Oct 06 WATCH: 3 economists who study how weak institutions affect prosperity win 2024 Nobel Prize By Daniel Niemann, Mike Corder, Associated Press The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research that explains why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate sustainable growth. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 8:47 Lebanese civilians run from bombs, sleep on streets as Israel intensifies attacks By Leila Molana-Allen, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young Israel carried out its heaviest bombardment of Beirut in its campaign against Hezbollah overnight. Civilians who had evacuated their homes returned to ash and rubble. Nearly one quarter of the Lebanese population has been displaced, with some living out of… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Israel strikes northern Gaza on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary In our news wrap Sunday, an Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed dozens of people sheltering in a mosque and school, a shooting and stabbing attack at a bus station in southern Israel killed one woman and wounded 10 others, and… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 4:40 Israeli mother pleads for return of son held captive by Hamas a year after Oct. 7 attack By Nick Schifrin During the attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas militants abducted about 250 men, women and children and took them to Gaza. Since then, 117 have been freed and eight others rescued. For the loved ones of the more… Continue watching
Oct 06 International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia to help after deadly floods and landslides By Associated Press Rescue teams from Bosnia's neighbors and European Union countries on Sunday were joining efforts to clear the rubble and find people still missing from floods and landslides that devastated parts of the Balkan country. Continue reading
Oct 06 Pope names 21 new cardinals, expanding pool of electors who will one day pick his successor By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his successor. Continue reading
Oct 06 Strike on a mosque kills at least 19 people as Israel bombards both Gaza and Lebanon By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early Sunday killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon in a widening war with Iran-allied militant groups across the region. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: Israel expands deadly airstrikes in Lebanon as hundreds of thousands flee In our news wrap Saturday, Israel’s bombardment of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders reached farther north in Lebanon, the massive cleanup after Hurricane Helene enters its second week, Harris visited Helene’s storm zone in North Carolina while Trump rallied in Pennsylvania,… Continue watching
Oct 05 Congo begins mpox vaccination rollout nearly two months after WHO declared global emergency By Ruth Alonga, Associated Press The 265,000 doses donated to Congo by the European Union and the U.S. were rolled out in the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province, where hospitals and health workers have been overstretched, struggling to contain the new and possibly more infectious… Continue reading
Oct 05 Brazil’s trailblazing transgender candidates face violence and death threats as they campaign By Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press As trans people have set their sights on political office, many have been met with intimidation efforts bent on turning them away, including a candidate in Brazil’s biggest city who survived an assassination attempt last week. Continue reading