Federal judge rules in favor of bikini baristas over dress
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington city’s dress code ordinance saying bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has been ruled…
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German official vows culprits ‘will pay’ for arson attack
BERLIN (AP) — A top security official in eastern Germany says those behind a suspected arson attack on a hotel intended to house refugee families…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia starts construction of rail link to Bulgaria
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia has begun building a railway linking it to Bulgaria. The project…
Continue ReadingIndiana teacher with ‘kill list’ agrees to no-contact order
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A fifth-grade teacher in northwestern Indiana charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she told a student…
Continue ReadingCrush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A mass of mostly young people among tens of thousands who gathered…
Continue ReadingOz-Mastriano: An awkward pair atop Pennsylvania’s GOP ticket
By MARC LEVY Associated Press MALVERN, Pa. (AP) — On a chilly Saturday morning in mid-October, state and national Republican Party leaders made…
Continue ReadingThousands march in South Africa’s 1st Pride since COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — More than 3,000 people on Saturday took part in the first Pride march in South Africa since the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingPelosi attack shocks country on edge about democracy threats
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, JONATHAN J. COOPER and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An America that can already feel like it’s hurtling…
Continue ReadingCalifornia revenues decline amid economic worries
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The good times might soon be over for California’s government. Tax collections in the…
Continue ReadingFeds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government has outlined a strategy to try to protect an endangered species…
Continue ReadingTrick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s difficult to recycle. As America loads up on…
Continue ReadingLooming elections in US, Brazil pose test for Musk’s Twitter
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States will present an early test to Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk…
Continue ReadingBrazil president makes Argentina a campaign boogeyman
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As a Brazilian journalist living in Argentina, Luciana Taddeo says she spends…
Continue ReadingPolitical leader, lottery owner fatally shot in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former presidential candidate who led a political party in Haiti has been shot to death in the capital. The slaying…
Continue ReadingPermitless carry laws raise new dilemmas for police officers
By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police saw Carmon Tussey walking briskly toward a crowded Louisville bar carrying a…
Continue ReadingWes Moore, Black Democrats aiming to make Maryland history
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Wes Moore could soon make history if elected Maryland’s first Black governor, and he’s…
Continue Reading120,000 parade at Taiwan Pride celebration despite rain
By TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Some 120,000 people paraded in the streets of Taipei despite the rainy weather in the city’s…
Continue ReadingShootout with militants in northwest Pakistan kills 2 troops
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say a shootout with militants in northwestern Pakistan killed two soldiers. Also on Saturday in Pakistan,…
Continue ReadingTwo explosions rock Somalia’s capital, killing at least 30
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key…
Continue ReadingAffirmative action under threat as high court hears UNC case
By MARK SHERMAN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Once a bastion of segregation, the University of North Carolina now…
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