Today: October 05, 2024
Today: October 05, 2024

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Delta Airlines is hiking checked-baggage fees 17% following similar moves by United and American

In case you needed yet another incentive to cram all your travel items into a carry-on, Delta Airlines has just boosted the cost of your first checked bag by 17%

Delta Airlines is hiking checked-baggage fees 17% following similar moves by United and American
News|Political|World

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia's Black Sea fleet

Ukrainian sea drones have reportedly sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea, the latest in a series of strikes that has crippled Moscow’s naval capability and limited its operations with the war now in its third year

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia's Black Sea fleet
News|Political

The Latest | Biden promotes himself to Black voters on Super Tuesday

President Joe Biden is hitting the radio airwaves as he aims to shore up his standing among Black voters

The Latest | Biden promotes himself to Black voters on Super Tuesday
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The Latest | UN report finds credible evidence of sexual violence during Oct. 7 Hamas attack

A United Nations report has found credible allegations that sexual assaults took place during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel

The Latest | UN report finds credible evidence of sexual violence during Oct. 7 Hamas attack
News|Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin preparing to return from downhill crash at slalom race in Sweden this weekend

Mikaela Shiffrin’s return from her downhill crash is still on schedule for this weekend in Sweden but the American standout might only enter one of the two World Cup races

Mikaela Shiffrin preparing to return from downhill crash at slalom race in Sweden this weekend
News|Political|World

Russia's top court upholds decision barring anti-Ukraine war hopeful from presidential race

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling barring liberal politician Boris Nadezhdin from running in the upcoming presidential election

Russia's top court upholds decision barring anti-Ukraine war hopeful from presidential race
News|World

The Latest | Israeli Cabinet member meets US officials as cease-fire talks get underway in Egypt

A top member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet is meeting with U.S. officials in Washington while talks are underway in Egypt to broker a cease-fire in Gaza before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins next week

The Latest | Israeli Cabinet member meets US officials as cease-fire talks get underway in Egypt
News|Political|World

Moscow summons German ambassador following leaked tape on supporting Ukraine

Moscow has summoned Germany’s ambassador to Russia’s foreign ministry, days after Russian state media released an audio recording purporting to show German officers discussing support for Ukraine

Moscow summons German ambassador following leaked tape on supporting Ukraine
News|Political|World

Hard-liners dominate Iran parliamentary vote that saw boycott calls and apparently low turnout

Iranian hard-line politicians dominated the country’s vote for parliament, according to results released Monday

Hard-liners dominate Iran parliamentary vote that saw boycott calls and apparently low turnout
News|World

AP PHOTOS: Russians say final farewell at funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Thousands of mourners gathered in Moscow to bid farewell to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny two weeks after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony

AP PHOTOS: Russians say final farewell at funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
News|World

The Latest | Condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza grows after dozens killed while seeking aid

Turkey has joined Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan in condemning Israeli forces firing on Palestinians waiting for the delivery of aid, with its foreign ministry calling the event “yet another crime against humanity.”

The Latest | Condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza grows after dozens killed while seeking aid
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Iran begins voting in first parliament election since 2022 protests as questions over turnout loom

Iran has begun voting in its first parliamentary elections since the mass 2022 protests over its mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini

Iran begins voting in first parliament election since 2022 protests as questions over turnout loom
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Editor of top independent Russian newspaper detained for allegedly discrediting military

The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has been detained in Moscow after being accused of discrediting Russia’s armed forces

Editor of top independent Russian newspaper detained for allegedly discrediting military
News|World

The Latest | Gaza death toll surges over 30,000 as a strike kills and wounds dozens waiting for aid

Gaza health officials say more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly five months ago

The Latest | Gaza death toll surges over 30,000 as a strike kills and wounds dozens waiting for aid
Entertainment|News

'Naked Gun' reboot set for 2025, with Liam Neeson to star

Lt. Frank Drebin is back on the case

'Naked Gun' reboot set for 2025, with Liam Neeson to star
News|Sports

Stacy Wakefield dies less than 5 months after her husband, World Series champion Tim Wakefield

Stacy Wakefield, the widow of former Boston Red Sox pitcher and two-time World Series champion Tim Wakefield, has died

Stacy Wakefield dies less than 5 months after her husband, World Series champion Tim Wakefield
Entertainment|News

Key events in the life of pioneering contralto Marian Anderson

Singer Marian Anderson is getting new recognition 30 years after her death

Key events in the life of pioneering contralto Marian Anderson
News|World

The Latest | Families of hostages held in Gaza launch a 4-day march to demand their freedom

The families of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters are launching a four-day march from southern Israel to Jerusalem to demand their loved ones be set free

The Latest | Families of hostages held in Gaza launch a 4-day march to demand their freedom
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Many in Iran are frustrated by unrest and poor economy. Parliament elections could see a low turnout

Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to vote

Many in Iran are frustrated by unrest and poor economy. Parliament elections could see a low turnout
Entertainment|News|World

New York Philharmonic's outgoing director Jaap van Zweden will lead a French radio orchestra

Outgoing New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden will assume the same role with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France starting with the 2026-27 season

New York Philharmonic's outgoing director Jaap van Zweden will lead a French radio orchestra
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A Russian court sentences the co-chair of a Nobel-winning rights group to 30 months in prison

A Moscow court has sentenced a veteran human rights advocate who spoke out against the war in Ukraine to two years and six months in prison

A Russian court sentences the co-chair of a Nobel-winning rights group to 30 months in prison
News|World

The Latest | Biden says Israel is willing to halt war during Ramadan if a hostage deal is reached

President Joe Biden says Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants

The Latest | Biden says Israel is willing to halt war during Ramadan if a hostage deal is reached
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Russia seeks to imprison veteran rights advocate for nearly 3 years over Ukraine war criticism

The Russian authorities have sought a prison sentence of nearly three years for a veteran human rights advocate who spoke out against the war in Ukraine

Russia seeks to imprison veteran rights advocate for nearly 3 years over Ukraine war criticism
News|Political|World

Live updates | Israeli military presents a plan for a Rafah offensive to the War Cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the army had presented to the War Cabinet its operational plan for a ground offensive into Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town along the border with Egypt, where 1.4 million Palestinians have sought safety

Live updates | Israeli military presents a plan for a Rafah offensive to the War Cabinet
Crime

Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight

Vigils took place across the nation for Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict, who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom in which the nonbinary student claimed to be a target of bullying

Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight

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