South Carolina sets Nov. 1 execution as state ramps up use of death chamber
South Carolina’s high court on Friday set a date of Nov. 1 to put to death a man who killed a store clerk a quarter-century ago, the second of an expected six ...
Peru celebrates 20 years of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru on Thursday celebrated two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean ...
Soul-searching and regret over unheeded Helene warnings
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Before Hurricane Helene’s landfall last week, the National Weather Service began an all-out blitz to alert emergency planners, first responders and residents across the ...
Two London police officers reinstated over stop and search of Black athletes
Two former Metropolitan Police officers in London have been handed their jobs back and will receive back pay after winning an ...
For Pittsburgh Jews, attack anniversary adds to an already grim October
Jewish communities everywhere reacted with horror at last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, but the approaching ...
Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 14 people
A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, killing at least 14 people in floods and landslides in several towns and villages in central and southern ...
Clashes in Kenya as people discuss the deputy president’s impeachment motion
Supporters and opponents of Kenya’s deputy president clashed Friday at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ...
Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
The European Union’s top court said Friday that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its ...
Eric Adams’s future in question as legal woes threaten to mount
Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams is fighting for his political life as he finds himself in the middle of a legal ...
Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if ...
Work and travel resume across Taiwan after Typhoon Krathon finally dissipates
Work, classes and flights resumed across Taiwan on Friday after Typhoon Krathon brought torrential rainfall to the island but ...
The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence
Wars, a refugee crisis, famine and artificial intelligence could all be recognized when Nobel Prize announcements begin next week under a shroud of violence. The prize ...