One child dead, another missing after being swept into river
An eight-year-old girl is dead and a four-year-old boy is still missing after the two were swept away by the fast-moving water in the Kings River…
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San Francisco improving bike safety for bicyclists
A new study shows the city has some of the lowest rates of cyclist fatalities per capita among major U.S. cities, with 1.4 fatal bicycle crashes for…
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Meals on Wheels Gala took place to support senior citizens
The annual Meals on wheels gala took place in San Francisco Sunday. The event raises funds to support seniors in need across the city and provide…
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Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American…
Continue Reading South Africa: Man arrested for porn images with president’s face superimosed on them
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man has been arrested in South Africa for allegedly distributing pornographic images…
Continue Reading Belarus opposition group urges EU to maintain sanctions on Belarus state companies
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A member of the Belarus opposition movement is calling on the European Union to maintain…
Continue Reading Unable to fight now, two Ukrainian amputees walk to raise funds for a military hospital
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Ukrainian war veterans who lost limbs in the 2014 war with Russia have taken part in a…
Continue Reading Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to…
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Death of 8-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody highlights challenges providing medical care
The recent deaths of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl and 17-year-old boy from Honduras who were under U.S. government supervision have again raised…
Continue Reading Grenade found as family sorted relative’s belongings kills man, injures 2 children
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS, Ind. (AP) — A hand grenade found as a family went through an older relative’s belongings exploded, killing an…
Continue Reading An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a…
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FBI, tribe’s police investigating fatal shooting of tribal member by US Border Patrol agents
The FBI and Tohono O’odham Nation police are investigating the fatal shooting of a tribal member by U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern…
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Arizona police arrest woman on suspicion of fatally running car over boyfriend after argument
A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her boyfriend who was run over by a car after a domestic dispute, according to police in…
Continue Reading More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state’s abortion law
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman had to carry her baby, missing much of her skull, for months knowing she’d bury…
Continue Reading New Mexican Spanish, a unique American dialect, survives mostly in prayers
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press HOLMAN, N.M. (AP) — On a spring Saturday afternoon, two “hermanos” knelt to pray in the chapel of…
Continue Reading India scorched by extreme heat with monsoon rains delayed
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE and SIBI ARASU Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Swathes of India are bracing for more scorching heat, with New Delhi…
Continue Reading New Madrid museum set to unveil five centuries of Spain’s royal collections
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain is set to unveil what is touted as one of Europe’s cultural highlights of the year with the…
Continue Reading Belarusian dissident who was pulled off forced-down plane says he has been pardoned
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Belarusian state news agency on Monday reported that a dissident journalist who was…
Continue Reading Spanish acknowledge they have a racism problem after more abuse of Vinícius Júnior
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — One after another, the racial insults kept coming. The “monkey” chants outside one stadium, the…
Continue Reading Fire razes Guyana dormitory, killing at least 19 children, mainly Indigenous girls
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — An overnight fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 students…
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