Taj Mahal reopens to tourists
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Tourists are once again allowed to visit the Taj Mahal on weekends. India’s most iconic monument re-opened on Sunday, after a…
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Wisconsin lawmaker asks for prayers for colleague with COVID
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The office of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates has declined to update his…
Continue Reading ‘Afghan:’ Migrant graves in Turkey testify to border perils
By MEHMET GUZEL and ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press VAN, Turkey (AP) — Plain concrete gravestones painted with a number and the word…
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Yuma Sector agents rescue woman from heat exhaustion
The U.S. Border Patrol responded to a heat-related request west of the Imperial Sand Dunes Monday…
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ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 ally to ‘protect the collegiate model’
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 are forming an alliance to work together on the future…
Continue Reading Josh Duggar attorneys seek dismissal of child porn charges
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Attorneys for former reality TV star Josh Duggar have filed motions seeking to dismiss child pornography charges against…
Continue Reading Doobie Brothers try to keep long train running, 50 years on
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Doobie Brothers are celebrating their 50th anniversary in their 51st year, heading…
Continue Reading Fati back to training nearly 10 months after knee injury
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Ansu Fati is smiling again on the practice field. The 18-year-old Barcelona forward has returned to…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s president extends decree giving him full power
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has prolonged the special powers he granted himself a month ago…
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Disney reaches vaccination agreement with union workers
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Company and a coalition of unions have agreed that workers at Disney…
Continue Reading Some Afghans vow to resist Taliban from mountain enclave
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press In a mountain valley north of Kabul, the last remnants of Afghanistan’s shattered security forces…
Continue Reading Blast in northern Syria kills 8 militants, wounds others
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say an explosion at the base of an al-Qaida-linked group in northern…
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Q&A: Vaccine approval
Experts say this action against the corona virus is a step in the right direction. Nevertheless, vaccines improvements continue, bringing up some new…
Continue Reading Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre dies of COVID-19 at 79
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese officials say that Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre has died at the…
Continue Reading Winfrey picks ‘Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ for book club
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels is now an Oprah Winfrey book club pick.…
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Sacramento mom pleads for help from Kabul airport
A Sacramento family, including a mother and her four children, were desperately pleading for help to get out of Afghanistan. They have been stuck in…
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Asian American leaders fear Covid-19 origin report could fuel more bigotry and violence
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Asian American leaders are concerned that a report on the origins of the Covid-19 virus expected to be released this week by…
Continue ReadingMy son was lucky to get a pediatric ICU bed when he needed one. He shouldn’t have needed luck
When my husband and I were counting down the days to the birth of our son last year, one of my best friends shared this quote with me: “Making the…
Continue Reading Poland claims neighbor invites migrants, pushes them across
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister is insisting that efforts by Middle Eastern migrants to enter the European Union country from…
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Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paralympics have begun in the same empty National Stadium that hosted the opening and closing…
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