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By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — A volley of fire between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has threatened to upend a 2022 truce in Yemen and open another front in the already expanding war in the Middle East after …

By SCOTT BAUER and JONATHAN J. COOPER MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election, increasing the pressure on a Democratic establishment that has …

A 27-year-old man was arrested inside a mansion in the gated Hidden Hills community near Calabasas reportedly owned by Kim Kardashian on suspicion of burglary and taking a car for a joyride. Deputies at the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station were …

By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new ingredients or additives into processed or packaged foods. The proposal would …

By GARY FIELDS WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been 12 months since President Donald Trump announced a crime emergency in Washington, pledging to make the city “safe and beautiful” and deploying the National Guard. But a mission that seemed temporary has …

The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, …

By JAIMIE DING Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially …

Arday made history in 2023 as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor (Picture: ITV) Professor Jason Arday has called off upcoming events to promote his book amidst a plagiarism row with the University of Cambridge. Arday, who made history in 2023 as Cambridge’s …

The flight to Toronto was forced to make all of its passengers disembark (Picture: John Keeble/Getty Images) A flight in Canada was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt. A Porter Airlines service at Victoria …

Some of his victims had self-harmed and carved his aliases on their skin (Picture: NCA) A 17-year-old forced girls to self-harm and perform sex acts in a campaign against more than 100 victims, the National Crime Agency has said. Justin …

Salis Hanrahan’s funeral took place in Hayes on Monday Traffic in a corner of west London came to a standstill as hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of a British illegal immigrant shot dead in the US.  Salis Hanrahan, …

Just tell them to buzz off (Picture: Getty/Metro) Buzzzzzzzzz buzz buzz buzzzzz buzzz buzzz. There’s a good chance that you’re hearing this sound as you read this – UK homes are being overrun with a plague of houseflies this summer. …

After trying to play through the rain, the umpires gave up. Before the start of the second inning, they called for the tarp. The White Sox’ series finale against the Guardians Sunday at Rate Field is being delayed by rain, …

The Illinois comptroller’s office announced it’s investigating Bohemian National Cemetery after a tip last month led investigators to find equipment failures and remains being improperly stored. Investigators from the state comptroller’s office visited the North Park cemetery the morning after …

By MANUEL RUEDA and ASTRID SUÁREZ BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, causing serious damage to buildings in the region and prompting evacuations as far away as in the capital, Bogota. The regional …

By The Associated Press Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia’s Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 75 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in the 4-year-old war. …

Radio got hit with a double whammy of bad news last week, affecting both AM and FM bands. First, Inland Empire album rocker KCAL-FM (96.7 FM) fired its entire on-air staff to go fully automated classic rock, and Cumulus Media …

It’s not you, Southern California: The shrinking pay raise you recently got isn’t keeping up with the surging cost of living. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found when looking at wage data from the federal Employment Cost Index for private-sector …

By CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA and MARK BANCHEREAU BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch …