Security tight in Nigeria as appeals court is to rule on president's disputed election victory
An appeals court in Nigeria is to rule on whether President Bola Tinubu’s election victory in February was legitimate — a highly anticipated decision that has put Africa’s most populous country on edge
2023-09-06 15:52
Searchers trying to 'stress' escaped Pennsylvania killer and force a mistake, official says as manhunt enters its 7th day
About 200 law enforcement personnel are searching for escaped convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante in eastern Pennsylvania, hoping to "stress him" out of hiding as the manhunt Wednesday stretches into its seventh day, a US Marshals Service official said.
2023-09-06 15:22
Will he go by plane or train? How Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia for another meeting with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s possible trip to Russia this month might be like his first one in 2019 — a rattling, 20-hour ride aboard a green-and-yellow armored train that is a quirky symbol of his family’s dynastic leadership
2023-09-06 14:29
Fighting between rival US-backed groups in Syria could undermine war against the Islamic State group
The weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria point to dangerous seams in the coalition that has kept a lid on the defeated Islamic State group for years
2023-09-06 13:52
Sri Lanka government to investigate allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings
Sri Lanka's government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
2023-09-06 13:47
Stock market today: Asian markets are mostly lower as oil prices push higher
Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a decline on Wall Street as traders returned from a long holiday weekend
2023-09-06 13:29
Things to know about aid, lawsuits and tourism nearly a month after fire leveled a Hawaii community
It's been nearly a month since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people in Hawaii
2023-09-06 13:28
Ben Shelton tops Frances Tiafoe at the US Open for his first Slam semifinal. Novak Djokovic is next
Ben Shelton has reached his first major semifinal by beating Frances Tiafoe in four sets at the U.S. Open
2023-09-06 13:27
Carmakers fail privacy test, give owners little or no control on personal data they collect
Cars are getting an “F” in data privacy
2023-09-06 13:24
Nearly 5 decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape in New York, new DNA testing exonerates 72-year-old man
Nearly five decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape, a New York judge has overturned the conviction of Leonard Mack following new DNA testing that eliminated him as the perpetrator and identified a different man who has since confessed to the crime, prosecutors announced.
2023-09-06 13:20
Kentucky Democrat Beshear links GOP challenger to reality of abortion law in reelection campaign
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has pushed his opposition to Kentucky’s abortion ban to the forefront of his reelection campaign
2023-09-06 12:50
Federal budget deficit expected to nearly double to around $2 trillion, government watchdog says
The federal budget deficit is expected to balloon to about $2 trillion for fiscal year 2023, roughly double what it was in the previous fiscal year, according to a government watchdog group.
2023-09-06 12:27