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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. Isaias was located about 285 miles (460 kilometers) west of Progreso…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed that they attacked military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia as the war between the kingdom and the Iran-backed rebels escalated. Israelis are marking the third anniversary of the Palestinian militant Hamas group’s deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, which sparked a devastating war in…
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal announced its intention to cease search and rescue operations for victims of the Aug. 26 flood that killed at least 1,455 people with thousands more still missing. Family members of 5,285 people who remain unaccounted for, including hundreds of foreign nationals, expressed mixed…
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Lawmakers in Kosovo elected economist and academic Justina Shiroka Pula as the country’s new president in a marathon late-night session, moments before a constitutional deadline that would have forced a snap election. The election late Tuesday was a significant moment in a political crisis in…
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules. “Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old: how homochirality can emerge spontaneously,”…
ATHENS (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to call for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries. In Athens to discuss deepening economic, energy and security cooperation with Greece…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv and a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 12 civilians, including three children, and wounding more than 40 in Moscow's latest devastating barrage, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine had anticipated the attack, with…
Countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the artificial intelligence boom, heavy borrowing and shocks from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the head of the IMF said Wednesday. “Some very tough political choices…
JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel gears up for its first elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns. Nearly every poster, stump speech or televised debate seems to reference the attack, which has scarred the country and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Continuity will be the immediate emphasis for Skydance, the newly created entertainment behemoth borne of Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery that closed on Tuesday. For now, it will show off its bulging bundle of intellectual properties, with the official announcement touting…
HAYES, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman may have spent nearly two decades in Congress, but the Republican is emphasizing the humbler parts of his resume while running for another term this year. His advertisements talk about his work in a tomato cannery and on a fishing boat, and how he commutes to Washington
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, and her attorneys are set to head to court Wednesday to seek more information about what went wrong. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as…
World shares retreated Wednesday after U.S. stocks hit all-time highs, lifted by expectations of fat corporate earnings. In early European trading, the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.4% to 7,836.77, while Britain's FTSE 100 shed 0.1% to 10,532.87. In Germany, the DAX lost 0.4% to 25,338.97. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.9%…
REIM, Israel (AP) — Israelis gathered Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has left much of the territory in ruins and its 2 million people living in dire conditions. In southern Israel, families mourned…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump's unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran. The…
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing two of Hollywood’s most storied legacy film studios under one mammoth media and entertainment conglomerate named Skydance. Now, Skydance must decide how to make the most out of a trove of entertainment assets…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Voters in Charleston got a chance to meet the people running for office face-to-face Tuesday night. The Black Voter Impact Initiative held a candidate forum at First Baptist Church to educate the community about local elections and connect voters with those seeking office. “We're just an…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — On Tuesday, the Hershel "Woody" Williams Statue Commission held their first meeting to start the process of immortalizing the war hero and West Virginia native in the nation's capital. Governor Patrick Morrisey signed an executive order last year to form the commission to oversee the plans…
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins distanced herself from President Donald Trump during her first Maine Senate debate with Democrat Troy Jackson, arguing she has maintained her political independence by repeatedly voting against Trump's agenda and saying that she's “not exactly his favorite senator.” Democrats are…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting secretary of the U.S. Army said Tuesday that the man convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3. In a post on social media, acting Secretary Adam Telle said the execution of Army Maj. Nidal
SOUTH POINT, Ohio (WOWK) -- Lawrence County leaders and Desco representatives gathered to celebrate the official grand opening of the new South Point location. The company's CEO and staff members joined local leaders for the ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning. Ohio Latest News: The event featured guest speakers…
FLATWOODS, Ky. (WOWK) -- Flatwoods City Council is discussing an ordinance that would clarify rules and regulations when it comes to electric bikes, scooters and golf carts. Mayor Buford Hurley said the latest ordinance has been a year in the making, after multiple accidents and complaints involving e-bikes were…
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia will sign a revised health agreement with the United States that will not include contentious clauses committing the African nation to share patient health data and specimens with the U.S. government. The five-year deal is worth $3.6 billion in total, combined funding from both countries…
(WOWK) — An organization that works to help the masses is relying on wheels to make sure it can reach as many people as possible. In this episode, the director of the Boone County Family Support Center joins us to discuss the launch of its satellite locations. Watch On the Record with Amanda Barren weeknights
