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Inflation cooled last month as gas prices fell, though costs remain elevated
WASHINGTON | U.S. inflation slowed last month and a measure of underlying price pressures also cooled, suggesting higher oil and gas prices from the Iran war are only having a limited impact on broader costs in the economy. Consumer prices rose 3.4% in July from a year ago, down slightly from 3.5% in June, the […]
An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia’s Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine | Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a “unique” nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Cutting-edge drones developed by Kyiv since Moscow’s full-scale invasion over four years ago have repeatedly targeted Russian ships in the Black Sea, including warships and […]
Earthquake response strains Colombia’s new government and rescuers as they race against the clock
PEREIRA, Colombia | The search for survivors in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake grew more desperate on Wednesday, two days after the quake brought down buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. The devastation has tested Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella and his government as it scrambles to respond to the natural disaster […]
As blackouts stretch for days, life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity
HAVANA | A 20-minute burst of electricity is a small miracle in Havana nowadays — a miracle that sometimes comes at 3 a.m. That’s when 72-year-old Leidis Rodríguez frantically cooked beans after the lights switched on this week following hours of uninterrupted blackouts. “The power has come back on, everyone go!” Rodríguez shouted. In the […]
Zuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta’s ambitions for world-changing AI technology
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision Monday of what he said artificial intelligence can do for the world, imagining a future where everyone has their own, all-knowing AI agent that strives to improve all aspects of their lives. Zuckerberg detailed his ambitions for the technology in a 6,500-word essay published online where […]
US prosecutors want Tate brothers to remain in custody as they fight extradition to the UK
MIAMI | Prosecutors want social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to remain in federal custody, arguing Monday that the brothers are a flight risk and a danger to the community, as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking. Three days after defense attorneys filed […]
What we know about the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. | The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year. Police have not indicated whether they consider the 29-year-old Black woman’s death suspicious, saying only […]
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
DAMASCUS, Syria | A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. The sentences at the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus are the first against […]
As Trump Media scraps some businesses, it’s doubling down on Truth Social and the president
NEW YORK | The president’s media company has tried its hand at a half-dozen new lines of business to lift its stock, but nothing has worked. Now it’s getting back to its roots. In a conference call with investors Monday, the company behind Truth Social said it will be unwinding much of its expansion and […]
Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles
KYIV, Ukraine | Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for its more than 4-year-old invasion. Zelenskyy said Russian forces used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea in an overnight […]