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Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound on Wednesday, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations.
Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh was crawling back to normalcy with limited internet and office hours Wednesday after more than a week of chaos over student protests involving government job quotas.
Monday is the hottest day recorded on Earth, beating Sunday's record, European climate agency says

Monday is the hottest day recorded on Earth, beating Sunday's record, European climate agency says

Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever, beating a record set the day before , as countries across the globe from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service.
At least 6 people are dead and 7 are missing after a fishing vessel sinks in the South Atlantic

At least 6 people are dead and 7 are missing after a fishing vessel sinks in the South Atlantic

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A fishing boat carrying 27 people sank nearly 200 miles (320 kilometers) off the coast of the Falkland Islands, British and Spanish maritime officials said Tuesday, leaving at least six people dead and seven missing.
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway.
France's Macron says he'll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics

France's Macron says he'll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid “disorder," brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nomination by the country's leftist coalition.
US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction

US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez will resign Aug.
Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos'

Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos'

WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (AP) — A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump.
Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229. It's not clear how many people are still missing

Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229. It's not clear how many people are still missing

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of Ethiopia have killed at least 229 people, including many who tried to rescue survivors, local authorities said Tuesday, in what the prime minister called a "terrible l
Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state's strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.
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