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government on Tuesday approved urgent measures to tackle the housing crisis, after violence erupted in Barcelona as tens of thousands took to the streets demanding a quick resolution. The angry protests followed nationwide demonstrations over the weekend. All were triggered by the eviction of…
MILTON, W.Va. (WOWK) -- A Cabell County volunteer fire department has some new wheels on its fleet, and it's something they've never had in the firehouse before. Milton Volunteer Fire Department's Truck 4 is the station's first-ever ladder truck. The truck comes from New York State, is 47 feet long and reaches 105…
Editor's Note: This story was updated with information from the criminal complaint. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A Sissonville man is in custody after he allegedly made threats toward CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, which prompted a lockdown. According to the Charleston Police Department, Anthony Ryan…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton's longtime creative director, Steve Summers, designed hundreds of dresses and outfits for the late singer and entertainer every year, so he saw her in many stages of her career. “Every person in here has a different Dolly Parton that they are in love with,” Summers told a crowd of
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey, along with attorneys general from 31 other states, filed a friend of the court brief at the U.S. Supreme Court to seek financial judgments on behalf of victims and family members of victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. According to…
PHOENIX (AP) — A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system stole personal information for more than a million people and is believed to have started when a court employee clicked a malicious link in an email. The Arizona Supreme Court said the information was copied for 1.3 million people with unpaid court fees, fines and…
Tropical depression nine, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane, is projected to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the region by Sunday.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WOWK) — Governor Andy Beshear designated October as Manufacturing Month in Kentucky Tuesday, saying the industry employs more than 260,000 people in the commonwealth. "Kentucky's historic economic success is fueled in part by our essential manufacturing industry and the hardworking people across our…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK)- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals are honoring everyone who has gone through the fight. Thomas Orthopedic Hospital in downtown Charleston held a Courage Walk Tuesday afternoon. Employees of the hospital and breast cancer survivors walked around the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Columbus Day falls on Monday, Oct. 12, and that means the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will be mostly unavailable. Postal services will resume the next day on Oct. 13, but until then, customers will not be able to make use of any post office locations. W.Va. Latest News: However, not all
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Some of the students outraged by Cornell University's handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape are directing their ire at the school’s president, a longtime molecular physiology professor who has faced several crises since taking the top job. Michael Kotlikoff was Cornell's longest-serving…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102. Saint, whose acting work lasted well into her 90s, died at her home in
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible case of plague at a Siberian research institute. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he would be talking with Putin about the case “very soon.” Health…
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Soprano, meet Vito Corleone. In a marriage of two massive Hollywood portfolios, Paramount’s $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday, uniting everything from cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny and SpongeBob Squarepants to news delivered by Anderson Cooper and Gayle King. The…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Print rollers are a common tool in the world of printmaking, but Marshall University's School of Art & Design is scaling up the idea for a new printing project. According to a Tuesday release, the school is sharing a public printmaking experience at Pullman Square in Huntington on Oct. 16…
Christa Pike is alive and speaking nearly a week after she was given to two lethal injection doses during a failed execution attempt, her attorneys confirmed Tuesday.
PARIS (AP) — Coco Chanel designed her postwar suit so women could move. Seven decades later, designer Matthieu Blazy has made it stretch. Suits in a new “smocked tweed” anchored Blazy’s spring-summer 2027 collection for Chanel, shown Monday night at the Grand Palais beneath a flock of illuminated birds as Nicole…
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is awake and speaking at a hospital, her lawyers said Tuesday, six days after the state's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection left her unconscious and on a ventilator. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as executioners attempted to put her to death last…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley's Graceland. Paul Simon sang about going there to ease an aching heart in 1986 on a Grammy-winning album titled, well, “Graceland." A year later, Philadelphia punk band The Dead Milkmen wrote their own song about a trip to Graceland that was decidedly less reverent, with lyrics…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – About a dozen Ohio laws take effect Tuesday, including measures requiring drivers to provide basic identifying information at traffic stops and mandating that schools teach students they are more likely to succeed if they get married before having children. Gov. Mike DeWine signed 13 bills on…
Your lunch order or afternoon snack may have to be put on hold.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A Huntington man was sentenced Monday for the production of child porn, a release from the Department of Justice said. Marlon Leftwich, 46, of Huntington, was sentenced 20 years and six months in prison and 20 years of supervised release after pleading guilty. He must also register as a sex…
McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in Illinois, said McDonald’s pricing tool uses artificial intelligence to collect…
The pneumonic plague is nearly always fatal without treatment.
