South Korea’s president denies wrongdoing in a growing scandal
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denied wrongdoing Thursday in a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife that’s severely hurting his approval ...
Paul George gets booed in his return to LA for the 1st time since leaving Clippers to join 76ers
Paul George heard about it in his return to Los Angeles on Wednesday night for the first time since leaving the Clippers last summer for the Philadelphia 76ers. Fans booed ...
Israel passes law that would allow it to deport the families of Palestinian attackers
Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged ...
Middle East latest: Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands northern Gaza operations
Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation ...
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Cavaliers mark historic 9-0 start by getting coach Kenny Atkinson all wet
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Taking their cues from Jarrett Allen, the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated the first 9-0 start to a season in franchise history by pouring water bottles over coach Kenny Atkinson’s ...
Giuliani to appear in a NYC court after missing a deadline to surrender assets
Rudy Giuliani will appear in a New York City courtroom on Thursday to explain to a federal judge why he hasn’t surrendered his valuables as part of a $148 million defamation ...
Joe Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president’s resounding loss
Joe Biden’s name wasn’t on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris’ resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces ...
When should kids start using social media? Australia’s government proposes age limit of 16
The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using ...
Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island and knocked out the country’s power grid. The magnitude of the impact remained unclear ...
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European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
CHICAGO (AP) — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees ...
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again as residents to relocate from its danger zone
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted again Thursday, spewing a column of hot clouds that rose 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) from its peak, three days after a midnight ...
Westerly advances to girls D2 soccer final with win over Ponaganset
Westerly girls soccer punched a ticket to the D2 title with a 3-0 win over Ponaganset on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs will faceoff against the number one seed, Prout, at 1:30 on Saturday at Rhode ...