Lawyer and family of U.S. Air Force airman killed by Florida deputy demand that he face charges (apnews.com)
US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas (apnews.com)
A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U.S. could be headed to trial in New York City, after prosecutors filed a request Thursday to move him from Texas....
Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago (apnews.com)
China’s economic recovery dragged down by property slump and weak consumption in July (apnews.com)
A trainee doctor is raped and killed in India, sparking protests and an attack at a medical college (apnews.com)
A trainee doctor was raped and killed, sparking protests in several cities and an attack on a medical college campus as doctors and paramedics in several cities across India demand better and safer working conditions....
Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change (apnews.com)
The delta is a critical conduit between the rest of Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico — “a dynamo” that continually exchanges energy between the river systems and the Gulf, says Bill Finch, director of a forest research center. Two-thirds of the state drains to the delta, which cleans water and warehouses silt that could...
Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says (apnews.com)
British energy giant reports violating toxic pollutant limits at Louisiana wood pellet facilities (apnews.com)
British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits....
Hezbollah confirms a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut (apnews.com)
UN refugee agency urges Cyprus government to process asylum seekers pushed into a UN buffer zone (apnews.com)
Flooding from the remnants of Debby leads to high water rescues in New York, Pennsylvania (apnews.com)
Brazil plane crash in Sao Paulo state kills all 61 aboard, airline says | AP News (apnews.com)
Olympic sprinter Knighton allowed to run at US trials after contamination case (apnews.com)
Veteran human rights advocate freed in swap says Russia is sliding back toward Stalinist times (apnews.com)
A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically elected president became leader....
3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna (apnews.com)
A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria’s interior minister said Friday....
Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge (apnews.com)
Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes....
Fifth inmate dies at Wisconsin prison as former warden pleads not guilty to misconduct charge (apnews.com)
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Dominican Republic trying to identify the remains of 14 decomposed bodies found on abandoned vessel (apnews.com)
Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic worked Wednesday to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel 10 nautical miles of its northern coast....
In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town (apnews.com)
Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project....
Flush with federal funds, dam removal advocates seize opportunity to open up rivers, restore habitat (apnews.com)
On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries....
Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York....
Senior economics aide Gene Sperling is leaving the White House to work on the Harris campaign (apnews.com)
White House senior adviser Gene Sperling is leaving his administration position to work with Vice President Kamala Harris’ election campaign as the Democrats step up efforts to challenge Donald Trump on policy issues in November’s election....
Commodities giant Glencore is ordered to pay over $150M in wake of Congo mining bribery case (apnews.com)
Federal prosecutors in Switzerland said Monday they have found Glencore’s international unit “criminally liable” and ordered the commodities giant to pay over $150 million in fines and compensation after ending a probe of bribery in connection with Congo’s mining industry over a decade ago....
Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party might be dissolved, but its former chief remains hopeful (apnews.com)
BANGKOK (AP) — The charismatic Thai politician who led his young, progressive party to a stunning general election victory a year ago is urging supporters not to lose hope, even if the party is disbanded by a legal order....
Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings (apnews.com)
A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast....
