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Mourners carry the coffins of four family members killed Sunday in an Israeli drone strike that hit their car, during a funeral procession in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Israel has killed more than 100 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire, UN says

Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 11:02 AM CDT

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon killed one person and wounded five on Wednesday as the U.N. rights chief said that Israeli strikes on its northern neighbor have killed more than 100 civilians in 10 months.

Volker Türk called for renewed efforts to bring a permanent end to hostilities in Lebanon following the 14-month Israel- Hezbollah that ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in late November.

The drone strike on a car in the southern Lebanese village of Kafra killed on person and wounded five, Lebanon’s health ministry said. It was not immediately clear who the dead person was.

Türk’s office said that until the end of September, they have verified 103 civilians killed in Lebanon since the ceasefire. There have been no reports of killings from projectiles fired from Lebanon toward Israel since the ceasefire, the office said.

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Hurricane Imelda’s core moving away from Bermuda with conditions expected to improve

Dánica Coto, The Associated Press 3 minute read 1:53 AM CDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The core of Hurricane Imelda was moving past Bermuda early Thursday and weather conditions were expected to improve around the British territory.

A hurricane warning remained in effect. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami previously warned Imelda could bring hurricane-force winds, damaging waves and flash flooding.

"Conditions on the island expected to improve during the next several hours," the center said in a 2 a.m. update.

The storm was about 80 miles (125 kilometers) east-northeast of Bermuda and moving east-northeast at 30 mph (48 kph). The maximum sustained winds fell to 90 mph (150 kph) as the storm weakened from Category 2 to Category 1 strength.

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A man boards up his business' windows in preparation of Hurricane Imelda in Hamilton, Bermuda, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Anthony Wade)

How Syria’s first elections since autocrat Assad’s ouster are expected to unfold

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How Syria’s first elections since autocrat Assad’s ouster are expected to unfold

Abby Sewell, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 1:19 AM CDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December.

Under the 50-year rule of the Assad dynasty, Syria held regular elections in which all Syrian citizens could vote. But in practice, the Assad-led Baath Party always dominated the parliament, and the votes were widely regarded as sham elections.

Outside election analysts said the only truly competitive part of the process came before election day — with the internal primary system in the Baath Party, when party members jockeyed for positions on the list.

The elections to be held on Sunday, however, will not be a fully democratic process either. Rather, most of the People’s Assembly seats will be voted on by electoral colleges in each district, while one third of the seats will be directly appointed by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

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FILE - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa receives the final version of the provisional electoral system for the People's Assembly, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (SANA via AP, file)

Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

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Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

Will Weissert And Josh Boak, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:46 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats spent the first day of the federal government shutdown blaming each other for the dysfunction, as iconic sites representing the nation's core identity — from the Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — were temporarily closed.

The Trump administration enlisted Vice President JD Vance for an appearance in the White House briefing room to argue, falsely, that Democrats refused to keep the government funded because they were trying to extend health coverage to people in the country illegally.

Top Democrats countered that they simply want to renew funding for health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act so that insurance premiums won’t spike nationwide for American families.

Neither side said it would budge, but, as the finger-pointing persisted, the economic pain became more likely to spread — potentially putting hundreds of thousands of jobs and basic services at risk.

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:46 PM CDT

Vice President JD Vance, gestures as he stands with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, right, while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Rescuers turn to heavy machinery as hope fades of finding survivors of Indonesia school collapse

Niniek Karmini And Dita Alangkara, The Associated Press 4 minute read Preview

Rescuers turn to heavy machinery as hope fades of finding survivors of Indonesia school collapse

Niniek Karmini And Dita Alangkara, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 1:39 AM CDT

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescue authorities made the tough decision on Thursday to start using heavy machinery to move large sections of a collapsed school, with no more signs of life from beneath the rubble and nearly 60 teenage students still unaccounted for three days after the building caved in.

Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Pratikno told reporters on the scene in Sidoarjo that the decision had been made in consultation with the families of those still missing.

Five students were rescued Wednesday by workers who tunneled into the rubble using only hand tools. Pratikno said on Thursday work would proceed with extreme caution even though no more signs of life could be detected.

“In any case, we will be very, very careful when using the heavy machines,” said Pratikno, who only goes by one name as is common in Indonesia.

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Rescuers carry a survivor who was pulled out from the rubble after a building under construction collapsed at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alam Syahirul)

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:14 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats.

Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said layoffs were “imminent.” The Office of Management and Budget announced it was putting on hold roughly $18 billion of infrastructure funds for New York's subway and Hudson Tunnel projects — in the hometown of the Democratic leaders of the U.S. House and Senate.

