Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive
It has been a devastating week for Hezbollah and the people of Lebanon. Bombs hidden in the group’s pagers and walkie-talkies killed dozens of people and wounded thousands — many of them ...
Baltimore Orioles clinch playoff berth for 2nd straight season
Still 2 1/2 months shy of his 21st birthday and the legal drinking age, Jackson Holliday was given his own brand of bubbly in the jubilant Baltimore Orioles clubhouse: a bottle ...
Congress moving swiftly to fund government and avert shutdown before heading home to campaign
Congress is expected Wednesday to give swift approval to a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded ...
Mexico’s most popular president in decades is retiring. What will he leave behind?
Many Mexicans will feel a deep sense of loss when folksy, charismatic, nationalistic President Andrés Manuel López Obrador leaves office on Sept. 30 — and that’s no surprise.
Trump tells women he ‘will be your protector’ as GOP struggles with outreach to female voters
From former President Donald Trump to Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, male Republican candidates are struggling to speak to female voters, using language criticized as ...
Young people in island nations face an existential question: Should they stay or should they go?
It’s the uncomfortable talk that as a young woman, she knows she should have with her parents. They alluded to it, once, but ...
Melania Trump is telling her own story — and again breaking norms for American first ladies
Melania Trump is the first lady who has seldom been there. The wife of Republican presidential candidate and former chief executive Donald Trump walked directly into the fire of public scrutiny ...
As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most successful — and sad-sack — franchises. Under their belts: nine ...
What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s VP debate
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic rival, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to a new survey from ...
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China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean
BEIJING (AP) — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense ...
Residents in India-controlled Kashmir vote in the second phase of polls surrounded by heavy security
Under elaborate security, residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir began casting their votes Wednesday in the second phase of a staggered election for a local government.
Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating flooding in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found.