Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief…
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Benzema hat trick as Madrid makes winning return to Bernabeu
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid rallied to avoid disappointing results in their milestone matches…
Continue Reading Activists hail Lee statue removal, say more work remains
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When an enormous statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted off a pedestal in…
Continue Reading F1 rivals Verstappen, Hamilton crash again at Italian GP
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press Championship leader Max Verstappen and defending champion Lewis Hamilton have crashed out of the Italian Grand…
Continue Reading Kabul flag shop that started in Soviet era retools yet again
By BERNAT ARMANGUE Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A small flag shop, tucked away in the courtyard of a Kabul market, has documented…
Continue Reading Police: 5 in Italy slashed with knife; suspect arrested
ROME (AP) — Italian police are investigating a Somali man for attempted murder after he allegedly slashed two bus ticket controllers in the beach…
Continue Reading Bagnaia fends off Márquez to win MotoGP race in Spain
ALCAÑIZ, Spain (AP) — Francesco Bagnaia has fended off a late charge by Marc Márquez to win the Aragón GP for his first MotoGP victory. Bagnaia…
Continue Reading Greek leader vows crackdown against migrant traffickers
BY COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised to “break and smash” the…
Continue Reading Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Not long after 9/11, the Bush administration shifted its attention to Iraq,…
Continue Reading Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19…
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This single mom is braiding kids’ hair for free to help other struggling parents
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Brittany Starks knows what it’s like to struggle. Despite being a single mother who lives paycheck to paycheck and has…
Continue Reading Maine potato farmers feeling optimistic ahead of harvest
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving…
Continue Reading Ibrahimović scores after 7 minutes as AC Milan stays perfect
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Seven minutes is all Zlatan Ibrahimović required to score in his first match back after four months…
Continue Reading Marine’s body returned to Indiana hometown with procession
LOGANSPORT, Ind. (AP) — A military procession has returned the body of a Marine who was among U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: 9/11, hospitals, Europe, tennis history, Capitol charges
By Faith Karimi, CNN The US paused to honor what it lost on September 11, 2001 — and in the two decades since the terrorist attacks that…
Continue Reading 2 Turkish soldiers die in cross-border ops, taking toll to 4
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say two troops died after being attacked during cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq. The casualties take…
Continue Reading UK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other…
Continue Reading Two women campaign to become France’s 1st female president
PARIS (AP) — Two French politicians have kicked off their presidential campaigns to become France’s first female leader in next year’s spring…
Continue Reading Vulnerable Democrats push for local priorities in budget
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions…
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