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Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country’s fragile biodiversity
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world’s richest countries whose plant and animal life is under the greatest threat.
German chancellor’s Social Democrats seek to hold off far right in Brandenburg state election
A state election is taking place in Brandenburg on Sunday, three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany. Around 2.1 million people are ...
4 killed and multiple people wounded in Birmingham late night shooting, Alabama police say
Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and news reports. There were multiple ...
Death toll rises to 30 after methane leak causes explosion at eastern Iran coal mine, state TV says
A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens of others, state media reported Sunday. The state-run IRNA ...
Over 100 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, with some hitting near northern city of Haifa
Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to ...
New York City interim police commissioner says federal authorities searched his homes
New York City’s interim police commissioner revealed late Saturday that federal authorities had executed search warrants at his homes the previous day. Thomas Donlon, who ...
White Sox lose 119th game to tie the AL record as the Padres win 6-2 behind 3 home runs
The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record with their 119th loss on Saturday night, when Xander Bogaerts and Elias Díaz each hit a two-run homer to help the San Diego ...
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No. 1 Texas keeps rolling behind Manning and Blue and routs ULM 51-3 in last game before SEC play
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning earned his first career win as a starter and Jaydon Blue scored four touchdowns as No. 1 Texas ran over Louisiana-Monroe 51-3 on Saturday night. The Longhorns took ...
Cleveland Guardians clinch AL Central title when Royals lose to Giants
Forget about the final score. For the Cleveland Guardians, it was time to celebrate again. Cleveland clinched its second AL Central championship in three years Saturday when ...
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri Lanka’s presidential election
Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, ...
World leaders are gathering in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy
Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across a fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering are ...
More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents means fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco
Sidewalks once teeming with tents, tarps and people passed out next to heaps of trash have largely disappeared from great swathes of San Francisco, a city widely known for its ...