Congo fashion show hopes to inspire peace, creativity in region affected by conflict
By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fashion designers from several parts of Africa have come together for a show in eastern…
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Farmers markets thrive as customers and vendors who latched on during the pandemic remain loyal
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to…
Continue Reading Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says it has documented a significant level of civilian casualties from attacks…
Continue Reading An ex-convict returned from war and a Russian village lived in fear. Then police say he killed again
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Ivan Rossomakhin returned home from the war in Ukraine three months ago, his…
Continue Reading Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people
By DREW COSTLEY, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed walk hand in hand at a…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the AP’s report on Chinese disposable e-cigarettes flooding the US market
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer The Associated Press has found that the Food and Drug Administration can’t keep up with a flood of illegal…
Continue Reading Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to…
Continue Reading Verdict due for 5 protesters accused of blocking Thai queen’s car. Law allows the death penalty
By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five…
Continue Reading Victims confront Colorado Springs gay nightclub killer, calling him a monster and a coward
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — One-by-one, victims stood in a Colorado courtroom to confront…
Continue Reading One of America’s first elected lesbian governors is visiting Ireland on LBGTQ rights anniversary
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has been invited to address the Irish Senate on Tuesday. She’ll be there to…
Continue Reading China’s premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year
BEIJING (AP) — China’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling…
Continue Reading Zeneta Everhart, mother of Buffalo mass shooting survivor, wins City Council primary
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Zeneta Everhart became a well-known community advocate after her son…
Continue Reading US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political…
Continue Reading Washington’s long-term care payroll tax starts July 1, as other states explore similar programs
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — On some days, Anthony Jones can’t get to work. Since he was a teen, the 41-year-old Seattle…
Continue Reading Judge to weigh whether Trump’s New York criminal case should be moved to federal court
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s attempt to move his criminal case in New York out…
Continue Reading States clamp down on freight trains, fearing derailments and federal gridlock
By MARC LEVY and JOSH FUNK Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Spurred on by train derailments, some states with busy criss-crossing freight…
Continue Reading Conservationists and tribes urge US appeals court to block Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers for environmentalists and tribes urged a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a…
Continue Reading A scientist’s 4-decade quest to save the biggest monkey in the Americas
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press CARATINGA, Brasil (AP) — The emerald-green canopy shifts and rustles as a troop of willowy,…
Continue Reading The reason US response to the Russia rebellion has been decidedly cautious
By SEUNG MIN KIM and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the surface, the turmoil in Russia would seem like something for the U.S.…
Continue Reading Prosecutors files charges in shooting that killed 3 and wounded 6 in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 26-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in a shooting that killed three people and wounded six more. The Jackson…
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