Korda struggles, Hall shares lead at Women’s British Open
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Nelly Korda could barely raise a smile after tapping in for the first birdie of her second round at the Women’s…
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UK jury says south London attack last year was preventable
LONDON (AP) — A jury in London has concluded that a terror attack in the south of the city last year could have been prevented had the perpetrator…
Continue Reading French Riviera wildfire not spreading but still uncontrolled
LE LUC, France (AP) — Firefighters have tamed but not fully controlled a huge wildfire blazing through the backcountry of the French Riviera. The…
Continue Reading Czech film festival to honor Michael Caine, Ethan Hawke
PRAGUE (AP) — The international film festival has returned to the Czech spa of Karlovy Vary after it was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Continue Reading Bulgarian center-right party rejects offer to form a gov’t
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s center-right GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has rejected the president’s offer to form a…
Continue Reading Albania refuses to extradite man facing Egypt death sentence
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A court in Albania has refused to extradite an Egyptian man who faces a death sentence in his country. A judge in Tirana…
Continue Reading US says food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is warning that food aid will run out this week for millions of hungry people…
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5 things to know for August 20: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol, policing, student debt
By AJ Willingham, CNN Grace weakened to a tropical storm as it slammed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. But it’s still predicted to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 20: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol, policing, student debt
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Grace weakened to a tropical storm as it slammed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. But it’s still predicted to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 20: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol, policing, student debt
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Grace weakened to a tropical storm as it slammed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. But it’s still predicted to…
Continue Reading Nadal out of US Open, ends season because of injured foot
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the U.S. Open and says he will not play tennis again this year because of a nagging injury to his left…
Continue Reading Police boat, divers search for missing from Turkish floods
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A police boat and divers have joined the search for some 30 people still missing more than a week after severe floods…
Continue Reading 52 feared dead, 1 survivor, on migrant boat going to Spain
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says a woman who was the only person pulled from a…
Continue Reading New England preps for 1st hurricane in 30 years with Henri
By PHILIP MARCELO and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — New Englanders bracing for their first hurricane in 30 years are…
Continue Reading Hong Kong quarantine exemption for Nicole Kidman draws flak
By MATTHEW CHENG and JANICE LO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s granting of a quarantine exemption to Hollywood star Nicole Kidman…
Continue Reading Taliban killings fuel fear, drive more chaos outside airport
By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The scene outside the airport in the Afghan capital is…
Continue Reading Navalny marks year after poisoning with anti-corruption call
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has marked the anniversary of a poisoning…
Continue Reading Uganda suspends over 50 civic groups charging non-compliance
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have suspended more than 50 civic groups for allegedly not complying…
Continue Reading German train drivers’ union calls new 2-day strike
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many train drivers at Germany’s national railway operator is calling members out on a new strike. The head of…
Continue Reading ‘These people were in bad, bad shape.’ A look inside of a Florida library converted to a Covid-19 treatment site
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The scene at the Jacksonville main public library was haunting, Louis Lopez recalled. As he waited for a Covid-19 monoclonal…
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