Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department official tells The Associated Press that the…
Continue Reading Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Black police chief in Iowa says his 15-month tenure leading a small city is a “case…
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5 things to know for September 17: Australia, Afghanistan, Covid, immigrants, climate
By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s Hispanic Heritage Month — and yes, it starts in the middle of September and runs to the middle of October. The…
Continue Reading Campaigners press for next German leader to act on climate
BERLIN (AP) — Environmental campaigners are pressing for Germany’s next chancellor to take strong action against climate change, including by…
Continue ReadingCuba begins vaccinating children as young as two for Covid-19
CNN Patrick Oppmann The Cuban government has begun to vaccinate children as young as two years old for COVID-19, the island’s state media…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 vs. September 18: How law enforcement hopes to prevent another riot
By Geneva Sands and Zachary Cohen, CNN A new fence, an information-sharing alert and ramped-up airport security are just a few of the ways law…
Continue Reading House to try suspending cap on borrowing authority next week
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press House Democrats said Friday they planned to take action next week to suspend the cap on the government’s borrowing…
Continue Reading Boeing to build Navy aircraft at MidAmerica, invest $200M
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing Co. will invest $200 million to…
Continue Reading Poland’s, Lithuania’s PMs discuss higher security, migration
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Poland and Lithuania say tighter security at their borders with…
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NZ abandons cricket tour of Pakistan wary of attack
By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — New Zealand has abandoned its cricket tour of Pakistan because it was wary of the team…
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NZ abandons cricket tour of Pakistan wary of attack
By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — New Zealand has abandoned its cricket tour of Pakistan because it was wary of the team…
Continue Reading South Africa: Top court upholds ex-president’s jail sentence
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s highest court has denied an application by former president Jacob Zuma to…
Continue ReadingThe countries that are vaccinating children against Covid-19
By Kara Fox, CNN Schools are in session, Covid-19 restrictions are being relaxed en masse and the Delta variant is raging worldwide, creating a…
Continue Reading British computing inventor Clive Sinclair dies at 81
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Clive Sinclair, the British inventor and entrepreneur who arguably did more than anyone else to inspire…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s incoming government restarts central bank audit
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s incoming finance minister has signed a contract with a New York-based company to…
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Trump abandoned this giant trade deal. Now, China wants in
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business China has applied to join a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership that the United States ditched several years ago, as…
Continue Reading Apple, Google remove opposition app as Russian voting begins
By DARIA LITVINOVA and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Facing pressure from the Kremlin, Apple and Google removed an opposition-created…
Continue ReadingUK Speaker: We can’t let mob rule smash democracy
CNN By Bianca Nobilo, Jessie Gretener and Jaya Sharma, CNN Following high-profile attacks on democratic institutions, including the January 6 riot at…
Continue Reading Danes wants to ban some inmates from entering a romance
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark wants to ban prisoners serving a life sentence from entering a romantic relationship, adding they “should not…
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Family of Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s fiancé, tell police they have not seen him since Tuesday
By Aya Elamroussi and Christina Maxouris, CNN The family of Brian Laundrie, the fiance of 22-year-old Gabby Petito — who was reported missing…
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