Lenny Kravitz Announced As Host Of 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards

AFP
Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake
Heavy rain lashed central Japan on Sunday, with floods and landslides leaving one dead and at least six missing in an area already devastated by a major earthquake earlier this year.Landslides blocked roads and widespread flooding affected homes -- including eight temporary housing complexes in Wajima and Suzu where victims of the magnitude-7.5 earthquake on January 1 are residing.
USA TODAY
Gwen Walz warns LGBTQ+ community of Trump, Vance, touts husband's record
During remarks at a Human Rights Campaign event in Minneapolis on Saturday, Walz touted her husband and Harris' pro-LGBTQ+ record.
Associated Press
Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera aired footage of Israeli troops live on its Arabic-language channel ordering the office to be shut for 45 days. It follows an extraordinary order issued in May that saw Israeli police raid Al Jazeera's broadcast position in East Jerusalem, seizing equipment there, preventing its broadcasts in Israel and blocking its websites.
CNN
Biden aims to put final stamp on Quad partnership with hometown summit
President Joe Biden convened the leaders of Australia, India and Japan for a Quad summit in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, this weekend, aiming to put a final stamp on an alliance he hopes will endure beyond his presidency.
Politico
Zelenskyy will visit a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers
The Ukrainian president is expected to visit the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant before addressing the U.N. General Assembly this week in New York.
CNN
A judge is killed, the sheriff charged — and a small town in Kentucky is shaken to its core
A small, tight-knit southeast Kentucky community has been reeling after their sheriff was arrested for the killing of a prominent district judge in his chambers Thursday – spurring residents to wonder what could have triggered the shooting and prompting calls for better courthouse security.
CNN
Dan Evans, former Republican governor of Washington and US senator, dies at 98
Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the US Senate before leaving in frustration because he felt the chamber was too rancorous and tedious, has died. He was 98.
CNN
Bond denied for husband accused of killing missing Virginia mom after prosecutors reveal disturbing new evidence, report says
A judge denied bond for Naresh Bhatt, who is accused of killing his 28-year-old wife Mamta Kafle Bhatt in Virginia, at a court hearing on Friday after prosecutors revealed disturbing new evidence they say connects him to her murder, according to CNN affiliate WJLA.
TODAY
Johnny Gaudreau’s widow, Meredith, says she's 'having a hard time' ahead of their daughter's 2nd birthday
Johnny Gaudreau's wife, Meredith Gaudreau, is reflecting on her husband's death ahead of daughter Noa's 2nd birthday on Sept. 30.
AFP
Marxist politician leads Sri Lanka's presidential vote
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's main Marxist politician took a comfortable lead Sunday in a keenly fought presidential election that has turned into a referendum on an unpopular IMF bailout.About 76 percent of the 17.1 million-person electorate turned out to vote, officials said, with final results expected later Sunday.
Reuters
Germany's far-right AfD on track for another state election win
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is predicted to come first in an election in Brandenburg on Sunday, seeking to build on gains in other eastern states this month and beat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in a traditional stronghold. The AfD became the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since World War Two, in Thuringia, on Sept. 1 and just missed first place in Saxony. It is one of several far-right groups in Europe capitalising on worries over an economic slowdown, immigration and the Ukraine war - concerns that are particularly strong in formerly Communist-run eastern Germany.
The Conversation
Heat pumps will cool your home during the hottest of summers and reduce your global warming impact
Heat pumps can be 400% more efficient than a gas furnace.
USA TODAY
Mother of Georgia school shooting suspect indicted on elder abuse charges, report says
Marcee Gray was indicted in a domestic violence case involving her mother in 2023, according to reports.
AFP
Biden says China 'testing us,' in hot mic remarks to Quad allies
US President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic Saturday telling the leaders of Australia, India and Japan that an aggressive China is "testing us," in remarks that risked undercutting a summit declaration that carefully avoided mentioning Beijing by name.The hot mic blunder risked undermining careful diplomatic efforts by all four countries during the summit to insist that their grouping is about more than just providing a counterweight to China.
CNN
A pet cat got lost in Yellowstone. Somehow, it wandered nearly 1,000 miles back home
A cat who got lost in Yellowstone National Park somehow traveled more than 900 miles to return home after two months, with help from the pet’s microchip, an animal welfare organization said.
Reuters
Kenya's Ruto open to converting Haiti mission to U.N. peacekeeping operation
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full U.N. peacekeeping operation. Ruto visited Haiti to assess the progress of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, where Kenya is playing a leading role to curb rampant gang violence that has ushered years or political chaos and mass displacement. The mandate of the MSS mission - first approved by the United Nations Security Council for 12 months - is set to expire at the start of October.
Politico
An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says
The Israeli army said earlier Saturday that it struck Hamas’ “command and control center, which was embedded inside a compound that previously served” as a school.
Politico
Trump ignores Mark Robinson scandal at North Carolina rally
Trump’s rally came just days after the GOP’s nominee for governor, whom he has repeatedly embraced, became the subject of an intense barrage of negative attention.
CNN
Zelensky says long-range weapons approval key part of his ‘victory plan’ as US visit nears
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine’s request to use long-range missiles on targets inside Russia is part of his “victory plan,” that he is due to present to US officials next week.
AFP
Trump refuses Harris call for October debate
Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a second debate against Kamala Harris before the November 5 election, saying it was "too late" with early voting already underway in some states.- Voting underway - Saturday's announcement came as some states have already begun early voting in what is an agonizingly close race.

Latest Stories