EU urged to help Afghan conflict refugees stay in the region
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson is urging European Union countries to help people…
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Brazilian bishop resigns days after sexual video circulates
By DAVID BILLER and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian bishop has resigned less than a week after a video came to…
Continue Reading R. Kelly sex trafficking trial: What to know and expect
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — What do you need to know about the R. Kelly sex trafficking trial? As the New York federal trial unfolds…
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Beach park seen as site for Florida condo collapse memorial
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer An oceanfront park is emerging as the leading site for a memorial to the victims of the deadly condominium…
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Judge dismisses suit brought after armed highway standoff
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of people arrested after an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway that challenged…
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Shelling in northern Syria kills 5; at least 15 wounded
Turkey-backed Syrian forces and Syrian Kurdish fighters shelled one another’s positions in northern Syria, leaving at least five people dead and more…
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11 Baltimore men indicted on murder, assault and gun charges
A group of 11 young men who are allegedly part of a violent Baltimore gang dubbed “39 Babies” have been indicted for crimes including…
Continue Reading Pandemic fiction: Fall books include stories of the virus
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan…
Continue ReadingOld Navy won’t keep women’s plus-size clothing in a separate section
Old Navy will end its practice of separate plus-size sections for women’s clothing in stores and online and begin offering all of its women’s apparel…
Continue ReadingIMF withholds $450 million in funds from Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The International Monetary Fund, under pressure from the Biden administration, said Wednesday it will no longer release…
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US moves to cut backlog of asylum cases at US-Mexico border
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing changing how asylum claims are handled. The aim is to reduce…
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US moves to cut backlog of asylum cases at US-Mexico border
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing changing how asylum claims are handled. The aim is to reduce…
Continue Reading US moves to cut backlog of asylum cases at US-Mexico border
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing changing how asylum claims are handled. The aim is to reduce…
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Cleared to earn money, college athletes tap creative sides
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA recently dropped its ban on athletes being able to earn money for their fame and…
Continue Reading Cleared to earn money, college athletes tap creative sides
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA recently dropped its ban on athletes being able to earn money for their fame and…
Continue Reading Tucson police union challenges city’s vaccine requirement
PHOENIX (AP) — The union representing Tucson police officers is challenging the city’s decision to require employees to get the coronavirus…
Continue Reading‘Haiti is reeling:’ Earthquake survivors overwhelm hospitals in disaster-hit nation
By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain and Jack Guy, CNN Hospitals in Haiti are completely overwhelmed by survivors of Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude…
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‘Haiti is reeling:’ Earthquake survivors overwhelm hospitals in disaster-hit nation
Hospitals in Haiti are completely overwhelmed by survivors of Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake and urgently need help to treat them, medical staff…
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Portland Police Association survey shows increasingly low morale among officers
A new survey from the Portland Police Association shows increasingly low morale among rank-and-file…
Continue Reading Northeastern Minnesota wildfire grows to 5 square miles
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 5 square…
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