Floods sweep cars into sea, damage homes in northeast Spain
By JOAN MATEU Associated Press ALCANAR, Spain (AP) — Many Spaniards are counting their losses and damage to homes and businesses caused by flooding…
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EXPLAINER: Who are the gunmen abducting Nigerian students?
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The recent release of three separate groups of students who had been abducted in northern…
Continue Reading As Ida hit, homeless, other vulnerable people left behind
BY LEAH WILLINGHAM and JAY REEVES Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — Many residents who wanted to flee from Hurricane Ida were left to fend for…
Continue Reading German train operator fails to get injunction to end strike
BERLIN (AP) — A court has rejected a bid by German train operator Deutsche Bahn for an emergency injunction to stop a strike by many train drivers…
Continue Reading Police raid biker groups in western Germany over killings
BERLIN (AP) — German police have carried out raids against biker groups in several western cities in connection with three killings. Police said…
Continue Reading US envoy Kerry says China crucial to handling climate crisis
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. envoy John Kerry says China needs to expand its efforts to reduce carbon emissions to hold back the rise in global…
Continue Reading Tax snitch plan triggers flood of hate for German minister
BERLIN (AP) — A German regional official’s plan to let authorities receive anonymous online tip-offs about potential tax evaders has prompted a…
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This Texas high school principal was put on administrative leave after being accused of promoting critical race theory
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas high school principal who found himself in the middle of a controversy over critical race theory was placed on paid…
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Former FIFA official has bribery life ban cut to 20 years
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Brazilian soccer official Marco Polo del Nero has had his life ban from soccer cut to 20 years by the Court of…
Continue Reading Greek music great Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political…
Continue Reading Australia’s Victoria state advances ban on swastika display
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Victoria state is drafting legislation that would make it the first in the…
Continue Reading Vintners despair after French wildfire ravaged grapevines
By DANIEL COLE Associated Press LE CANNET-DES-MAURES, France (AP) — Winemakers are taking stock of the damage after a wildfire blazed through a…
Continue Reading American Lora Webster: 5 months pregnant and after 5th medal
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Lora Webster is five months pregnant and going for her fifth medal in sitting volleyball in her fifth…
Continue Reading 4 soldiers killed in attack in Indonesia’s Papua region
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities say attackers believed to be West Papua rebels killed four soldiers and wounded two others at a military post…
Continue Reading Remnants of Hurricane Ida hit US Open, creating some chaos
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even a retractable roof at the U.S. Open was no match for the heavy rain and wind the remnants…
Continue Reading With focus on football, USC WR London ready to dominate
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California wide receiver Drake London had shifted his attention between football and…
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With focus on football, USC WR London ready to dominate
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California wide receiver Drake London had shifted his attention between football and…
Continue Reading Texas still in Big 12 starting new era with new coach and QB
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Texas is beginning a new era with new coach Steve Sarkisian, new starting quarterback Hudson Card and preseason…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Mets acting GM Scott set for DUI court date
By The Associated Press Mets acting general manager Zack Scott is due in court two days after he was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated…
Continue Reading Merkel prepares to step down with legacy of tackling crises
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany’s longest-serving leaders and as a global…
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