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Indonesia's leader highlights economic and infrastructure developments in his final state of nation 08/16/2024 02:52am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesia���s outgoing President Joko Widodo highlighted advances in the economy and infrastructure during his final State of the Nation address Friday. Widodo said that in the 10 years he's led the country, his administration controlled inflation, reduced rates of unempl Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case 08/16/2024 01:48am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. New Zealand���s Justice Minis Praise for Hungary and people having more children: Takeaways from Vance's statements on birth rates 08/16/2024 12:49am • One of the catchphrases of this election came from a moment three years ago when Donald Trump���s running mate JD Vance mocked Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats he accused of being anti-family and called them ���childless cat ladies.��� The Harris campaign and her Democratic allies se What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them 08/16/2024 12:40am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As California���s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it. As a new senator, she proposed to abolish cash bail ��� a reversal from when she chided San Francisco judges for making it ���cheaper��� to com She fought to become a midwife. Now she���s fighting to save mothers and their babies in South Sudan 08/16/2024 12:11am • BENTIU, South Sudan (AP) ��� Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she watched her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth. She vowed to become a midwife to spare others from the same fate in South Sudan, a country with one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates. ���If I saw people dying, I want Ukraine���s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities 08/16/2024 12:09am • A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia���s Kursk region has seen Kyiv's forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II. In more than a week of fightin Trump says he���s ���entitled to personal attacks��� as he hammers Harris on inflation with grocery props 08/15/2024 10:41pm • BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he���s ���entitled to personal attacks��� on his Democratic rival, adding he's ���very angry��� at Vice President Kamala Harris and questioning her intelligence. Trump was asked during a news conference whether his camp A planned float in NYC's India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say 08/15/2024 09:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A float in Sunday���s upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim. The Indian American Muslim Council and other faith-based groups have called on parade organizers to remove a float Las Vegas police officials say the new NFL access policy compromises officers' privacy 08/15/2024 09:03pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and union officials said they object to NFL access policies to certain areas of Allegiant Stadium and the union has urged its officers to not work Raiders home games after this weekend if the new arrangement remains in place. The NFL is usi Panda twins are born in Hong Kong to Ying Ying, the world's oldest first-time mom 08/15/2024 08:44pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Hong Kong welcomed the birth of its first locally born giant pandas on Thursday, with their mother becoming the world���s oldest first-time mother of its kind on record, the theme park that houses them announced. Ying Ying, the mother, gave birth to the twins ��� one male and one Thai courts that have disbanded multiple governments are accused of setting back democracy 08/15/2024 08:25pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Wednesday���s decision by Thailand���s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just under a year in office was jarring, but not entirely a surprise given what critics say is the expanding overreach of unelected bodies. Thais have long been accustomed to su Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ���The Union��� 08/15/2024 08:13pm • ���The Union,��� an action comedy with Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, should have been more fun. Or more exciting. It certainly had a lot working in its favor, including big stars and a budget for globetrotting. But it���s lacking a certain charm that could help it be something more than the Netflix Former Eagles coordinators reunite as head coaches at Cardinals-Colts joint practices 08/15/2024 08:00pm • WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) ��� Jonathan Gannon knew Shane Steichen was destined to be an NFL head coach almost from the moment they joined the Philadelphia Eagles staff in 2021. So Gannon started taking notes. Now, three years later, the two coordinators who helped lead the Eagles to the 2022 NFC champio The ACT Is Changing: Here's What to Know 08/15/2024 08:00pm • Another college admissions test is getting a revamp. Like the SAT -- for which a new format was launched in March 2024 -- the ACT is undergoing some adjustments, including a shortened format, optional science section and ability for students to choose between the paper and digital versions. Those ch How Do Travel Credit Cards Work? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • Transitioning from cash back credit cards to travel credit cards can feel a little daunting. But once you get the hang of it, it's almost as straightforward. Almost. Types of Travel Credit CardsGeneral Travel Credit CardsThese are your regular travel cards that offer rewards within a card issuer's