Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside…
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Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside…
Continue ReadingRussia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers in what appears to be the biggest repatriation of…
Continue ReadingDesigners of the late Princess Diana’s wedding dress settle dispute over drawings of the gown
LONDON (AP) — The onetime husband and wife team who designed Princess Diana’s wedding dress have settled their dispute over the sale of the…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa asks Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the capital
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has asked Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the administrative capital, Pretoria, in a move…
Continue ReadingProsecutors in Iran target a newspaper over its cartoon mocking internet restrictions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian newspaper implying that the public needed to have the patience of the Biblical figure Job in waiting for President…
Continue ReadingReba McEntire finds a new on-screen family in NBC’s ‘Happy’s Place’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Reba McEntire finds herself behind the bar in her latest return to network TV, making a series that’s…
Continue ReadingBiden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is shelling out billions of dollars for clean energy and approving major offshore wind…
Continue ReadingAfro-Colombians fight the effects of gold mining through biodiversity projects in a violent region
Associated Press SAN ISIDRO, Colombia (AP) — Many initiatives by ethnic communities in impoverished Choco in northwestern Colombia aim to fight…
Continue ReadingPrague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors
Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech capital has approved a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls, a popular pastime for tourists that has…
Continue ReadingMalaysia to revamp gasoline subsidies and raise taxes in a bid to narrow deficit
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will introduce new taxes and revamp gasoline, education and healthcare subsidies next year as part of…
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Liam Payne’s 1D bandmates, Cheryl, Simon Cowell and more mourn singer
LONDON (AP) — Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians have expressed shock and sadness over the death of former One Direction singer Liam…
Continue ReadingPolish zoo celebrates the birth of 4 Sumatran tigers, a critically endangered species
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish zoo is celebrating the arrival of four Sumatran tiger cubs, announcing their birth Friday after…
Continue ReadingMark Strong and Lesley Manville make ancient tragedy ‘Oedipus’ a political thriller
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the most basic questions in the world is “Who are you?” It’s at the heart of the ancient tragedy of…
Continue Reading‘Kindness’ influencers on TikTok give money to strangers. Why is that controversial?
Associated Press Every Christmas growing up in Minnesota, Jimmy Darts’ parents gave him $200 in cash: $100 for himself and $100 for a stranger.…
Continue ReadingWhat’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush
Associated Press Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel…
Continue ReadingWhat’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush
Associated Press Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel…
Continue ReadingPoet Naomi Shihab Nye receives $100,000 lifetime achievement award
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Shihab Nye is this year’s winner of the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor named for the great…
Continue ReadingTwo days of torrential rain bring major flooding to central France
PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister says firefighters and other rescuers have been involved in about 2,300 operations, some of them lifesaving,…
Continue ReadingGreek police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A data breach has exposed personal information of over 500 officers from a newly launched elite crime fighting agency in…
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