Some Anglican bishops reject leader Welby over gay marriage
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Several Anglican bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific say they no longer…
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Spain: Transport officials resign over train design blunder
MADRID (AP) — A major blunder in designs of new trains for two northern Spanish regions has led to the resignations of two top transport officials,…
Continue ReadingUN Council OKs watered-down statement on Israel settlements
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a watered-down statement strongly…
Continue ReadingMoscow downplays significance of Biden’s visit to Kyiv
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian officials and state media have downplayed President Joe Biden’s surprise…
Continue ReadingCongress floats ways to secure skies after Chinese balloon
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress are grappling with what to do after the downing of a Chinese balloon and…
Continue ReadingBrazil deluge kills 36; search continues for dozens missing
By TATIANA POLLASTRI and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press SAO SEBASTIAO, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers searched Monday for survivors of…
Continue ReadingIn test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A stroke left Heather Rendulic with little use of her left hand and arm, putting certain…
Continue ReadingSneaking a president from DC to Kyiv without anyone noticing
By EVAN VUCCI, JOHN LEICESTER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden’s motorcade slipped out of the White…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods sightings are rare as he enters semiretirement
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger sightings are rare these days on the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods at Riviera played 72 holes for…
Continue ReadingFormer Dutch queen Beatrix breaks wrist in skiing accident
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Royal House says that Princess Beatrix, the 85-year-old former Dutch queen, has undergone surgery after…
Continue ReadingEU slaps sanctions on 9 more top Myanmar officials
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on nine officials in Myanmar as well as government departments and companies linked to…
Continue ReadingSocial Security and Medicare: Troubling math, tough politics
By JOSH BOAK and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits. Not President…
Continue ReadingPutin may meet top Chinese party official on Moscow trip
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet with the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign policy chief in the Russian…
Continue ReadingFDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan police disperse protesters demanding election
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police have fired tear gas and a water cannon at opposition…
Continue ReadingBody of Ghana soccer player Atsu repatriated from Turkey
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The body of Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu has been repatriated after he was found dead…
Continue ReadingFor poor schools, building repairs zap COVID relief money
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The air-conditioning gave out as students returned from summer break last year to Jim Hill…
Continue ReadingSeattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Among Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she…
Continue ReadingWhat is India’s caste system? Is it contentious in U.S.?
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social…
Continue ReadingMadagascar, Mozambique set for “dangerous” Cyclone Freddy
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been…
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