TORONTO (AP) — The first image ever taken of a human being standing atop Mount Everest was of Tenzing Norgay. When he and Edmund Hillary reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain on May 29, 1953, one of the first things Hillary did was take out his camera and aim it at his fellow
WASHINGTON (AP) — The primary Senate Republican super PAC is sending reinforcements to deep red South Carolina as President Donald Trump prepares to travel there to boost Sen. Darline Graham. The Senate Leadership Fund is putting $5 million in the state to shore up Graham, who was appointed this summer as an interim…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a “highly classified”…
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Ohio authorities are working to learn how five children, all under the age of 13, ended up living in a boarded-up house. According to Dayton PD, the children, ranging in age from 4 to 12, were removed from a house that had no electricity or food inside on Friday afternoon. Dayton
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after President Donald Trump said he would start paying for controversial taxpayer-funded ads with a campaign account, there's no sign he plans to refund the millions of federal dollars already spent on them. Nearly $12 million worth of ads have already aired, according to AdImpact, as part of…
CNN has a new owner: Skydance. After a tumultuous, roughly yearlong process, Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday. And beyond Hollywood, the mega merger brings two titans of the American TV news landscape — CBS and CNN — under the same roof. On the eve of the…
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested and charged a 30-year-old from Washington state with encouraging an 18-year-old to commit one of the worst school shootings in Canada's history by offering to livestream the February attack, providing money and sharing advice on how to delete…
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella offered legal assistance Tuesday to a group of Colombian military veterans who were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and recently extradited from the Caribbean country to Florida after their case languished for years…
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted a $3.7 billion investment by the military technology company Anduril to build components for nuclear-powered submarines at a Baltimore-area shipyard. It's one of a series of events Trump is holding across the country to showcase investments in factories, as…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island during a Fourth of July celebration and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation. Lawyers for the friends said they intend to file several more defamation claims…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU junior offensive lineman Bubba Grayson spoke on his transition to Power 4 football and his assessment of the Mountaineers' offensive line. Senior kicker Jack Cassidy talked about his unique journey to American football. The Irishman explained how he discovered the sport, his favorite parts of…
Relatives of some soldiers killed in the Iran war joined dozens of Gold Star families from prior U.S. conflicts Tuesday at the White House, where President Donald Trump offered words of comfort and candles were lit for the fallen service members, according to one of the widows who attended. Not all families of the six
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren't employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation. The U.S. Health…
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Freddie Jackson, known for his smooth '80s hits “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “You Are My Lady,” has died. He was 70. A statement shared by his family on his official Instagram account confirmed Jackson died Monday, three days after his 70th birthday. No cause of death was…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days, restricting the ability of troops to leave their base and ordering training after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force, said in a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine that was already chilling the network’s editorial decisions just weeks before the U.S. midterm…
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction by Edwidge Danticat, Valeria Luiselli and Karl Ove Knausgaard are among this year's finalists for the National Book Awards, with many of the books taking on such contentious issues as gender identity, criminal justice and the Middle East. Tuesday's announcement by the National Book Foundation…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An extremely wealthy Chinese immigrant and his wife amassed a brood of 21 children through a surrogacy scheme and raised them in a “house of horrors,” prosecutors alleged Tuesday. Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, were arrested at their sprawling mansion in Arcadia, a city about 13 miles (20…
The Orionids are known as one of the best meteor showers of the year and they are underway.
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — A former high-ranking Department of Justice official will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, university trustees announced Tuesday as they tried to address an outpouring of anger over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. Sally Yates, who was a deputy…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - A non-profit organization is attempting to move into a bigger location in Charleston. According to the City Council, the request for the Mountaineer Food Bank to take over the former Save-A-Lot location along Virginia Street West has been approved. The Mountaineer Food Bank says that the…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Russian oligarch who helped bankroll Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration says the president's eldest son has paid back the money. “Yes, he did,” Umar Kremlev told an International Boxing Association press conference in Istanbul on Tuesday. “He did repay the money I spent on the present.” Still…
NEW YORK (AP) — Student loan borrowers now have until the end of 2026 to enroll in auto pay and have their interest rate reduced by 1%. The original deadline was Sept. 30, but the U.S. Department of Education extended it to give borrowers more time to enroll. The rate reduction will last through June
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - Coffee lovers have a new spot to pick up their morning pick-me-up. 7 Brew is now officially open in South Charleston after a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday. The drive-thru chain is located at the Park Place Shopping Center and features everything from coffees, lattes, energy drinks and more…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a former Olympian whom the Justice Department charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, only to abruptly drop the case after determining he was not responsible, urged two government watchdogs on Tuesday to examine what they say was a flawed investigation…
LONDON (AP) — The axe wielded by Jack Nicholson in the horror film “The Shining” and a prop infant that appeared in the final scene of “2001: A Space Odyssey” are among items for sale in an auction of director Stanley Kubrick's personal archive, auction house Bonhams said Tuesday. Other highlights include Kubrick’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built a national following by channeling the energy of Americans who are worried about the influence of corporations, including makers of vaccines, drugs, processed foodsand pesticides. But last week the leader of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement…
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WOWK) - A man has been arrested in connection to a 2022 Portsmouth homicide investigation. According to the Portsmouth Police Department, Favio L.J. Campa, who was living in Georgia at the time of his indictment, has been charged with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and tampering with…
BOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WOWK) - An agreement has been reached to help customers in the Bluegrass State. The finalized agreement between Kentucky Power and Terawulf is expected to provide 100 million dollars in winter bill credits. Those credits will be funded by Terawulf. Customers could see savings of 25 dollars per month…
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Quebec should focus on immediate economic challenges rather than wait for a possible independence referendum years from now, a day after the separatist Parti Québécois returned to power. Carney said he would respond to the prospect of another…
Attorney General Andy Wilson said Tuesday an Ohio man pleaded guilty to killing an off-duty police officer and injuring another.