Trump has marveled over the handiwork of his budget director.

“He can trim the budget to a level that you couldn’t do any other way," the president said at the start of the week of OMB Director Russ Vought, who was also a chief architect of the Project 2025 conservative policy book.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:14 PM CDT

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Tropical storm edges toward the Philippines and may grow to a typhoon on path toward China

Kanis Leung, The Associated Press 3 minute read Preview

Tropical storm edges toward the Philippines and may grow to a typhoon on path toward China

Kanis Leung, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 1:09 AM CDT

HONG KONG (AP) — Tropical Storm Matmo edged closer to the Philippines on Thursday and was expected to intensify into a typhoon that could threaten southern China this weekend, just about a week after the region was battered by Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years.

Matmo, which had maximum sustained winds of 65 kph (40 mph), is forecast to move west-northwest to the vicinity of Luzon, the Philippines' most populous region, at about 22 kph (13 mph), according to Hong Kong's observatory on Thursday morning. The country's central region was already grappling with the aftermath of an earthquake that killed dozens of people.

The Philippine weather agency said it may make landfall over southern Isabela province or northern Aurora province on Friday, and is expected to cross northern Luzon. It warned of a moderate risk of life-threatening storm surge in the next 36 hours in some low-lying areas, saying sea travel is risky for all types of vessels around areas where the storm is expected to come ashore.

The Hong Kong observatory forecast Matmo will enter the South China Sea after hitting the Philippines and intensify into a typhoon, bringing winds and showers to the Asian financial hub over the weekend.

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This aerial image shows flooding caused by rain following typhoon Bualoi in Lao Cai, Vietnam, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (Do Tuan Anh/VNA via AP)

Luxembourg’s grand duke will abdicate, passing the throne to his son

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Luxembourg’s grand duke will abdicate, passing the throne to his son

Sam Mcneil, The Associated Press 5 minute read 12:13 AM CDT

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — A monarchy at the heart of Europe is preparing for a generational change. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne on Friday after 25 years as head of state in favor of his eldest son, Guillaume. Henri has filled the largely ceremonial role of grand duke alongside his Cuban-born wife, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, as the government steered the country through troubles like the 2008 financial crisis, the greatest shock to Luxembourg’s economy since the 1970s.

The tall and reserved 70-year-old Henri was educated in France, Switzerland and at the United Kingdom's military academy Sandhurst. His 43-year-old son followed a similar path — going to school in London, Switzerland, France and Sandhurst before working in Belgian, German and Spanish firms. He is married to Belgian-born Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy; they have two sons, aged 5 and 2.

After his father abdicates in a ceremony at the Grand Ducal Palace, built of yellow stone and decorated with spires and ironwork, Guillaume will be crowned and then swear an oath to Luxembourg's constitution before the 60 elected members of the Chamber of Deputies, the duchy's parliament. After taking over from his father, Guillaume will tour the small nation, about the size of Rhode Island, and end with a Sunday mass with Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich at the Catholic Notre-Dame de Luxembourg cathedral.

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FILE - This photo combination shows Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, left, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Luxembourg's Crown Prince Guillaume in Tokyo, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

Delta jets have ‘low-speed collision’ on the ground at New York’s LaGuardia, injuring 1

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Delta jets have ‘low-speed collision’ on the ground at New York’s LaGuardia, injuring 1

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 11:49 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided Wednesday night while on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring at least one person in what the airline described as a “low-speed collision.”

The wing of an aircraft getting ready to take off to Roanoke, Virginia, hit the fuselage of an aircraft arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, according to a statement from Delta.

A flight attendant had non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, according a statement from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. There were no reports of passengers injured, the airline said.

The rest of the airport's operations were not expected to be impacted, according to Delta.

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FILE - A man waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Behind bars but not silenced: Veteran Turkish columnist perseveres through ‘prison journalism’

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Behind bars but not silenced: Veteran Turkish columnist perseveres through ‘prison journalism’

Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press 4 minute read 12:16 AM CDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish journalist Fatih Altayli has been imprisoned, but his reporting remains defiantly alive.

From behind bars, the veteran journalist delivers news and sharp political commentary on his YouTube channel through letters relayed by his lawyers. The letters are read aloud by an assistant in an initiative Altayli's peers have dubbed “prison journalism.”

“Fatih Altayli has launched a new form of journalism: prison journalism,” fellow journalist Murat Yetkin, wrote on his news website, Yetkin Report. “Drawing on visits from legislators, letters, and his lawyers — he continues his journalism uninterrupted, conveying not only information from inside but also insights about the outside world.”

