Search

Manchin decision hurts Democrats' Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bid 11/10/2023 05:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Joe Manchin's decision not to seek reelection virtually ensures that the Democratic Party will lose his Senate seat next year in deep-red West Virginia, making the party's steep path to retaining its razor-thin Senate majority even more difficult. Some Democratic officials are also Poland's election winners sign a coalition pact but won't get to govern just yet 11/10/2023 01:38pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� The leaders of the Polish opposition parties that together won the most votes in last month's election signed a coalition agreement on Friday that vows to restore the nation's legal order and strengthen its international position and security in light of Russian aggression ag Conservative Muslims protest Coldplay's planned concert in Indonesia over the band's LGBTQ+ support 11/10/2023 08:52am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Dozens of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia���s capital on Friday, calling for the cancellation of Coldplay���s upcoming concert over the British band���s support for the LGBTQ+ community. Coldplay is renowned for interlacing its values with its shows, such as the Stark UN report on devastation to Palestinian economy shows GDP fell 4% after a month of war 11/10/2023 01:31am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� A U.N. report paints a stark picture of the devastation of the collapse of the Palestinian economy after a month of war and Israel���s near-total siege of Gaza. The gross domestic product shrank 4% in the West Bank and Gaza in the war���s first month, sending over 400,000 peo Live updates | Israel will allow a daily pause in Gaza combat, as US seeks a multiday break 11/09/2023 11:13pm • U.S. President Joe Biden's administration says Israel will allow a four-hour humanitarian pause each day in combat operations in northern Gaza to allow civilians to flee to the south, starting on Thursday. Biden also told reporters he had asked the Israelis for a ���pause longer than three days��� d The Census Bureau sees an older, more diverse America in 2100 in three immigration scenarios 11/09/2023 04:33pm • By the end of the century, the U.S. population will be declining without substantial immigration, older adults will outnumber children and white, non- Hispanic residents will account for less than 50% of the population, according to projections released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The popul Yellen stresses economic cooperation with China as she begins talks with her Chinese counterpart 11/09/2023 03:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. has no desire to break economic ties with China as she began two days of talks with her Chinese counterpart on Thursday. The finance leaders are aiming to make progress on a slew of economic issues at a time when competition has marke Albania's deal with Italy on migrants has been welcomed by many. But others are confused and angry 11/09/2023 01:36pm • SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) ��� When the leaders of Albania and Italy announced a contentious agreement earlier this week to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving by sea, some in the Western Balkans country saw it as reciprocation. Italy had welcomed thousands of Albanians fleeing The UK's interior minister sparks furor by accusing police of favoring pro-Palestinian protesters 11/09/2023 08:45am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s interior minister on Thursday accused the country���s largest police force of being more lenient toward pro-Palestinian demonstrators than other groups, deepening a political feud sparked by the Israel-Hamas war. In a highly unusual attack on the police, Home Secretary Su 5 Republican candidates spar at debate, while Trump holds a rally nearby. Follow live updates 11/08/2023 10:13pm • Five candidates sparred with one another at a whittled-down third Republican presidential debate in Miami while front-runner Donald Trump held his own event a short drive away. What to know What to watch during the Republican debate Trump looks to upstage the debate with a rally targeting South Flor Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church 11/08/2023 06:07pm • An Arizona judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials who knew that a church member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse to police or social service agencies because The family of a Palestinian activist jailed for incitement says young woman's account was hacked 11/08/2023 04:05pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� The family of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi insists she didn't write the words for which she now sits in an Israeli jail. Israeli authorities burst into the Tamimi home in the occupied West Bank on Monday and arrested the 22-year old for ���inciting terrorism��� on her Instagra Gov. Beshear says his reelection in Kentucky shows how Democrats can overcome US political divisions 11/08/2023 03:16pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ��� Fresh off a victory in Republican-leaning Kentucky that raised his national profile, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that Democrats can overcome America's deep divisions by trying ���to lead with compassion��� and improving the lives of the people who elect them. After a bit Governors call for more funds to secure places of worship as threats toward Jews and Muslims rise 11/08/2023 02:55pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� A Democratic group of governors led by Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer have joined national leaders in calling for an increase in funding for security at places of worship as concerns grow over threats against Jewish and Muslim communities sparked by the Israel-Hamas war. Govern Nextdoor lays off 25% of its full-time staff as neighborhood social network works to cut costs 11/08/2023 10:20am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Nextdoor is laying off 25% of its full-time staff as the neighborhood-focused social network company cuts costs with its losses widening. The job eliminations are part of a larger cost reduction plan that aims to slash Nextdoor's current personnel expenses by up to $60 million ann