The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of ‘buts’ & ‘ifs’ over the meaning of ‘and’
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — How important can the meaning of a single word be? In an upcoming Supreme Court case, the…
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India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the UN with a mess on its hands
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The recent G20 Summit hosted by India couldn’t have gone better for Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingA fire in a commercial building south of Benin’s capital killed at least 35 people
By The Associated Press Authorities in Benin say a fire in a commercial building south of the capital has killed at least 35 people. The gutted and…
Continue ReadingNASA’s first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year…
Continue ReadingPakistan recalls an injectable medicine causing eye infection, sight loss and orders a probe
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s health minister says an injectable medicine that was causing a severe eye infection and sight loss in diabetic…
Continue ReadingHigh-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twice
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is considering scrapping a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed…
Continue ReadingThe death toll from a truck bomb at a checkpoint in Somalia rises to 21
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The death toll from a bombing attack at a government checkpoint in central Somalia has…
Continue ReadingUS will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden hosts Pacific leaders
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific…
Continue ReadingTrain crash in eastern Pakistan injures at least 30. Authorities suspend 4 for negligence
LAHORE, Pakistan. (AP) — Pakistani officials say a passenger train collided with another already parked and carrying goods in eastern Pakistan,…
Continue ReadingA mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Nordhausen is best known as the location of the former Nazi concentration…
Continue ReadingKosovar police surround a village after Serb gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — At least 30 Serb gunmen have killed a Kosovar Albanian police…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Taiwan factory fire lowered to nine, with one missing. Four victims were firefighters
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities in Taiwan say one person remains missing following a Friday night fire at a golf ball factory, after forensic…
Continue ReadingWhy Spain’s conservative leader is a long shot to become prime minister despite winning election
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The leader of Spain’s conservatives will have his opportunity to form a new government…
Continue ReadingIsraeli airstrikes hit Gaza for the 3rd day in a row as West Bank violence intensifies
By AREF TUFAHA Associated Press NOUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli airstrikes struck militant sites in Gaza on Sunday for the third…
Continue ReadingScience paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans
By MADDIE BURAKOFF and LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writers What does it mean to be human? For a long time, the answer seemed clear. Our species, Homo…
Continue ReadingWeakening Ophelia still poses a risk of coastal flooding and heavy rain in some parts of the US
By LAURA UNGAR and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the…
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation’s capital with the front line
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Among the hundreds of trains criss-crossing Ukraine’s elaborate railway network…
Continue ReadingAfter climate summit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces key decisions to reduce emissions back home
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature sent a wide range of bills to Gov. Gavin…
Continue ReadingMigrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) — A group of about 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. spent…
Continue ReadingBack in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There are two opposing theses about the U.N. General Assembly: It’s a place…
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