PHOENIX (AP) Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who shaped landmark water policies in the U.S. West and guided the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, has died. He was 84. Kyl died Wednesday night from a neurological disorder, said Gordon James, a communications professional who is longtime...

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) Mortgages climb for 4th consecutive week, driving the average long-term US home loan rate to just below 7%.

PHOENIX (AP) Former Republican US Sen. Jon Kyl, known for water policies and guiding confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh, dies at 84.

NEW YORK (AP) In an episode of his new CNN travel series, chef David Chang is cruising down the highway on his way to Las Vegas when he stops at a humble truck stop off Interstate 15. The town is Hesperia, California, and the producers wanted Chang to try an Indian restaurant near a...

TORONTO (AP) Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Martin McDonagh has unveiled a dark comedy of mischievous wit and melancholy soulfulness, and it’s immediately been hailed as one of the best movies of the year. Yes, the British-Irish writer-director of The Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has...

Significantly fewer migrants are reaching Europe by sea this year, and yet more are dying as people take increasingly dangerous journeys to reach the continent, the U.N. migration agency warned Thursday. Nearly 60,000 migrants and refugees arrived on European shores in 2026 by Sept. 15, down nearly 40% compared to the same period last year,...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said on Thursday. Banji Ajaka, Ondo state’s commissioner for health, said the cases had been reported in the Odigbo and Irele local government...

Officials put their best hoof forward on behalf of the horse racing industry, expressing confidence that efforts to prop up and preserve the industry will not be in vain.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week were those of the last remaining person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August, the victims wife said Thursday. The discovery of Timothy Allen Smith brought the death toll to three from flooding that devastated the Phantom...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) Remains found in Grand Canyon identified as the man missing since a flood that also killed 2 of his friends, wife says.

CAIRO (AP) The Saudi civil defense said Thursday that debris from an intercepted Houthi drone has killed one person and injured two others. One Yemeni was killed, and a Saudi citizen and a Pakistani national were injured in Taif province in the western part of the country, officials said. The debris also damaged vehicles...

HOMESH, West Bank (AP) Israeli settlers, some carrying rifles, sang, danced and carried Torah scrolls as they inaugurated a synagogue at the newly revived settlement of Homesh. For those attending the event Wednesday, it was a celebration. For Palestinians living nearby, the return of settlers to the site carried a very different meaning. Homesh...

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower in early trading Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Dec. corn was down 0.5 cent at $5.34 a bushel. Dec. wheat was unchanged at $7.31 a bushel. Dec. oats gained 1 cent at $4.03 a bushel. Nov. soybeans was off 1 cent at $13.20 a bushel....

Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran, but it is not yet enough to help address climate change. When the U.S. and Israel launched the war in February, some backers of renewables opined it could drive a green transition as oil and gas prices...

Tara Robinson had three heart attacks before she turned 40 now, her nonprofit, Black Heart Association, is offering free health screening to address the reality that Black communities in the U.S. face disproportionately higher risk of heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure.

CAIRO (AP) Saudi civil defense says falling debris from intercepted Houthi drone kills 1, in first death since fighting escalated.

Tazza Cafe owner said his businesses is down 55% to 65% amid the turmoil at the Kennedy Center.

NEW YORK (AP) Kim Stanley Robinson, author of one of the most famous novels on climate change, says he has done more than 600 speaking events since The Ministry for the Future was published in 2020 but he won’t read the first chapter out loud. In those opening pages, a prolonged heat wave...

The death of a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree has stirred distressing memories of the grim history of lynchings across the U.S. South. The body of Tasia Fortune, 29, was found behind an abandoned home in Jackson, the state capital, on Aug. 3. Jarques Ratliff, 51, who is also Black, pleaded not...

WASHINGTON (AP) The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims slid to 196,000, the fewest since mid-July and down from 206,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims, which...

TOKYO (AP) Fiji has declared an HIV national emergency after data showed one in 60 people in the South Pacific island nation is now estimated to have the bloodborne virus. The country says it is boosting testing and treatment efforts to fight a surge in new infections, which have increased 12-fold over the last...

WASHINGTON (AP) US jobless claims fell sharply to 196,000 as layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday he has inaugurated an assembly factory for Israel-made drones in the Balkan country to boost its military. Vucic announced in April that Serbia would produce the combat drones with Israel. Regional BIRN news service reported in the same month that Serbias Yugoimport SDPR state arms...

STOCKHOLM (AP) Swedens left-leaning opposition won a narrow majority in the countrys national election, a complete vote count showed Thursday. The Swedish Election Authority said that the four opposition parties won 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament in Stockholm, the Riksdag, in Sundays election. The four parties that make up or support the outgoing...

LONDON (AP) Ireland will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for a second year over Israels participation, the countrys national broadcaster says. RTE said Thursday it will not send an act to the 2027 competition in Bulgaria and will not broadcast the show because of the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza. Ireland...