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Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead of likely direct hit from powerful typhoon

Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead of likely direct hit from powerful typhoon

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island Tuesday ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its densely populated western coast after lashing northern Philippine islands.
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Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.
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Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.
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Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders

Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders

VANCOUVER — With four games left in their regular-season campaign, Vanni Sartini is challenging his Vancouver Whitecaps to adjust their mindset. The club clinched its post-season spot last weekend.
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Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders

Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders

VANCOUVER — With four games left in their regular-season campaign, Vanni Sartini is challenging his Vancouver Whitecaps to adjust their mindset. The club clinched its post-season spot last weekend.
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The US could see shortages and higher retail prices a if a dockworkers strike drags on

The US could see shortages and higher retail prices a if a dockworkers strike drags on

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977.
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Hundreds of firefighters battle a deadly forest fire raging in southern Greece for the third day

Hundreds of firefighters battle a deadly forest fire raging in southern Greece for the third day

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers in southern Greece battled for a third day on Tuesday a large wildfire that has killed two people and devastated a large forested area.
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Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks.
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Israeli military warns several Lebanese communities near the border to evacuate

Israeli military warns several Lebanese communities near the border to evacuate

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after launching what it said was a limited ground incursion against the Hezbollah militant group.
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Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s newly elected prime minister, forms Cabinet with emphasis on defense

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s newly elected prime minister, forms Cabinet with emphasis on defense

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament elected Shigeru Ishiba as the new prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with addressing public outrage over his governing party's corruption scandals ahead of a parliamentary election later this month, while trying to boos
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