News French police suicide rate climbs, French govt is flummoxedAssociated Press - By ELAINE GANLEY, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — Three riot police officers, a police commander, a police academy teacher — all are among eight French police officers who have killed themselves recently. That makes 64 so far this year —
Mexico City Mexico City assesses monument damage after anti-rape marchAssociated Press - By AMY GUTHRIE, Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers erected a wooden wall around Mexico City's iconic Angel of Independence monument Saturday after feminists defaced it with graffiti during a raucous and violent protest over string
Portland, OR Portland 'ground zero' for protests between right, left-wingAssociated Press - By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon, on Saturday for a long-hyped rally that attracted President Donald Trump's
Kabul Afghan officials: Suicide attack at wedding hall kills 63Associated Press - By RAHIM FAIEZ and CARA ANNA, Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from a late-night suicide bombing at a crowded wedding party in the Afghan capital rose to at least 63 on Sunday, including women and children, officials said.
Hong Kong Tens of thousands flood Hong Kong park for latest rallyAssociated Press - By KELVIN CHAN and YANAN WANG, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-toting protesters Sunday as they marched from a packed park in central Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become regular
El Paso Times Strangers come for miles to mourn El Paso shooting victimAssociated Press - By RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated PressEL PASO, Texas (AP) — Thousands of strangers came to say goodbye to a woman who was killed in a mass shooting in El Paso after hearing her longtime companion had few family members left. Antonio Basco
Kabul The Latest: Witness says children killed in Kabul blastAssociated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The latest on a suicide bombing inside a crowded wedding hall in Afghanistan's capital (all times local): A witness to a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Afghanistan's capital
Kabul Dozens dead or hurt in wedding party blast in Afghan capitalAssociated Press - By RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide-bomb blast ripped through a wedding party on a busy Saturday night in Afghanistan's capital and dozens of people were killed or wounded, a government official said.
Elizabeth Warren Warren, Sanders get personal with young, black ChristiansAssociated Press - By BILL BARROW, Associated PressCOLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren framed their Democratic presidential bids in personal, faith-based terms Saturday before black millennial Christians who could help determine
Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia standoff suspect charged with attempted murderAssociated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man suspected of shooting six police officers during an hourslong standoff that ended when tear gas caused the man to surrender was charged with attempted murder. Authorities have
Saudi Aramco Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil fieldAssociated Press - By JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described
News Phoenix looks to be next big city with citizen police reviewAssociated Press - By ANITA SNOW, Associated PressPHOENIX (AP) — Dozens of people, mostly African Americans, huddled around tables scattered across a church gymnasium on a recent evening, discussing past run-ins with Phoenix police officers and ways hold
Alaska Blooms, beasts affected as Alaska records hottest monthAssociated Press - By DAN JOLING, Associated PressANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has been America's canary in the coal mine for climate warming, and the yellow bird is swooning. July was Alaska's warmest month ever, according to the National Oceanic
Business Stock market gyrates as the economic picture gets blurredAssociated Press - By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA, AP Business WritersYou're not the only one confused about where the economy is headed. Just look at the stock market, where perplexed investors have been sending stocks on a wild ride in August. And there could be plenty
Obituaries 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' animator Richard Williams has diedAssociated Press - By RAPHAEL SATTER, The Associated PressLONDON (AP) — Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" helped blur the boundaries between the animated world and our own, has
News Doctors say new rule will mean sicker immigrantsAssociated Press - By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Diabetics skipping regular checkups. Young asthmatics not getting preventive care. A surge in expensive emergency room visits. Doctors and public health experts warn of poor health and costs
Gibraltar Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressureAssociated Press - By ARITZ PARRA and HERNAN MUÑOZ, Associated PressGIBRALTAR (AP) — The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to
News Italy's Salvini agrees to let 27 minors off migrant shipAssociated Press - By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated PressROME (AP) — Italy's hard-line interior minister buckled under pressure Saturday and agreed to let 27 unaccompanied minors leave a migrant rescue ship after two weeks at sea, temporarily easing a political
World News Sudanese protesters sign final power-sharing deal with armyAssociated Press - By SAMY MAGDY, Associated PressCAIRO (AP) — Sudan's pro-democracy movement and ruling military council signed a final power-sharing agreement Saturday at a ceremony in the capital, Khartoum, after weeks of tortuous negotiations. The
Nancy Pelosi House speaker as US emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroadAssociated Press - By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — There's an American leader whose words resonate on the global stage. Who draws attention in foreign capitals. Who carries a message from the United States by simply arriving. It's not
Manhattan, NY New York City subway scare suspect taken into police custodyAssociated Press - By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A homeless man from West Virginia faced charges Saturday for allegedly placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station, forcing an evacuation and
News Judge blasts Georgia officials' handling of election systemAssociated Press - By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials have for years ignored, downplayed and failed to address serious problems with the state's election management system and voting machines, a federal judge said
Science Thailand's lost baby dugong dies from shock, eating plasticAssociated Press - By PITCHA DANGPRASITH, Associated PressBANGKOK (AP) — An 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic
World News From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered speciesAssociated Press - By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG, Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — From guitars to traditional medicines and from tusk to tail, mankind's exploitation of the planet's fauna and flora is putting some of them at risk of extinction. Representatives of some
Hong Kong Hong Kong's divide: Protests for democracy, rally for ChinaAssociated Press - By YANAN WANG and KELVIN CHAN, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Pro-democracy protesters marched on one side of Hong Kong's famous harbor on Saturday to demand the government heed their demands. Across the water, a pro-government rally called for end
Kashmir Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in KashmirAssociated Press - By ASHOK SHARMA, Associated PressNEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir began restoring landline phone services on Saturday after a nearly two-week security crackdown and news blackout following a decision by India's
Native Americans Native American voters, once overlooked, seek role for 2020Associated Press - By KALI ROBINSON, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates will descend on Iowa next week to do something that Native Americans say doesn't happen enough: court their vote. At least seven White House hopefuls
Steve Bullock Bullock tries to find middle ground on gunsAssociated Press - By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated PressAs a Democratic politician in deep-red Montana, Steve Bullock has long searched for a middle ground on guns. Now a presidential candidate in a party pushing hard for new gun-control laws, he still is.
Portland, OR At least 13 people arrested at Portland, Oregon, protestAssociated Press - By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed
Business Customs and Border Protection outage snarls major airportsAssociated Press - By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines WriterDALLAS (AP) — Travelers flying into the United States on Friday ran into long lines at major airports nationwide because of a temporary computer outage that affected the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