MCARTHUR, Ohio (WCMH) -- The case against Gary Siders Sr. has been dismissed in criminal court after the grandfather of 16 children rescued in Vinton County was found incompetent to stand trial. Siders, 73, was found incompetent to stand trial last month and unlikely to have his mental state return. He was facing 16…
The White House clarified Donald Trump's comments at a Monday night rally, explaining that the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack U.S. cities but instead wants to prevent Tehran from having that capability. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said on social media Tuesday that the…
Let’s taco ‘bout all the free tacos available for National Taco Day on Oct. 6.
Just like her mother, Ming-Na Wen will show you she cares through the love language of food. “Whenever anyone comes to the house, it’s always, ‘Have you eaten yet?’” Wen told The Associated Press. “So that was how I came up with the title, because I wanted that as a greeting for my fans.” Wen,
Wontons hold a special place in my heart. Sitting around our kitchen table making wontons is something I loved doing with my mother as a child. Time was scarce, so the chance to make wontons with her became special mother-daughter moments for us. She always had all the fillings ready to go — my favorite
CHICAGO (AP) — It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood behemoth. The merger brings two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios together under a new name: Skydance. HBO Max, titles ranging from “Harry Potter” to “Sinners”…
SANTAREM, Brazil (AP) — For the riverine community of Nova Sociedade, deep inside a protected area of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, the Arapiuns River is the only route to the outside world. The Arapiuns flows into the Tapajos, one of the Amazon River’s major tributaries, across waterways so vast that navigating them…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmy Awards are moving to Prime Video starting in 2027 in a six-year deal struck between Amazon and the Television Academy that ends a seven-decade run of broadcast networks airing the ceremony honoring the best in TV. The agreement announced Tuesday means a shift to the streaming services that…
President Donald Trump was using a trip to Maryland on Tuesday to highlight a $3.7 billion investment by the military technology company Anduril to build components for nuclear-powered submarines at a Baltimore-area shipyard. The Trump administration is trying to revive America’s shipbuilding capabilities for national…
LONDON (AP) — British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, located 100 miles…
NEW YORK (AP) — A debut novel about a 12-year-old girl's struggles to find herself amid poverty and family strife is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick. On Tuesday, Winfrey announced that she had chosen Amanda Rizkalla's “Hungered,” which came out in May. Winfrey said in a statement that the 28-year-old Rizkalla had…
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia presents a “very low” risk outside the country as investigators look into what caused the death of a lab employee there last week. The U.N. health agency said Tuesday that it has been in contact with Russian authorities…
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A hearing for Kilmar Ábrego Garcia which was expected to determine whether the man mistakenly sent by the Trump administration to El Salvador would be deported to Liberia was abruptly canceled Tuesday for reasons that were not immediately clear. The government is moving to vacate a preliminary…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the escalating volume of emergency appeals before the court isn't a good thing, but he adds there's little the court can do to change the trajectory. The number of petitions asking the justices to intervene quickly has skyrocketed during President Donald…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. Unconfirmed media reports said a major fuel depot in the Moscow region was on…
For a lot of people, a one-size-fits-all retirement plan just doesn’t fit. Their family circumstances call for a more custom-made approach. That’s the case with couples who have one income. Christine Benz and Valentina Djeljosevic recently discussed the retirement planning needs of these couples, including emergency…
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Police in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City arrested 12 men suspected of operating a citywide ring that stole and resold about 2,700 cats for meat, Vietnamese state media said. Police identified 39-year-old Luu Thanh Binh as the alleged leader of the network. He and 11 others were being investigated for…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend became Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak, authorities said Tuesday, sparking urgent contact-tracing efforts to try to contain…
Saudi Arabia said three people were injured in the latest attacks on its airports since fighting with Yemen’s Houthi rebels reignited. Meanwhile, Palestinian officials said Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed two people, while condemning home demolitions in east Jerusalem and violence in the occupied West Bank…
BERLIN (AP) — A former head of Germany 's foreign intelligence service was arrested Tuesday on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor's office said. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to…
PARIS (AP) — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support high school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The protests increased pressure on the administration of…