Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses…
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The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti’s newly created transitional council
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is threatening to…
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields…
Continue Reading‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that’s just when many people at the pale…
Continue ReadingAustralian PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence after homicides rise
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein, who was back in a New York…
Continue ReadingPhones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban takeover three years ago has sent Afghanistan’s economy into a…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
By DAVID FISCHER and STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy,…
Continue ReadingChinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
By DAKE KANG BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab…
Continue ReadingGreece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KRYO PIGADI, Greece (AP) — Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece’s…
Continue ReadingTrump calls judge ‘crooked’ after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign…
Continue ReadingCourt case over fatal car crash raises issues of mental health and criminal liability
By KENYA HUNTER and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — No one disputes that Michelle Wierson crashed her SUV into a car stopped at a…
Continue ReadingTrump’s comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia University’s…
Continue ReadingGoogle and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on…
Continue ReadingPolice in Georgia use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protest against so-called ‘Russian law’
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia’s capital have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who rallied outside the…
Continue ReadingOver 7 million people in South Sudan likely to face acute food insecurity between now, July, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says over 7 million people in South Sudan are expected to face acute food insecurity or worse during…
Continue Reading1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas
WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying…
Continue ReadingParis Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Some 40,000 meals will be served each day during the Paris Games to over 15,000 athletes from 200…
Continue ReadingCourt in the Central African Republic seeks arrest of ex-President Bozizé for human rights abuses
By JEAN FERNAND KOENA and SAMBU ASSANA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A spokesperson for an internationally backed court…
Continue ReadingA 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10…
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