From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics
By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press FREMONT, Ind. (AP) — Twenty years after the attacks of Sept. 11, and just days after the Taliban took control of…
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After decades in eye of storms, weather service head retires
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer National Weather Service chief Louis Uccellini says he will retire at the end of the year. Uccellini, who…
Continue Reading Child porn purveyor to get 21-27 years under new plea deal
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A man whom U.S. authorities have described as the world’s largest purveyor of…
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Navajo Nation reports 19 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 19 additional COVID-19 cases and no deaths as of Monday. The tribe has seen 32,974…
Continue Reading Idaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid COVID surge
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders are letting the state’s northern hospitals ration health…
Continue Reading Belgium’s Carrasco, Witsel and Courtois out of qualifier
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium players Yannick Carrasco, Axel Witsel and Thibaut Courtois have been released back to their clubs ahead of a World Cup…
Continue Reading Pope, patriarch, Canterbury archbishop make climate appeal
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The world’s top Christian leaders have issued a joint appeal for delegates at the upcoming…
Continue Reading MSNBC brings back Jose Diaz-Balart for daytime show
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran news anchor Jose Diaz-Balart is returning to MSNBC later this month to host a weekday show at the 10 a.m. hour. Balart…
Continue Reading Australia, South Korea, Japan complete 1-0 WC qualifier wins
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australia has edged Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi to make it two wins out of two in Group B of Asia World Cup qualifying. Rhyan…
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9/11 rescuers likely to develop lung disease
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, a new study details the health problems first responders are still dealing…
Continue Reading Judge tosses death sentence in Dru Sjodin slaying
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the 2003 slaying of a…
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4 injured when car crashes into Los Angeles homeless camp
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people have been hospitalized with injuries after a car crashed into a sidewalk homeless camp in Los Angeles. The crash…
Continue Reading Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discrimination
By ANITA SNOW and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Young Sikh Americans still struggle with discrimination a generation after Sept.…
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Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discrimination
By ANITA SNOW and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Young Sikh Americans still struggle with discrimination a generation after Sept.…
Continue Reading Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discrimination
By ANITA SNOW and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Young Sikh Americans still struggle with discrimination a generation after Sept.…
Continue Reading Vatican won’t say if women can vote in 2023 church meeting
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Vatican officials are refusing to say whether women will have a vote when Pope Francis convenes the…
Continue Reading London honors Muppets creator Jim Henson with blue plaque
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London has honored American Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, with a blue plaque outside his…
Continue Reading IAEA seeks Japan transparency in release of Fukushima water
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency have asked Japan for full and detailed…
Continue Reading Brutal attack prompts Spanish PM to hold hate crime meeting
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is convening an urgent meeting of a committee that oversees efforts to fight hate crime after…
Continue Reading European Tour has flagship at Wentworth, finalizes Ryder Cup
By The Associated Press The European Tour has a big week at Wentworth. Not only is the BMW PGA Championship the flagship event, it’s the final…
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