Ecuador to pardon thousands of inmates after deadly prison riot
By Philip Wang and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Ecuador plans to pardon and commute thousands of sentences in order to free up space in the country’s…
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Georgia votes in election shadowed by ex-president’s arrest
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgians voted in municipal elections across the country that were seen as a test…
Continue Reading Abortion, guns, religion top a big Supreme Court term
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that’s…
Continue Reading Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether…
Continue Reading Car falls into river amid heavy rains in Pakistan killing 7
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police say a family of seven, including two children, died when their car fell into a river amid heavy rains in the suburbs of…
Continue ReadingThe myths about slavery that still hold America captive
By John Blake, CNN At first, Clint Smith had trouble making out the objects beside a white picket fence in the distance. Then he drew closer; what he…
Continue Reading Party crowds spark effort to turn down volume in South Beach
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Miami Beach wants to turn down the volume in the city’s South Beach party neighborhood. Officials…
Continue ReadingPhilippines President Duterte announces he’s retiring from politics at the end of his term
By Radina Gigova, CNN Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he would retire rather than run for vice president next year, in a…
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Brazilian teen enjoying new life after skateboarding success
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Life has been anything but normal for the Brazilian teenager who became an overnight sensation after winning a…
Continue Reading Bash back better: Here’s what governing by crisis looks like
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a tempestuous week in Washington, with insults and accusations flying,…
Continue Reading Man arrested in Molotov cocktail attack on Austin Dems’ HQ
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators in Texas have arrested a man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the Travis County Democratic Party…
Continue Reading German Greens leadership steel party for government
BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany’s environmentalist Green party are urging their members to seize the chance to join the country’s next…
Continue Reading European-Japanese space mission gets 1st glimpse of Mercury
BERLIN (AP) — A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a…
Continue ReadingPolice failure to tackle violence against women ‘infuriating,’ UK PM Boris Johnson says
By Eliza Mackintosh and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the police’s failure to take violence against…
Continue Reading Libya’s migrant roundup reaches 4,000 amid major crackdown
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say a major crackdown in western Libya has resulted in the detention of 4,000 migrants,…
Continue Reading UK extends truck driver visa program as fuel crisis persists
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has extended an emergency visa program for truck drivers as fuel shortages…
Continue ReadingTime and environmental factors are complicating the search for Brian Laundrie, experts say
By Amir Vera, CNN The search for Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of Gabby Petito, is heading into another week and authorities seem no closer to finding…
Continue Reading In modest step, Qatar holds its 1st legislative council vote
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatari citizens have voted for the first time in elections for an advisory council. It’s a long-delayed step that aims to…
Continue ReadingTravel news: Japan, Australia and Argentina reveal reopening plans
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN It was World Tourism Day on September 27 this week, but it’s safe to say it’s been another bad year for…
Continue Reading UN agency for Palestinian refugees has urgent budget crisis
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees says that his organization is…
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