US booster shots start, even as millions remain unprotected
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers The U.S. launched a campaign to offer boosters of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to millions of…
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August proves deadliest month for migrants braving Atlantic
By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says migrant deaths along the Atlantic route…
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German soccer clubs pushing to ease stadium restrictions
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — German soccer clubs are pushing for more fans to be allowed at Bundesliga games despite…
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Police: 4-wheeler rider dead after popping a wheelie, driving into car with baby inside
A man is dead and a woman injured after a 4-wheeler popped a wheelie and drove into the side of a Jeep that had a baby inside on Thursday…
Continue Reading France’s role in NATO not in question despite US rift
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A French general handed the baton of a key NATO command center to a fellow French air force officer…
Continue Reading Joshua weighs in much heavier than Usyk ahead of title fight
LONDON (AP) — Oleksandr Usyk is giving up 19 pounds on world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for their fight on Saturday. Usyk tipped the…
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Anti-human sex trafficking strategies are now in Arizona
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announces his office (AGO), the Arizona Anti-Trafficking Network (AATN) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)…
Continue Reading Foundations offer cities help convincing workers to relocate
By OLIVERA PERKINS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new effort in Northwest Arkansas offering $10,000 incentives to new…
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Former ABC News executive says Chris Cuomo harassed her
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A veteran TV news executive says CNN anchor Chris Cuomo sexually harassed her by squeezing her…
Continue Reading Workers for soon-to-be-defunct Alitalia block highway exit
ROME (AP) — Hundreds of Alitalia workers are blocking a highway exit outside Rome’s main airport to demonstrate their anger that most of the…
Continue Reading Driver involved in Boston rail crash now facing charges
BOSTON (AP) — The operator of a light rail train that crashed into the rear of another train on the Boston area’s public transit system now faces…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan looks to Putin after Biden talks disappoint
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says recent talks with U.S. President Joe Biden have proved disappointing, and that his…
Continue Reading Small Fry: Peru’s fishermen battle China’s overseas fleet
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer ABOARD THE OCEAN WARRIOR in the eastern Pacific Ocean (AP) — José López proudly remembers his first…
Continue Reading Dutch court jails ‘incorrigible’ thief over 2 museum heists
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A 59-year-old man, described as an “incorrigible and calculating criminal” has been convicted of stealing a…
Continue Reading What a cracker! Merkel pecked by parrot
BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel provided a rare splash of color amid Germany’s staid election campaign while visiting a bird…
Continue Reading Sotomayor’s picture book ‘Just Help!’ coming in January
NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is continuing her successful side career as an author with a picture book about giving to…
Continue ReadingLa Niña is about to take the Southwest drought from bad to worse
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Global scientists reported in August that due to the climate crisis, droughts that may have occurred only once every decade or…
Continue Reading Many hurdles for families with food challenges, poll shows
By ASHRAF KHALIL and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans struggling to feed their families over the past pandemic…
Continue Reading90% of households won’t see a bigger tax bill under Democrats’ $3.5 trillion plan
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Democrats are inching closer to achieving their long-term goal of reforming the federal tax system so that the wealthy pay a…
Continue Reading China says all crypto transactions illegal; Bitcoin tumbles
BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank has declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign…
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