UN envoy meets with Afghan higher-ed chief over ban on women
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. says one of its top officials has met with the Taliban-led government’s higher education minister, who…
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EXPLAINER: New drug slows Alzheimer’s but comes with caveats
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Alzheimer’s drug is hitting the market — the first with…
Continue ReadingClash over tax cuts coming in Kansas; abortion foes unsure
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ recently reelected Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers are headed for a…
Continue ReadingStates target transgender health care in first bills of 2023
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year,…
Continue ReadingPakistani police: Militants kill officer near Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say militants have killed a constable in Pakistan’s northwest after they opened fire on the security van he…
Continue ReadingSomalia claims al-Shabab extremists seek talks for 1st time
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government claims that the al-Shabab extremist group has for the first time…
Continue ReadingSinking land forces hundreds to leave Indian temple town
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities in an Indian Himalayan town have stopped construction activities and…
Continue ReadingUK leader calls crisis meeting over struggling health system
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is gathering government ministers, medics and health service…
Continue ReadingUkraine hails US military aid as cease-fire said to falter
By HANNA ARHIROVA and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president praised the United States for including…
Continue ReadingEgypt’s state media says roof collapse in Alexandria kills 2
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run news agency says the roof of a three-story apartment building has collapsed in the Mediterranean city of…
Continue ReadingKurds from around Europe demonstrate over killings in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of Kurds from around France and Europe are marching in Paris to show their anger over the unresolved killing of three…
Continue ReadingChaos in the House: McCarthy’s plea, and begging for votes
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the extraordinary moment that brought House Republicans to the brink — and…
Continue ReadingBest of CES 2023: A color-changing BMW and a boba tea robot
By ADRIANA MORGA, JAMES BROOKS and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies are showing off their latest products at CES,…
Continue ReadingPhilippine military chief replaced by retiring general
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cut short the term of the military chief of…
Continue ReadingUtah murder-suicide underscores frequency of family killings
By SAM METZ and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press ENOCH, Utah (AP) — City leaders in a small Utah town choked up this week as they expressed shock…
Continue ReadingIran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran says it has executed two men convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer, the latest executions…
Continue ReadingBiden faces Israel quandary with new Netanyahu government
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is little more than a week old…
Continue ReadingMexican capo’s arrest a gesture to US, not signal of change
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, MARK STEVENSON and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s capture of a son of former Sinaloa…
Continue ReadingHeart screening may not have prevented Hamlin’s collapse
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Quick on-the-field emergency care from well-rehearsed medical personnel is widely credited with helping save…
Continue ReadingLame-duck Illinois lawmakers vote themselves a 16% raise
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Democrats working in a lame-duck session left town for a weekend…
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