Their churches no longer feel safe. Now Nicaraguans are taking their worship home
Associated Press When their church no longer felt safe, deacon Francisco Alvicio and his congregation made a plan. Cautiously, discreetly, they took…
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Russian parliament passes first reading of an adoption ban for countries allowing gender transition
MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has given overwhelming approval to the first reading of a proposed law to prohibit the…
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Labour Party members deal a blow to Starmer a day after his appeal for unity
Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Members of Britain’s governing Labour Party have dealt Prime Minister Keir Starmer a blow by rejecting…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from a coal mine explosion in Iran rises to 50
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state TV says the death toll from an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran rose to 50 after one of the miners injured…
Continue ReadingStrike by more than 1,000 Samsung workers enters a third week in India
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A strike by more than 1,000 workers at a Samsung India Electronics plant has entered its third week. Management…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from an AP and Texas Tribune report on 24 hours along the US-Mexico border
Texas Tribune, Associated Press The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press spent 24 hours in five cities on Texas’ border with Mexico to measure…
Continue ReadingFor ACC teams, adding an NFL-like front office is the new norm for transfer-portal recruiting
AP Sports Writer New Boston College coach Bill O’Brien wanted to build a pro-style approach to handle the growing demands of recruiting in the…
Continue ReadingOne day along the Texas-Mexico border shows that realities shift more rapidly than rhetoric
Texas Tribune, Associated Press As midnight nears, the lights of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, fill the sky on the silent banks of the…
Continue ReadingCan AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs bills to bolster gun control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including one that allows the court to consider…
Continue ReadingEsta tarde en la ciudad de Coachella se reunieron para discutir la medida “Y”
María García Estamos a tan solo semanas de las elecciones y las diferentes propuestas comienzan hacer un acto de presencia entre nuestra comunidad.…
Continue ReadingThe leaders of Germany’s Greens are quitting after several election defeats
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany’s Greens, one of three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s troubled coalition government,…
Continue ReadingPakistan brings arrested nurse before cameras to answer questions about her alleged bombing attempt
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have brought a nurse they said was arrested over the weekend before state-run media to answer…
Continue Reading Harris is making a ‘capitalist’ pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the…
Continue ReadingSecret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were ‘preventable,’ Senate panel finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu will address the UN as Israel, bogged down by one war, barrels toward another
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travels to the United Nations this week with no end in sight to the war…
Continue ReadingAs an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most…
Continue Reading As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics already have carved out Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most…
Continue ReadingAsian Development Bank raises growth forecast for region, but warns of risks from trade sanctions
AP Business Writer The Asian Development Bank says it expects developing economies in the region to grow at a 5% annual pace this year, up slightly…
Continue ReadingSudan’s jailed former strongman Omar al-Bashir is taken to a hospital in the north for better care
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for 30 years before he was toppled in a popular…
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