29+ min ago   (689+ words) This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Nicole Kidman, left, and Sandra Bullock in a scene from "Practical Magic 2." Credit: AP/Uncredited LOS ANGELES — “Practical Magic 2" conjured a box-office victory this weekend, opening atop the North American charts nearly three…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (573+ words) ROME — Hundreds of people queued outside Rome’s city hall on Sunday to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, the prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died on Friday, aged 78. A woman carrying a sunflower was the first…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (411+ words) MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's business community is seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (579+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Civilians were killed and injured overnight as Russia and Ukraine continued to attack each other with waves of drones. Two people were killed in Russia’s Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported Russian drone attacks on…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1123+ words) Voting machines fill the floor for early voting at State Farm Arena, Oct. 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson ATLANTA — Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia's voting…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (474+ words) FLORENCE, Italy — A cycle of frescoes by Italian 14th-century master Giotto, depicting key moments in the life of St. Francis of Assisi, has been unveiled after a four-year restoration. The newly vibrant “Stories of St. Francis” were shown to the…...

19+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1076+ words) People walk by a sign outside University Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP/Ellen Schmidt MINNEAPOLIS — Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six…...

19+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1145+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. Credit: AP/Justin Tang WASHINGTON — Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war....

9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (319+ words) BEIJING — Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1173+ words) RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is having a moment. Celebrities and record numbers of tourists donning green, yellow and blue are flooding into the country. Brazilian culture — from its Oscar-nominated films to funk music — is taking the world by storm. Global…...