BAGHDAD (AP) Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline. The...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first elections for a regional parliament Monday and Tuesday following years of delays, moving it closer to self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. Officials said turnout was over 80%, even as five people were killed in election-related violence in the...

PARIS (AP) As Paris emerges from months of oppressive heat, cooler autumn temperatures are welcomed back like a long-lost friend. But images of France’s hottest summer remain etched in memories and in the artwork of illustrator Marina Antonova. Paris is admired worldwide for aesthetic beauty, but the city kept hitting the news for...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Brazils Supreme Court is in the throes of an unprecedented crisis. Sessions are being canceled. Justices are overruling one anothers decisions. And suspicions of graft, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members ahead of the country’s presidential election in October. The justices at the heart of...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) So many people seemed to be focused on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and how the two-time MVP’s surgically repaired left knee would hold up in Kansas City’s season opener against the Broncos, that they forgot all about Kenneth Walker III. The reigning Super Bowl MVP won’t be surprising anyone else...

Celebrations across the U.S. are expected in observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, showcasing the vast diversity and culture of Latinos. Marked each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the month is an opportunity for many in the U.S. to learn about or be reminded of the contributions of Hispanic people. The nations largest...

NEW YORK (AP) Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than deepening disparities and his foundation is pledging $1 billion to improve access. The Microsoft co-founder made the appeal in the Gates Foundation’s annual Goalkeepers report, which ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Celebrity fashion and award moments take center stage at the 78th Emmy Awards, hosted by Mariska Hargitay in Los Angeles.

Millions of students every day turn to AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, emotional support and personal advice often unaware of where their conversations and other personal information end up. How that data is used and schools’ role in protecting it is a growing concern for educators, parents and kids as artificial...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Macaulay Culkin remembered Catherine OHara as more than the actor who played his mother in the Home Alone films. To him, she was simply mama. Culkin joined OHaras Schitts Creek co-stars Annie Murphy and Dan Levy on stage at Monday nights Emmy Awards for an emotional tribute to the revered comic...

Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over preparations for this year’s midterm elections. The U.S. Supreme Court lifted much of that uncertainty late Monday when it rejected President Donald Trumps push to have the U.S. Postal Service play a central role in deciding who would be able...

TOKYO (AP) Asian shares were trading mixed early Tuesday, after a rtificial-intelligence stocks slid overnight. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 0.8% in morning trading to 63,993.22. Softbank Group, the Japanese giant that is a major investor of OpenAI, jumped more than 8% in Tokyo morning trading, recouping its overnight losses. That came after ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Pitt wins Emmy for best drama series for the second straight year.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Aaron Judge hit his first home run since May 24, and the New York Yankees clinched their record 61st postseason berth and ninth in 10 years on Monday night. Spencer Jones was batting with two outs in the eighth inning of an 8-3 win against Minnesota when Toronto lost to Detroit, assuring...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Widows Bay breaks Emmys comedy record with 14 wins including best comedy series and best actor.

SAO PAULO (AP) Renowned Indigenous Chief Raoni Metuktire is receiving palliative care at home in the Brazilian heartland after being diagnosed with cancer at age 94, his institute said Monday. The Raoni Institute said the cancer diagnosis in the chief’s digestive system was confirmed after he was hospitalized in Sao Paulo in June due...

CINCINNATI (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their 14th consecutive playoff berth with a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night behind Tarik Skubal’s seven shutout innings and home runs by Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernndez. Los Angeles tied the record set by Atlanta from 1991 through 2005. The two-time defending World...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Five seasons of Hacks. Five Emmy Awards for Jean Smart. Smart completed an undefeated run Monday night, winning lead actress in a comedy series for every season of the acclaimed HBO Max comedy and becoming the first woman to win an acting Emmy for every season of a television series. The...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jean Smart of Hacks keeps stacking the wins. She won her fifth straight Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series at Monday night’s Emmy Awards. Its her eighth trophy overall, which ties the all-time performer record shared by Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus and on Monday Allison Janney joined...

The Emmy Awards are moments away. Mariska Hargitay, the longtime Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star and a three-time Emmy winner, is hosting the show on NBC and streaming on Peacock, which has rolled out a peacock blue carpet for the occasion, a nod to the networks 100th anniversary. Pre-show chaos In the hour...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trumps controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country.

A jury has been seated in the federal bribery trial of D.C. Council member Trayon White, who represents Ward 8.

ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (BIOX) on Monday reported a loss of $31.8 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Rosario, Argentina-based company said it had a loss of 50 cents per share. The company posted revenue of $55.9 million in the period. For the year, the company...

WASHINGTON (AP) A U.S. government watchdog released its first report on the impact of the Iran war on Monday, acknowledging the military’s advanced weapons shortfalls and offering the first public look at the damage to American aircraft, bases and diplomatic outposts in the Middle East. Much of the information has been previously reported over...

TORONTO (AP) Its cosmic justice that Darlene Love, whose career in music so often went uncredited in her youth, still sings so well at age 85. The new documentary, Darlene Love: I Know Where Ive Been, is punctuated by Love’s performances of some of her classic songs, including Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) and...