Public now can see Benedict’s tomb at St. Peter’s Basilica
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The public can now visit the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in the grottoes under St.…
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South Africa’s ruling ANC party fetes 111th anniversary
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party on Sunday marks its 111th…
Continue ReadingGermany: Iranians held in suspected poison plot after US tip
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Two Iranian men have been detained in Germany following a tip from U.S. security officials that at…
Continue ReadingAlan Dershowitz, defender of Israel, opposes legal overhaul
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz says he cannot defend sweeping judicial reforms planned by…
Continue ReadingFilipino Catholics hold big procession after pandemic eases
By JIM GOMEZ and AARON FAVILA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of Catholic devotees have joined a night procession through…
Continue ReadingIndian held for unruly behavior with woman on airline flight
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have arrested an unruly airline passenger following a complaint by a woman aboard…
Continue Reading19 dead in China crash as holiday travel rush gets underway
BEIJING (AP) — A traffic accident in southern China killed 19 people and injured 20 others early Sunday as the annual Lunar New Year holiday travel…
Continue ReadingSeattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind…
Continue ReadingTravelers rush to take advantage of China reopening
BEIJING (AP) — After years of separation from his wife in mainland China, Hong Kong resident Cheung Seng-bun made sure to be among the first in…
Continue ReadingOn eve of Biden’s border visit, migrants fear new rules
By ANDRES LEIGHTON and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Several hundred people marched through the streets of El Paso on…
Continue ReadingEx-Pentagon intelligence analyst who spied for Cuba freed
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former U.S. defense intelligence analyst who was convicted of spying for Cuba more than 20 years ago has been released…
Continue Reading3 hurt as SUV hit small plane after Nevada highway landing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada authorities say an SUV clipped the wing of a small plane after the aircraft made an emergency landing on a highway north of…
Continue ReadingMusk says he can’t get fair trial in California, wants Texas
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk has urged a federal judge to shift a trial in a shareholder lawsuit out of…
Continue ReadingPhillies acquire All-Star reliever Gregory Soto from Tigers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies acquired All-Star reliever Gregory Soto and utility player Kody Clemens, son of seven-time Cy Young…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico delegation seeks changes to wildfire aid rules
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s congressional delegation says the U.S. government should make changes to rules proposed for processing damage…
Continue ReadingHamlin, still critical, continues recovery, tweets thanks
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Doctors described Damar Hamlin’s neurological function as “excellent” Saturday, as…
Continue ReadingUtility: No gas leaks found near blast that leveled 3 homes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Utility officials say no natural gas leaks were found around an explosion that left three homes destroyed in a northeast…
Continue ReadingThousands of Israelis protest new government’s policies
SHLOMO MOR TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are protesting plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that opponents…
Continue ReadingUN rights chief calls for probe into Burkina Faso killings
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations human rights office has called Saturday for a prompt and transparent investigation into the deaths of…
Continue ReadingNegotiations inch along under shadow of NYC nurses’ strike
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing a group of nurses at a New York City hospital has reached a tentative contract agreement with its…
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