Australian inquiry probes 40 years of gay hate killings
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A government inquiry has begun hearing evidence of unsolved deaths resulting from gay…
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Israel’s Netanyahu appears to edge toward victory after vote
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed toward victory…
Continue ReadingOfficials probe India bridge collapse as divers comb river
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Scuba divers are combing through a river in western India to make certain no bodies are left…
Continue ReadingChina closes zone around iPhone factory after virus cases
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Access to an industrial zone in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou has been suspended after the…
Continue ReadingWomen’s soccer makes gains in Mideast despite conservatives
By LEE KEATH and OMAR AKOUR Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Sarah Asimrin still hears it from her uncles sometimes: “You’re a girl,…
Continue ReadingClimate change and rising seas threaten Egypt’s breadbasket
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ROSETTA, Egypt (AP) — Sayed Abuel-Ezz has seen his crops wither from seawater before. As the Nile Delta farmer walks…
Continue ReadingAsia stocks fall after Fed says more US rate hikes likely
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after the Federal Reserve added to recession fears by saying…
Continue ReadingIn Hong Kong, world bankers urged not to ‘bet against’ China
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese regulators have downplayed risks from the country’s real estate slump and slowing growth…
Continue ReadingPence backs GOP’s Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid
By JEFF AMY and BILL BARROW Associated Press CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is supporting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as he makes…
Continue ReadingWith Bolsonaro tamed in defeat, Brazil steps back from brink
By DIANE JEANTET and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election, many feared a narrow…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council denies Russia call for bio weapons probe
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected Russia’s attempt to…
Continue ReadingCollege hoops to play on Election Day after NCAA rule change
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The NCAA is allowing teams to play and practice on Election Day. It had been a mandatory off day the past two…
Continue ReadingSaudis in US targeted as kingdom cracks down on dissent
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Saudi prince who was attending graduate school in Boston is the latest person targeted as…
Continue ReadingParkland school killer formally sentenced to life in prison
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Iowa teens killed Spanish teacher over bad grade
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa teenagers killed their high school Spanish teacher last year because of frustration…
Continue ReadingPhilippine schools ordered to reopen after virus lockdowns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Millions of students have begun trooping back to public schools across the Philippines. The government is enforcing a…
Continue ReadingClimate Migration: Nomads move to towns in warming Ladakh
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press KHARNAK, India (AP) — For decades, Konchok Dorjey grazed the world’s finest cashmere-producing goats in the…
Continue ReadingSearch for solutions drives race to save Utah salt flats
By SAM METZ and BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — The glistening white salt of the world famous Bonneville Salt Flats is…
Continue ReadingHarper, Phillies tie World Series mark with 5 HR, top Astros
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper bashed a home run on the first World Series pitch he saw in Philadelphia, and then…
Continue ReadingTheft charges dismissed for ex-manager of Marvel’s Stan Lee
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial and dismissed grand theft charges Tuesday…
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