For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity
By HAZEM TURKIA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Zahra el-Gerbi wasn’t expecting much of a response to her online…
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Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge…
Continue ReadingAtlantic storm Lee delivers high winds and rain before forecasters call off all warnings
By ROBERT F. BUKATY and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee — which made landfall at near-hurricane…
Continue Reading$250K reward offered as detectives search for assailant who shot Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are asking for the public’s help and offering a $250,000 reward as investigators search for the assailant who…
Continue ReadingYoga in a basement helps people in a Ukrainian front-line city cope with Russia’s constant shelling
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — In a basement in one of the front-line cities in Ukraine’s Donetsk region,…
Continue ReadingNew York employers must include pay rates in job ads under new state law
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Help-wanted advertisements in New York will have to disclose how much jobs…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un heads home after Russian journey that raised concern about weapons deals
By KIM TONG-HYUNG, HYUNG-JIN KIM and ELISE MORTON Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way home…
Continue ReadingSmall plane crashes in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, killing all 14 people on board
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian authorities say a small passenger plane has crashed in the Amazon rainforest, killing all 14 people on board. The…
Continue ReadingArmed man accused of impersonating officer detained at Kennedy campaign event in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An armed man accused of impersonating a federal officer was taken into custody outside a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign event in…
Continue ReadingRolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock Hall leadership after controversial comments
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine and also was a co-founder of the Rock…
Continue ReadingRelative of slain Black teen calls for white Kansas teen to face federal hate crime charges
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A family member of a slain Black 14-year-old is calling for a white Kansas teen to be tried on federal hate crime charges in…
Continue ReadingTwins manager Rocco Baldelli goes on leave to be with his wife for the birth of twins
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli spends most of his life around a bunch of Twins. His future is…
Continue ReadingBrazilian leader Lula rekindles ties with Cuba at G77 summit in Havana
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associate Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has met with his Cuban counterpart in…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas…
Continue ReadingCaught in a lie, CEO of embattled firm caring for NYC migrants resigns
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive officer of a firm hired by New York City to house and care for hundreds…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear agency slams Iran for barring ‘several’ inspectors from monitoring its program
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog has harshly criticized Iran for effectively barring several of its…
Continue ReadingTimeline leading to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s acquittal in his impeachment trial
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of events that led to the acquittal of three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton during his…
Continue ReadingTexas AG Ken Paxton was acquitted at his impeachment trial. He still faces legal troubles
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — For years, the powers and protections that come with being Texas’ top lawyer have helped Ken…
Continue ReadingAnchorage scrambles to find enough housing for the homeless before the Alaska winter sets in
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gained national attention this summer when he proposed…
Continue ReadingComedian Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault published by three UK news organizations
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Three British news organizations reported Saturday that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand…
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