Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will…
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Julia Buckley, CNN At the far southwestern tip of England, dangling into the Atlantic, the remote region of Cornwall rarely feels like the center of…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rates rise this week to 6.94%
By MATT OTT AP Business Reporter WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week ahead of another expected rate…
Continue Reading Oregon’s newest House district holds first general election
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. House race in Oregon’s newly created 6th Congressional…
Continue Reading Qatar’s 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away. Qatar has been on an often bumpy…
Continue Reading US home sales fell in September for eighth straight month
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in September for the eighth month in a row, matching the pre-pandemic…
Continue Reading German court: Driving SUV alone doesn’t justify higher fine
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany ruled Thursday that driving an SUV isn’t itself a reason for imposing higher fines for traffic infractions.…
Continue Reading Cincinnati youth football coach gunned down after practice
CINCINNATI (AP) — A community is mourning a youth football coach who was killed in a shooting in Cincinnati after practice had finished. Jermaine…
Continue ReadingFrom Comet Halley, Orionid meteor shower is most visible this week
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN One of nature’s most anticipated light shows is set to climax this week, as space debris and dust trails from the famous…
Continue Reading Analysis: The ripples of the war Russia says isn’t a war
By TAMER FAKAHANY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s not a war, Vladimir Putin said then — and says now. It’s a “special military…
Continue Reading ‘Chinese chorizo’ honors fusion of two cultures in Arizona
By TERRY TANG Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — If not for the coronavirus pandemic, Feng-Feng Yeh might never have learned about a…
Continue Reading Russian, Ukrainian troops gird for major battle in Kherson
By SABRA AYRES and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared Thursday to be girding for a major…
Continue Reading ÚK: Russian fighter releases missile in technical mistake
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense secretary revealed Thursday that a Russian fighter jet released a missile near an RAF aircraft operating in…
Continue Reading Iran’s Olympic chief claims no punishment coming for climber
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The president of Iran’s national Olympic committee has claimed that competitive…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How ranked choice voting works in Alaska
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press Most Americans are used to casting their ballot for a single person for each office. But Alaska’s races unfold in…
Continue ReadingThe Fed may have to blow up the economy to get inflation under control
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is most likely going to raise interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point again on…
Continue Reading Yacht linked to sanctioned Russian tycoon leaves Hong Kong
By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian tycoon Alexey Mordashov has left Hong Kong…
Continue Reading WHO: Ugandan Ebola outbreak ‘rapidly evolving’ after 1 month
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A top World Health Organization official says Uganda’s Ebola…
Continue ReadingChinese stocks tumble to multi-year lows in New York and Hong Kong amid party congress
By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese stocks have hit multi-year lows in New York and Hong Kong amid growing concerns about China’s rising Covid…
Continue Reading Pacific Rim finance leaders mull ways to curb inflation
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Finance ministers of major Pacific Rim economies have pledged to combat inflation and seek…
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