Takeaways from AP’s story on the Miccosukee’s fight to protect the Everglades
Associated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — For centuries, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has called the Everglades home. But decades of…
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A LeBron record. Xmas greetings from Mazzulla. Steph went 0 for 7. Thursday wasn’t boring in the NBA
AP Basketball Writer LeBron James set a record, which was good. Stephen Curry set a personal record, which was not good. Detroit faced the biggest…
Continue ReadingA LeBron record. Xmas greetings from Mazzulla. Steph went 0 for 7. Thursday wasn’t boring in the NBA
AP Basketball Writer LeBron James set a record, which was good. Stephen Curry set a personal record, which was not good. Detroit faced the biggest…
Continue ReadingA LeBron record. Xmas greetings from Mazzulla. Steph went 0 for 7. Thursday wasn’t boring in the NBA
AP Basketball Writer LeBron James set a record, which was good. Stephen Curry set a personal record, which was not good. Detroit faced the biggest…
Continue ReadingIn Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
Associated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orbán says European leaders must change strategy on Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that European leaders must acknowledge the need to change their strategy…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe launches new land policy to empower Black farmers with direct farm ownership
Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a new policy that will allow beneficiaries of land…
Continue ReadingScholz dismisses Musk’s assertion that only a far-right party can ‘save’ Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed an assertion by Elon Musk that only a far-right party can “save Germany.” But the German…
Continue ReadingLeap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
Associated Press PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) — It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant. But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a…
Continue ReadingHe fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders
Associated Press TOCOA, Honduras (AP) — Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon. Another…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures eased last month
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve barely rose last month in a sign that price…
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Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here’s what you should know
AP Business Writer Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continued a strike Friday at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just…
Continue ReadingTwo AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024
For the world, 2024 was riven by conflict on two fronts. As the year ends, Gaza is in shambles and tens of thousands are dead. Meanwhile an adjacent…
Continue ReadingStudent protests continue to challenge Serbia’s populist government after a deadly canopy collapse
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Serbian students and others again blocked traffic for 15 minutes throughout the country as…
Continue ReadingTaiwan lawmakers clash after one party breaks into legislature to occupy speaker’s chair
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lawmakers have clashed in Taiwan’s legislature after members of a leading political party broke into the…
Continue ReadingYoung nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s reporting on young nuns
Associated Press Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows…
Continue Reading Crowds in Mayotte vent frustration with cyclone response as Macron tours devastation
Associated Press MIRERENI, Mayotte (AP) — Crowds in Mayotte have vented their frustration at French President Emmanuel Macron, with some booing.…
Continue ReadingUN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N.’s food agency says more than 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves across West…
Continue Reading7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police…
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