UK Brexit minister quits as new COVID rules spark anger
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A senior member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet has resigned, adding to a sense of…
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Darden Restaurants CEO to retire in May; insider promoted
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The CEO of the nation’s largest full-service restaurant owner will retire in May. Darden Restaurants announced Friday…
Continue Reading Reports: Crane collapse in northern Italy’s Turin kills 3
ROME (AP) — Firefighters in northern Italy say two construction cranes have collapsed on a street in the city of Turin. Firefighters said two…
Continue Reading School scrutinized after ESPN blowout is ‘scam,’ Ohio finds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Education says a school whose legitimacy was scrutinized after its supposedly top-tier football team…
Continue Reading Nonbelievers across Africa risk freedom and family support
By KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU The Associated Press Across Africa, faith is a central part of social and political life. It is taboo – and often risky –…
Continue Reading WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast
VIENNA (AP) — The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases involving omicron is doubling every 1.5 to three days in countries…
Continue Reading Hollywood bard, muse and reveler Eve Babitz dies at 78
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer One of Hollywood’s greatest bards, Eve Babitz, has died at age 78. With love and candor, Babitz chronicled the…
Continue Reading Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks have slowed
By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin to…
Continue Reading Biden marks anniversary of 1972 car crash that killed wife
GREENVILLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday is commemorating the 49th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and…
Continue Reading Russian military planes evacuate 200 people from Afghanistan
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian military transport planes have delivered a shipment of humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan and flew back 200 Russians,…
Continue Reading Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over Belarus
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has sent a pair of nuclear-capable long-range bombers to patrol the skies over Belarus…
Continue Reading Security protocols leave threat responses up to schools
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press School systems nationwide rely on high-level expertise from the U.S. Secret Service and others as they work to…
Continue Reading Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors to end 2021
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees after…
Continue Reading Trademark tussle: Ole Miss objects to similar New Miss logo
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A photographer is trying to trademark a “New Miss” logo that’s nearly…
Continue Reading Tornadoes’ toll: Family members mourn those they lost
By JOHN HANNA and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press A tornado outbreak that claimed at least 92 lives has left friends and relatives of the victims…
Continue Reading Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb omicron
By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of…
Continue Reading Police detain Palestinian woman accused of stabbing settler
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Police officials say they have detained a Palestinian woman after she stabbed and…
Continue Reading Catalans protest against mandate for more Spanish in schools
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of Catalans have taken to the streets of Barcelona to protest against a court…
Continue Reading Pope doubles down on quashing old Latin Mass with new limits
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is doubling down on his efforts to quash the old Latin Mass. He is forbidding the…
Continue Reading People pressure governments worldwide to act on inflation
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish truckers have won concessions from the government to help check rising fuel costs…
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