EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial?
By ARNO PEDRAM Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is putting on trial 20 men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks on Paris…
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German industrial production picks up after several declines
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German industrial production increased in July after three consecutive months of declines that have…
Continue Reading Japan ex-official gets prison term in casino bribery case
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court has sentenced to four years in prison a former top government official for taking…
Continue Reading911 calls describe chaotic scene at warehouse where Ida nursing home evacuees died
By Paul P. Murphy, Steve Almasy, Rebekah Riess and Deanna Hackney, CNN The 911 calls made from a Louisiana warehouse where more than 800 nursing home…
Continue Reading South Korea monitoring the North over military parade signs
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it’s keeping a close watch on North Korea amid signs…
Continue Reading Indian state battered by COVID now on alert for Nipah virus
NEW DELHI (AP) — The southern Indian state of Kerala is ramping up efforts to stop a potential outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, even as the…
Continue Reading Emotions raw before Paris trial for Islamic State carnage
By LORI HINNANT and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Survivors of Islamic State group’s 2015 attack on Paris and those who…
Continue Reading Israel strikes Gaza as Palestinians celebrate prison break
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military says it has launched airstrikes on what it said was a Hamas…
Continue Reading Toddler lost in Australian woods for 3 days out of hospital
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who spent three nights lost in rugged Australian woodland is home…
Continue Reading Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias
By MARIAM FAM, DEEPTI HAJELA and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim Americans who grew up under the shadow of 9/11 have…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after lackluster day on Wall Street
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are mixed in Asia after shares closed mostly lower on Wall Street as traders returned…
Continue Reading Myanmar opposition calls for national uprising against army
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The main underground group coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military rulers has called for a…
Continue Reading Florida shooter may have first pounded on neighbor’s door
By CURT ANDERSON, TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A man who lives near the Florida home where three adults…
Continue Reading China-to-Hong Kong travelers will no longer need quarantine
HONG KONG (AP) — Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from mainland China will no longer need to quarantine. The semi-autonomous city’s top official…
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LEADING OFF: Franco ties a Mantle mark, Civale returns
By The Associated Press Rays rookie Wander Franco has reached base safely in 36 straight games. That’s the longest active streak in the majors and…
Continue Reading China’s trade accelerates in August despite coronavirus
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s import and export growth accelerated in August despite disruptions due to the spread of…
Continue Reading Official: Wildfire near Lake Tahoe largely kept from towns
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A huge California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region is about half contained. The head of the state’s…
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Official: Wildfire near Lake Tahoe largely kept from towns
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A huge California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region is about half contained. The head of the state’s…
Continue Reading US-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building…
Continue Reading NWHL rebrands to Premier Hockey Federation entering 7th year
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The National Women’s Hockey League is changing its name to the Premier Hockey Federation. North America’s first…
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