Ex-jihadi bride asks UK for forgiveness, aims to return home
LONDON (AP) — A British woman who ran away from home at age 15 to join the Islamic State group in Syria has asked for forgiveness and appealed to…
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China affirms UN peacekeeping role with multinational drills
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press QUESHAN, China (AP) — China has emphasized its role in United Nations peacekeeping operations with its…
Continue Reading Pope urges compassion as he wraps Slovakia pilgrimage
By NICOLE WINFIELD and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press SASTIN, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis has urged Slovakians look out for the neediest among…
Continue ReadingIn their mother’s obituary a family says her Covid-19 death could have been prevented if people were vaccinated
CNN, WICKED THE MUSICAL, DISNEY, DISNEY+, NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE, REGENERON Amy Simonson, CNN The day Candace and Terry Ayers received their second…
Continue ReadingIn her obituary, a family says a mother’s Covid-19 death could have been prevented if more people were vaccinated
By Amy Simonson, CNN The day Candace and Terry Ayers got their second Covid-19 vaccination in early March was a day of hope and excitement for the…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s older people often sent to homes amid pandemic
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The economic ravages of COVID-19 are forcing some families in Zimbabwe to abandon the…
Continue Reading Flash flood submerges southern French villages, fields
PARIS (AP) — Emergency workers have rescued or evacuated hundreds of people in southern France as flash flooding abruptly turned roads and fields…
Continue Reading Chinese property developer’s debt struggle rattles investors
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — One of China’s biggest real estate developers is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of…
Continue Reading EU pledges 200 million vaccine doses to low-income nations
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is committing 200 million more vaccine doses to Africa and low-income nations to…
Continue Reading Australian fugitive surrenders after 3-decade beach stay
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police say a fugitive walked into a Sydney police station to give himself up…
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Sitting out NFL preseason helped some QBs, hurt others
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Sitting out the preseason did nothing to slow the start to the NFL season for guys like Matthew Stafford,…
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Sitting out NFL preseason helped some QBs, hurt others
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Sitting out the preseason did nothing to slow the start to the NFL season for guys like Matthew Stafford,…
Continue Reading GOP’s Elder concedes California recall, hints: ‘Stay tuned’
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A defiant Republican Larry Elder conceded his fight to become California’s next…
Continue Reading GOP’s Elder concedes California recall, hints: ‘Stay tuned’
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A defiant Republican Larry Elder conceded his fight to become California’s next…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated French health care workers face suspension
By OLEG CETINIC and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Health care workers in France face suspension from their jobs if they…
Continue Reading Report: Most nations fall far short in plans to curb warming
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new scientific report that looks at what each nation is doing to fight climate change finds nearly every…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower on lackluster China, Japan data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks are mostly lower in Asia after the region’s two biggest economies released data that were weaker…
Continue Reading Russian feminist runs for Duma to take on domestic violence
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — One of Russia’s most ardent feminists is running for a seat in the State Duma with the goal…
Continue Reading Schwarber’s 3-run double lifts Red Sox over Mariners 8-4
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Pinch-hitter Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the eighth inning and the Boston…
Continue Reading Hong Kong activists jailed over Tiananmen crackdown vigil
HONG KONG (AP) — Nine Hong Kong activists and ex-lawmakers have been handed jail sentences of up to 10 months over their roles in last year’s…
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