Russia hits new virus death record as autumn surge persists
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has recorded a new record-high daily death toll from COVID-19, continuing a persistent rise that has brought new records…
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UK eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service…
Continue Reading Syria’s Assad allows exiled uncle to return to avoid prison
By SARAH EL DEEB and ANGELA CHARLTON BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian pro-government newspaper says that President Bashar Assad has allowed his exiled uncle…
Continue Reading Chopin portrait bought at flea market is from 19th century
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A peeling portrait of Polish piano composer Frederic Chopin purchased at a flea market…
Continue ReadingA teacher at a North Carolina charter school resigns after claims of ‘field slave’ comments to Black students
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A teacher at a North Carolina charter school has resigned after parents brought to light a number of alleged racist incidents,…
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Hamilton mitigates grid penalty with strong qualifying run
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton had the fastest qualifying time at the Turkish Grand Prix but a 10-place grid penalty…
Continue Reading Former Israeli soldier assaulted outside station in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — A former Israeli soldier has been assaulted in Germany’s capital in what police describe as an antisemitic incident. The assault…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network…
Continue Reading A growing worry for charities: Tax havens for the rich
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer A spotlight that has been thrown on how many of the rich and powerful shield their wealth is also intensifying…
Continue Reading Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have ruled out cooperation with the U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan.…
Continue Reading Hungary comes to Poland’s defense over EU court ruling
By VANESSA GERA and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister has signed a government resolution welcoming a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How China flights near Taiwan inflame tensions
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A spate of Chinese military flights off southwestern Taiwan in recent days has prompted alarm from…
Continue Reading Ruling party narrowly loses Czech vote; PM Babis may be out
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s centrist party has narrowly lost the Czech Republic’s…
Continue Reading Banisadr, Iran’s first president after 1979 revolution, dies
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979…
Continue ReadingNo physical signs of Brian Laundrie have yet been found in a Florida nature reserve, police say
By Travis Caldwell and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN As the search for Brian Laundrie continues in a Florida nature reserve, police said Friday that they…
Continue ReadingNo physical signs of Brian Laundrie have yet been found in a Florida nature reserve, police say
CNN By Travis Caldwell and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN As the search for Brian Laundrie continues in a Florida nature reserve, police said Friday that…
Continue ReadingIraq’s bloodiest battle will be a video game
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Najla Bassim Abdulelah grew up in a war. The regular sight of dead bodies and the memory of her friend being shot next to her as…
Continue ReadingTravel news: India, Bali and Vietnam announce opening plans
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This was a pretty good week for the world’s wannabe jetsetters. The UK and Israel both cleared out their travel…
Continue Reading UN officials say guards kill 6 migrants detained in Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — U.N. officials say guards at a Libyan detention center for migrants have shot and killed…
Continue ReadingSouthern California business owners frustrated as oil spill forces them to close shop
By Amir Vera, CNN Jaz Kaner has never experienced an oil spill that closed beaches and waterways in Southern California. The lifelong surfer and…
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