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Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, dies 09/24/2025 04:09am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia 's grand mufti who served the kingdom's top religious figure over a quarter century that saw the ultraconservative Muslim nation socially liberalize, died Tuesday. He was in his 80s. Sheikh Abdulaziz's role as In Jimmy Kimmel's words: What the late-night host said upon his return from suspension 09/24/2025 02:44am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional return to his late-night show Tuesday night after a nearly weeklong suspension for remarks he made after conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing. For 16 minutes, Kimmel mixed humor, pointed messages and emotion to talk about his suspension, th A mother stranded in Gaza City says she and her daughters are 'waiting to die' 09/24/2025 01:27am • Explosions shake the walls of the dim basement in Gaza City where Noor Abu Hassira and her three daughters are sheltering. They can’t see much through a small, raised window. But if the sounds of buzzing drones and booming airstrikes are any indication, Israeli forces are getting closer. Abu Hassi Australia will overhaul telecommunications after Optus emergency call failure linked to 4 deaths 09/24/2025 12:51am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia on Monday foreshadowed changes to the country's telecommunications industry after a major company’s failure to connect hundreds of emergency calls last week was linked to four deaths. Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecom company, blamed a “technical Many leaders back a UN call to address challenges together but Trump says `America First' 09/24/2025 12:32am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — From France to South Korea, South Africa to Suriname, leaders gave strong support Tuesday to the U.N. chief’s call to work together to address global challenges – war, poverty and climate chaos. But U.S. President Donald Trump had other ideas and touted his “America Fir South Korea moves closer to legalizing tattoo artistry 09/24/2025 12:22am • GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — As a popular tattoo artist in South Korea, Song Jaemin is fully booked weeks in advance and highly respected by his clients, some of whom come from abroad to see him. But each time Song inks someone, he commits a crime since it is illegal to give tattoos without a medica Ruling bans Florida retiree from leaving Saudi Arabia until 2026 over critical social media posts 09/24/2025 12:09am • MIAMI (AP) — A Florida retiree has been convicted of cyber crimes and blocked from leaving Saudi Arabia until next year over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince, according to the man’s son. Saad Almadi, 75, was found guilty of distributing online content that undermines Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, a year after floods killed 27 09/23/2025 11:42pm • The owners of Camp Mystic say they plan to partially reopen next summer the all-girls camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July. The area of the camp along the Guadalupe River that was destroyed by the floodwaters w Guardians' David Fry hospitalized after being hit in face by pitch during crucial win over Tigers 09/23/2025 11:17pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — For a frightening moment, the AL Central race hardly mattered. Guardians designated hitter David Fry was expected to be hospitalized overnight after he was hit in the face by a pitch from Detroit's Tarik Skubal in the sixth inning of Cleveland's 5-2 win over the Tigers on Tuesday Jury mulls a verdict for a man accused of killing 5 by setting fire to a New Zealand boarding house 09/23/2025 10:36pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A jury began its deliberations Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of murdering five people in Wellington, New Zealand, by deliberately setting fire to a boarding house that was nearly full when the blaze swept through the building. The 50-year-old man, whose nam Spectacular lake festival in Myanmar shines despite political upheaval and natural disasters 09/23/2025 10:22pm • INLE LAKE, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival, a major Buddhist celebration and world-class tourist attraction, has seen some of its celebratory spirit diminished, with locals and visitors citing a confluence of challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic, political upheaval a Colombia's president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes 09/23/2025 09:20pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials involved in this month’s deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean that the White House has said were transporting drugs. Petro repudiat OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, Softbank 09/23/2025 08:58pm • ABILENE, Texas (AP) — The afternoon sun was so hot that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman traded his usual crewneck sweater for a T-shirt on the last legs of a Tuesday visit to the massive Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex that will power the future of ChatGPT. OpenAI announced Tuesday that De-Dollarization: What Would Happen if the Dollar Lost Reserve Currency Status? 09/23/2025 08:00pm • One of the more intriguing financial trends that has gained popularity in recent years is the de-dollarization movement. De-dollarization is an effort by a growing number of countries to reduce the role of the U.S. dollar in international trade. Countries like Russia, India, China, Brazil and Malays Your Chase Sapphire Reserve Fee Is Shooting Up. 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