Texans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color
CNN, POOL By Nicole Chavez, CNN An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its…
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Texans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color
By Nicole Chavez, CNN An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its hotline…
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Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida’s destructive, deadly floods
By MIKE CATALINI, WAYNE PARRY and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Police are going door to door and drawing up lists of…
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Dutch on course again in wheelchair tennis at Paralympics
TOKYO (AP) — The Netherlands is showing its dominance again in wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics. The Dutch have excelled in the sport since…
Continue Reading German carmakers reject environmental groups’ climate demand
BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler has dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of…
Continue Reading 2nd Afghan boy dies of mushroom poisoning in Poland
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A second child of an Afghan family evacuated from Kabul to Poland has died after eating…
Continue Reading FIFA pledges action after racist abuse of England in Hungary
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA says it will take “adequate actions” once it has investigated the the racial abuse that England…
Continue Reading UN: Brief gains in air quality in 2020 over COVID lockdowns
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says the world and especially urban areas experienced a brief and sharp drop…
Continue Reading Global biodiversity conference opens in southern France
By DANIEL COLE, SYLVIE CORBET and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron opened a global…
Continue Reading With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press SANGEH, Indonesia (AP) — Deprived of their preferred food source — the bananas, peanuts…
Continue Reading EU, AstraZeneca reach deal to end vaccine delivery dispute
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca say they reached a deal to end a damaging legal battle…
Continue Reading Former nurse pleads guilty to sexual abuse of intellectually disabled woman at long-term care facility
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN A former nurse pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled woman in an Arizona…
Continue Reading Lagging in polls, Merkel party’s candidate seeks expert help
By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The center-right Union bloc’s candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor…
Continue Reading ‘Very brutal’: In Ethiopia, Tigray forces accused of abuses
DEBARK, Ethiopia (AP) — As they bring war to other parts of Ethiopia, resurgent Tigray fighters face growing allegations that they are retaliating…
Continue Reading The Latest: UN chief to hold meeting on Afghanistan funding
The Associated Press The United Nations chief will convene a ministerial meeting in Geneva on Sept. 13 to seek a swift scale-up in funding to address…
Continue Reading Kashmir lockdown continues after anti-India leader’s death
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities are enforcing a security lockdown and a near-total communications…
Continue Reading Collectible prices skyrocket, to the dismay of hobbyists
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have become obsessed with collectibles, bidding up prices for trading cards, video games…
Continue Reading China’s Alibaba promises $15.5B for development initiatives
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — E-commerce giant Alibaba Group says it will spend $15.5 billion to support President Xi…
Continue Reading Collectible prices skyrocket, to the dismay of hobbyists
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have become obsessed with collectibles, bidding up prices for trading cards, video games…
Continue Reading Young Africans struggle with jobs, education amid pandemic
By FARAI MUTSAKA and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Young people across Africa are battling an economic downturn caused by…
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