million dollars and a...
Sao Paulo beefs up security for Brazil’s 1st ever NFL game as players raise crime concerns
SAO PAULO — Sao Paulo state’s government said it will deploy hundreds of police officers and provide escorts for team buses for Friday’s NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers after some players expressed concern about playing in Brazil. Security operations for the game in Sao...
With Musk’s X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
RIO DE JANEIRO — As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation. When the digital dust settled, X had become an ex. Musk’s social media platform was banned nationwide and...
Police deny Venezuela gang has taken over rundown apartment complex in Denver suburb
AURORA, Colo. — Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora say a Venezuela street gang with a small presence in the city has not taken over a rundown apartment complex — yet the allegation continues to gain steam among conservatives and was amplified by former President Donald Trump in a...
A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court
AVIGNON, France — A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped by other men while she was unconscious testified Thursday that her world collapsed when police uncovered the years of alleged abuse. Speaking in a calm and clear voice, Gisèle Pélicot detailed...
Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges in Britain, but he could be hit with new accusations in New York
LONDON — Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service, which in 2022 authorized two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein, said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.”...
The U.S. government is looking into airline frequent-flyer programs
The Biden administration says it is examining the four largest U.S. airline frequent-flyer programs and how they devalue points that consumers have earned and frequently change the number of points or miles needed to book flights. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote to the CEOs of American, Delta, Southwest and United...
China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases
BEIJING — The Chinese government is ending its intercountry adoption program, and the U.S. is seeking clarification on how the decision will affect hundreds of American families with pending applications. In a phone call with U.S. diplomats in China, Beijing said it “will not continue to process cases at any...
Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33. Kenya’s sports minister said authorities must do more to combat gender-based violence. A spokesperson at...
A 13-foot (and growing) python was seized from a New York home and sent to a zoo
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — A 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank, authorities said. The state Department of Environmental Conservation said it got a complaint about an illegally owned snake in New Hartford on Aug....
A list of mass killings in the United States this year
The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Wednesday in Winder, Georgia, where four people were fatally shot at Apalachee High School. Students ran for safety in the football stadium. While officers swarmed the campus near Atlanta, parents raced to find out if their children were safe. It was the...
