Global reaction to Assad’s sudden ouster from Syria ranges from jubilation to alarm
The fall of Syria’s authoritarian government at the hands of jihadi militants has set off waves of jubilation, trepidation and alarm around the…
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10 injured after police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashes into bystanders at California parade
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say 10 people have been injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a…
Continue ReadingNotre Dame’s reopening celebrated its saviors as much as the cathedral’s resurrection from fire
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The reopening ceremonies for Notre Dame were as much a celebration of people as they were a rejoicing of the…
Continue ReadingThe hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s elusive killer yields new evidence, but few answers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police don’t know who he is, where he is, or why he did it. As the frustrating search for UnitedHealthcare…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s democracy held after a 6-hour power play. What does it say for democracies elsewhere?
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A short-lived martial law decree by South Korea’s leader last week raised worries about budding…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25: Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas top poll going into playoff; Tide ranked ahead of SMU
AP College Football Writer Georgia moved up to No. 2 behind Oregon in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, Texas and Penn State remained in the top…
Continue ReadingAdam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Adam Pemble, an Associated Press journalist who covered some of the biggest global news of the past two decades,…
Continue ReadingHow it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria has crumbled with astonishing speed. It has been less than two…
Continue ReadingBiden adds to the nation’s list of national monuments during his term. There’s an appetite for more
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was 1906 when U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt designated the first national monument — Devils…
Continue ReadingGiant statue of the Buddha in New Jersey becomes interfaith hub and spiritual home for many
Associated Press FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United…
Continue ReadingKennedy Center pays tribute to Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt, Sandoval and The Apollo
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities, cultural icons and a few surprise guests have paid tribute to honorees at the annual Kennedy Center…
Continue ReadingMarrakech festival spotlights tensions animating Morocco’s movie industry
Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Each year, celebrities descend on Morocco to attend the Marrakech International Film Festival, enjoy…
Continue ReadingSupporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party march in protest at attacks in India
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of members of associate bodies of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have marched toward the…
Continue ReadingTrump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine,…
Continue ReadingWho is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has…
Continue ReadingCollege Football Playoff’s first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out
AP National Writer The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative. Perfect or 100%…
Continue ReadingRomania’s far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has protested outside a closed polling…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso junta appoints new prime minister
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has appointed a new prime minister, a day after dissolving the government…
Continue ReadingGhana’s ex-President John Mahama is set to return after rival concedes election
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama is set to return to office in the West African nation’s…
Continue ReadingAn elephant dies of apparent heart failure in Pakistan weeks after family reunion
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An elephant has died of apparent heart failure at a Pakistani safari park, less than two weeks after being reunited with…
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