Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Not long after 9/11, the Bush administration shifted its attention to Iraq,…
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Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19…
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This single mom is braiding kids’ hair for free to help other struggling parents
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Brittany Starks knows what it’s like to struggle. Despite being a single mother who lives paycheck to paycheck and has…
Continue Reading Maine potato farmers feeling optimistic ahead of harvest
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving…
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Ibrahimović scores after 7 minutes as AC Milan stays perfect
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Seven minutes is all Zlatan Ibrahimović required to score in his first match back after four months…
Continue Reading Marine’s body returned to Indiana hometown with procession
LOGANSPORT, Ind. (AP) — A military procession has returned the body of a Marine who was among U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: 9/11, hospitals, Europe, tennis history, Capitol charges
By Faith Karimi, CNN The US paused to honor what it lost on September 11, 2001 — and in the two decades since the terrorist attacks that…
Continue Reading 2 Turkish soldiers die in cross-border ops, taking toll to 4
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say two troops died after being attacked during cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq. The casualties take…
Continue Reading UK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other…
Continue Reading Two women campaign to become France’s 1st female president
PARIS (AP) — Two French politicians have kicked off their presidential campaigns to become France’s first female leader in next year’s spring…
Continue Reading Vulnerable Democrats push for local priorities in budget
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions…
Continue Reading Polish nun, cardinal who defied communism are beatified
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish political leaders have attended the beatification of two revered figures of the…
Continue Reading US edges Canada in Rugby WCup qualifier after 2nd-leg win
GLENDALE, Colorado (AP) — The United States has edged Canada in a two-leg Rugby World Cup qualifier by nine points after winning the second test…
Continue Reading Spain deploys military against wildfire, evacuates 2,500
By SERGIO RODRÍG0 Associated Press JUBRIQUE, Spain (AP) — Soldiers have been deployed in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major…
Continue Reading Iran to allow new memory cards in UN’s nuclear site cameras
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s civilian nuclear program says Tehran will allow U.N.…
Continue Reading Al-Qaida chief appears in video marking 9/11 anniversary
BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has appeared in a video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, attacks, months after rumors…
Continue Reading After losing their home to a blaze, they found refuge in a small California town. Then, a fire swept through
By Christina Maxouris, CNN For many of its residents, Greenville was a safe haven. A community of fewer than 1,000 people in California’s…
Continue Reading Britain savors a new sporting star in tennis champ Raducanu
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Britain is hailing a new sporting superstar after Emma Raducanu won the U.S. Open as a qualifier for one of the…
Continue Reading In conservative Somalia, a rare woman presidential candidate
By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The woman who broke barriers as the first female foreign minister and deputy prime…
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