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Philippines says a coast guard ship and supply boat were rammed by Chinese vessels at disputed shoal 10/22/2023 10:15pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship and an accompanying vessel rammed a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a contested shoal, Philippine officials said, in an encounter that heightened fears of an armed conflict in the disputed South China Sea. The Ultimate Guide to Dividend Stocks 10/22/2023 08:00pm • Dividend stocks are a staple of every income investor's portfolio, but don't dismiss them as a retiree's investment only. They have a role to play in any portfolio, no matter the investor's age or financial circumstances. The reason: compounding. When the dividends these stocks pay are reinvested, a Data breach may have leaked full DC voter roll, exposed personal information, District says 10/22/2023 10:29am • A data breach may have leaked all D.C. voters' personal information, including Social Security numbers, according to the District's board of elections. The board said on Oct. 5 that it became aware of the data breach and said the hacking group, RansomVC, "breached DCBOE's records and accessed 600 German leaders voice outrage and thousands rally in Berlin in reaction to rising antisemitism 10/22/2023 10:28am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's chancellor and president strongly denounced a rise in antisemitism in Germany in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war in separate appearances Sunday that stressed the same idea that it is unacceptable for such hatred to flourish in the nation that perpetrated the Holocaust. In Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in London as Israel-Hamas war roils the world 10/21/2023 10:07pm • LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through a rainy London on Saturday to demand Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza, and similar calls were heard in cities around the world as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third week. On the day a trickle of aid entered Gaz Brazil's Leal dominates women's street skateboarding at Pan American Games, eyes Olympics 10/21/2023 04:57pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Brazil's 15-year-old skateboarding sensation Rayssa Leal, one of the favorites to win a gold medal in the street event at the Paris Olympics next year, won her first Pan American Games crown on Saturday. The sport is debuting in the largest multisport event on the continent. A car bombing at a Somali military facility kills 6 people, including 4 soldiers, police say 10/21/2023 11:51am • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosives-laden car detonated at a military facility on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Saturday and killed at least six people, four of them soldiers, police said. Police spokesman Sadik Dodishe said nine others, including five soldiers, were wounded in the suicid A man, a plan, a chainsaw: How a power tool took center stage in Argentina's presidential race 10/21/2023 12:38am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Politicians usually talk about belt tightening, or trimming wasteful spending with scissors. Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei is ready to attack the system with a chainsaw. The self-declared anarcho-capitalist totes a power tool at some events as a symb Mike Pence faces a cash shortage and questions about how much longer his 2024 campaign can survive 10/20/2023 10:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With three months to go before the Iowa caucuses that he has staked his campaign on, former Vice President Mike Pence faces mounting debt and lagging poll numbers that are forcing questions about not only whether he will qualify for the next debate, but whether it makes sense for h Brazil’s Lula vetoes core part of legislation threatening Indigenous rights 10/20/2023 08:57pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday vetoed the core aspects of a bill passed by Congress that threatened to undo protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights. The bill proposed to enshrine a legal theory that argues the date Brazil’s Constitution wa Donald Trump is dominating the GOP primary and settling into a new role: Defendant 10/20/2023 08:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After turns as a real estate magnate, a New York tabloid mainstay, a reality TV star and president of the United States, Donald Trump is settling into a new role: defendant. The front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination spent two days this week in a Manhattan courtroo Greek economy wins new vote of confidence with credit rating upgrade and hopes for investment boost 10/20/2023 06:16pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece won new certification of its financial health Friday, as Standard & Poor's became the first of the three major international ratings agencies to upgrade the formerly struggling country's credit rating to investment grade. The one-notch upgrade, from BB+ to BBB-, is Budimir scores 2 as Osasuna beats Granada 2-0. Israeli forward doesn't play over security concerns 10/20/2023 05:35pm • OSASUNA, Spain (AP) — A goal in each half from Ante Budimir gave Osasuna a 2-0 win over Granada on Friday in the Spanish league. Budimir got the first with a left-foot shot after 11 minutes and then doubled the lead with a penalty kick 14 minutes into the second half. Granada was without its Israe In aftermath of Md. judge's fatal shooting, do judges need protection? 10/20/2023 05:34pm • Jason DeLoach, president of the Maryland State Bar Association. (Courtesy MSBA/Maximilian Franz) As Maryland police continued their search for man suspected of fatally shooting a Maryland judge who had awarded custody of the suspect’s children to his wife on the day of the killing, the safety The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts 10/20/2023 04:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices said they would hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by L