US Census Bureau redefines meaning of ‘urban’ America
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press More than 1,100 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas on Thursday as the U.S.…
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Bulgaria summons Russian envoy over warrant for journalist
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s foreign ministry has summoned Russia’s ambassador to explain why Moscow has placed a Bulgarian journalist…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil´s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon…
Continue ReadingAs Israel’s Netanyahu returns to office, troubles lie ahead
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — After five elections that have paralyzed Israeli politics for nearly four years, Prime Minister…
Continue Reading‘Not just the ramp.’ Worship spaces need more accessibility
By HOLLY MEYER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Jerry Lamb could not maneuver his wheelchair into the rows of pews at his church.…
Continue Reading3 men in South Africa charged for racist attack at swim pool
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three white men in South Africa have been charged with crimes including attempted murder…
Continue ReadingChristmas tree recycling is a good alternative to landfills
By JOHN RABY Associated Press Taking down the Christmas tree is only one task after the holiday season. For those with a real tree, figuring out what…
Continue ReadingBiden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate Democrats are closing out the first two years of…
Continue ReadingBiden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado…
Continue ReadingApplications for US unemployment aid rose slightly last week
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, the latest…
Continue ReadingVatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious,…
Continue ReadingThe TV shows, movies on celebrities’ own winter watchlists
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The weather outside may be frightful, but the myriad viewing options inside can be nothing short of…
Continue ReadingMaria Bakalova wants to make you feel something
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to acting, Maria Bakalova considers herself to be a person of extremes.…
Continue ReadingDeath toll climbs as blizzard-battered Buffalo area digs out
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities…
Continue ReadingSerbia police detain 2 wanted men in migrant crackdown
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say they have detained two people sought on international warrants during a raid to locate migrants and…
Continue ReadingWomen, kids among 1,200 Afghan migrants jailed in Pakistan
By ADIL JAWAD and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistani police in multiple raids detained at least 1,200…
Continue ReadingPutin oversees commissioning of new Russian navy warships
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen the commissioning of new warships and vowed to further strengthen his country’s navy.…
Continue ReadingAid groups: Afghans will die because of ban on women in NGOs
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Aid agencies are warning that Afghans will die because of the Taliban order banning women…
Continue ReadingEU assesses impact China’s rollback of COVID measures
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is assessing the impact of Beijing’s rollback of anti-COVID 19 controls and…
Continue ReadingSerbs revoke troop alert, remove some roadblocks in Kosovo
By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbia has revoked combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as Serbs…
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