Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil’s presidential election
BRASILIA, Brazil | Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday’s vote. The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither […]
A Saudi-led coalition says its fighter jets are bombing Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels
ADEN, Yemen | Forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government began a major offensive Monday against the Iranian-backed Houthis rebels on the country’s Red Sea coast, under an intensified air campaign by the Saudi-led coalition. The offensive came just after the rebels said they had captured more territory in the southwestern part of Yemen, taking a […]
FACT FOCUS: What’s known about the FlyDubai attack probe and the red flags about the suspect
JERUSALEM | The investigation into the thwarted FlyDubai cockpit attack last week has turned into a wide security and intelligence probe spanning from the Middle East to New Zealand as authorities try to figure out how the suspect, previously flagged for extremist views in Oman, was cleared to fly an Israel-bound flight. Investigators in the […]
PEN America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high
NEW YORK | Nearly 12,000 bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression organization began tracking removals five years ago. For the second straight year, Stephen King was the author most likely to have his work withdrawn. Many […]
Brock Purdy throws 2 TD passes to lead the undefeated 49ers past the Broncos 24-14
Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and Christian McCaffrey ran for a score to lead the undefeated San Francisco 49ers to a 24-14 victory over the Denver Broncos Sunday.
US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
WASHINGTON | The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base. The bombers were redeployed to their home bases in the United States, according to a Pentagon official who […]
Inside the DC ‘Power to the People’ festival headlined by Bruce Springsteen
COLUMBIA, Md. | In the shadow of Washington, Bruce Springsteen and a few musical giants had a message for the world: “Let them hear you in Washington,” he cheered. The Boss played a number of political songs during his headlining set at the inaugural “Power to the People” star-studded protest festival at Columbia, Maryland’s Merriweather […]
2 killed, dozens hurt as gunfire erupts at homecoming block party in south Georgia
VIENNA, Ga. | Law enforcement officials are still working to determine just what happened when a chaotic homecoming party spanning a four-block radius of a southern Georgia town erupted in gunfire early Sunday, leaving two people dead and nearly three dozen others injured. Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy identified the two people killed as 21-year-old […]
Former Prince Andrew files a legal action to quash warrants that led to searches of his residence
LONDON | The former Prince Andrew has filed a legal action challenging the warrants that authorized searches at two of his homes earlier this year as British police investigated allegations related to his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A judicial spokesperson confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had filed a claim with the High […]
REEL NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in Monday’s NewsMinute video
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