Oct 04 Work and travel resume across Taiwan after Typhoon Krathon finally dissipates By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press Krathon had brought much of the island to a standstill for three days but weakened to a tropical depression early Friday. Continue reading
Oct 04 Israel's deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7 kills a family of four, relatives say By Nasser Nasser, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press Relatives say an Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, including two young children. Continue reading
Oct 04 One year later, Israeli survivors reflect on lingering toll of Oct. 7 By Leo Correa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press One year after the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas militants, Israeli survivors reflect on that day's lingering toll. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Biden says he doesn't know if Netanyahu is holding out on peace deal to influence the U.S. election By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden, in a rare appearance in the White House press briefing room, was responding to comments made by one of his Senate allies this week that he was concerned Netanyahu had little interest in a peace deal in… Continue reading
Oct 04 Israeli airstrikes into southern suburbs of Beirut cut off key crossing between Lebanon and Syria By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israel has carried out a series of punishing airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Continue reading
Oct 03 In South Korea, rise of explicit deepfakes wrecks women's lives and deepens gender divide By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The U.S. cybersecurity firm Security Hero called South Korea “the country most targeted by deepfake pornography” last year. In a report, it said South Korean singers and actresses constitute more than half of the people featured in deepfake porn worldwide. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 5:12 Lebanese civilians increasingly become victims of escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict By Leila Molana-Allen Israeli forces kept up their punishing attacks across southern Lebanon and in the capital Beirut. Civilians have increasingly become victims of this escalating conflict, and now, medical workers are under fire. As special correspondent Leila Molana Allen reports, the strikes… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:14 Fighting with Hezbollah creates more uncertainty for Israelis living near Lebanon border By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic A year ago, Hezbollah opened fire on northern Israel one day after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in what it called solidarity with Hamas. Soon after, the Israeli government evacuated more than 60,000 residents living near the border. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 8:25 Researchers find alarming rise in autism diagnoses among Somali American children By Fred de Sam Lazaro Diagnoses of autism have risen sharply in recent years across the U.S. The number of care providers has also grown, as have concerns about oversight. What's not in dispute is a public crisis around autism, acute among children of color,… Continue watching
Oct 03 At least 78 dead after passenger boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo By Ruth Alonga, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press A boat has capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people. Continue reading