Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government on Thursday declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori and granted...
Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his stabbing, ‘Knife,’ is a National Book Award nominee
NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie's “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” his explicit and surprisingly resilient memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022,...
US consumer watchdog moves to permanently ban Navient from federal student loan servicing
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has filed a proposed order to permanently ban Navient from directly servicing federal student...
A strike would add to turbulent times at Boeing
A strike by the 33,000 factory workers who assemble some of Boeing's best-selling planes would come as another blow to a company whose bottom...
Explosion at an Idaho gas station leaves two critically injured and others presumed dead
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say two people were badly burned and two others are believed to be dead after an explosion and fire...
Pakistan says it has met all of the IMF’s conditions to secure a new...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Thursday that his country has met all the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund...
Catholic leaders discuss family and fraternity during congress in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The world is wounded, Catholic leaders said Thursday in Ecuador. But an emphasis on supporting the family could be a...
Next year’s Jan. 6 election certification will get extra security to prevent another riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to prevent another riot like the one on Jan. 6, 2021, the Homeland Security secretary has designated the...
California governor signs a bill bringing back harsh penalties for smash-and-grab robberies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies...
Senate committee to vote to hold Steward Health Care CEO in contempt
BOSTON (AP) — Members of a Senate committee looking into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy said they plan to adopt two resolutions next week...