Altayli, whose YouTube program attracts hundreds of thousands of views daily, was arrested in June on charges of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an accusation he strongly denies. Critics say his arrest, which comes amid a deepening crackdown on the opposition, was aimed at silencing a government critic.

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An empty chair takes center stage at a TV studio set where imprisoned Turkish journalist Fatih Altayli continues to deliver news on his YouTube show through letters read by his assistant, in Istanbul, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

South Korea’s president apologizes over poorly managed foreign adoption programs

Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press 2 minute read Preview

South Korea’s president apologizes over poorly managed foreign adoption programs

Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press 2 minute read 12:13 AM CDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president apologized Thursday for poorly managed foreign adoption programs that were rife with abuses and fraud, months after the country’s truth commission admitted state responsibilities for such practices for the first time.

President Lee Jae Myung said in a Facebook post that he was offering “heartfelt apology and words of comfort” on behalf of the country to South Koreans adopted abroad and their adoptive and birth families.

Findings by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and recent court rulings have confirmed some cases of human rights abuses in the course of international adoptions, Lee said, adding that the government failed to play its role in such cases. He did not elaborate.

Lee said he “feels heavy-hearted” when he thinks about “anxiety, pain and confusion” that South Korean adoptees would have suffered when they were sent abroad as children. He asked officials to formulate systems to safeguard the human rights of adoptees and support their efforts to find their birth parents.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers his speech during a celebration to mark 77th Armed Forces Day in Gyeryong, South Korea Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)

Asian shares track Wall St’s rise as tech shares advance and investors shrug off the US shutdown

Teresa Cerojano, The Associated Press 4 minute read Preview

Asian shares track Wall St’s rise as tech shares advance and investors shrug off the US shutdown

Teresa Cerojano, The Associated Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:34 PM CDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's rise to records despite the the shutdown of the U.S. government.

Technology shares jumped on expectations of higher demand for computer chips due to a partnership between South Korean tech and OpenAI.

U.S. futures and oil prices also rose.

South Korea's Kospi climbed 2.9% to 3,555.63 after Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced their agreement with OpenAI to supply its Stargate data hubs with memory chips.

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Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A freed political prisoner refuses to be deported from Belarus and promptly vanishes

Yuras Karmanau, The Associated Press 6 minute read Preview

A freed political prisoner refuses to be deported from Belarus and promptly vanishes

Yuras Karmanau, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 1:26 AM CDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Scores of political prisoners pardoned by the authoritarian leader of Belarus sat on a bus waiting to cross the border with Lithuania last month, minutes from freedom. Suddenly, one of them stood up, forced the door open and got off, defiantly refusing to leave his homeland in what he called as a forced deportation.

Since that incident on Sept. 11, Mikalai Statkevich hasn't been seen. Human rights activists are demanding that Belarusian authorities reveal what has happened to the 69-year-old opposition politician and former presidential candidate.

Statkevich was one of 52 political prisoners pardoned by President Alexander Lukashenko as part of a deal brokered by the United States.

Fellow political prisoner Maksim Viniarski, who was traveling with him on the bus, told The Associated Press that “Statkevich looked determined — ready to fight not only for himself, but for the freedom of all Belarusians.”

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Updated: 1:26 AM CDT

October 2, 2025

Israel has killed more than 100 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire, UN says

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Hurricane Imelda’s core moving away from Bermuda with conditions expected to improve

Hurricane Imelda’s core moving away from Bermuda with conditions expected to improve

How Syria’s first elections since autocrat Assad’s ouster are expected to unfold

How Syria’s first elections since autocrat Assad’s ouster are expected to unfold

Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

Rescuers turn to heavy machinery as hope fades of finding survivors of Indonesia school collapse

Rescuers turn to heavy machinery as hope fades of finding survivors of Indonesia school collapse

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

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Tropical storm edges toward the Philippines and may grow to a typhoon on path toward China

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Delta jets have ‘low-speed collision’ on the ground at New York’s LaGuardia, injuring 1

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Behind bars but not silenced: Veteran Turkish columnist perseveres through ‘prison journalism’

Behind bars but not silenced: Veteran Turkish columnist perseveres through ‘prison journalism’

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South Korea’s president apologizes over poorly managed foreign adoption programs

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Asian shares track Wall St’s rise as tech shares advance and investors shrug off the US shutdown

A freed political prisoner refuses to be deported from Belarus and promptly vanishes

A freed political prisoner refuses to be deported from Belarus and promptly vanishes

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