Greece’s leftist Syriza party elects new leader
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Syriza, the left-wing party which once governed Greece, has elected a new leader after a year of internal…
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What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea
Associated Press A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan,…
Continue ReadingIn South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis
Associated Press Negotiators are gathered in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.…
Continue ReadingOklahoma Democrats mourn Fred Harris, former US senator and presidential candidate
Associated Press/Report for America Fred Harris, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Oklahoma, is being remembered by party members for his…
Continue ReadingRussian plane catches fire after landing in Turkey but passengers and crew are safely evacuated
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The engine of a Russian plane with 95 people on board caught fire after landing at Antalya airport in southern Turkey on…
Continue ReadingRainbow-clad revelers hit Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s pride parade
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of revelers gathered alongside Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s annual pride parade on…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains in Bolivia send mud crashing into the capital, leaving 1 missing and destroying homes
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains after a prolonged drought in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, flooded dozens of homes early…
Continue ReadingSouth African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid…
Continue ReadingSheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy
CARACAS (AP) — Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas are decrying that local police…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1
AP College Football Writer Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in…
Continue ReadingNew details emerge on BioLab fire that forced thousands to shelter outside Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta. The September…
Continue ReadingRepublicans push back against Democrats’ claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald…
Continue ReadingRico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, dies at 85
Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League…
Continue ReadingGunmen in southeast Mexico open fire in a bar killing 6 and injuring 5 as violence spirals
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gunmen have opened fire at a bar in southeast Mexico, killing six people and injuring at least five others. Local…
Continue Reading‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into…
Continue ReadingSomalia says 24 people have died after 2 boats capsized in the Indian Ocean
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean,…
Continue ReadingJannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title
AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Italy went nearly a quarter-century without winning the Davis Cup. Then along came Jannik Sinner, and now the…
Continue ReadingWarring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A government spokesman in Pakistan’s volatile northwest says Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribes have agreed to a…
Continue ReadingPoland’s conservative opposition party taps historian as presidential candidate
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservatives have chosen a presidential candidate ahead of an election next year. The opposition…
Continue ReadingCivil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado kills 2 and injures 1
DENVER (AP) — A Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado has killed the aircraft’s pilot and an aerial photographer. The crash that occurred in…
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