Two prophets, century-old prayer duel inspire Zion mosque
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press ZION, Illinois (AP) — A holy miracle happened in Zion 115 years ago. Or so millions of Ahmadi Muslims around the…
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Hurricane Orlene strengthens some off Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Orlene strengthened some Saturday while heading for an expected landfall early next week on Mexico’s…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new term
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With public confidence diminished and justices sparring openly over the…
Continue ReadingUntested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger case
By JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Problems with rape kit evidence testing keep haunting Memphis. A city…
Continue ReadingNIH to fund unproven ALS drugs under patient-backed law
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When patients with a deadly diagnosis and few treatment options have tried to get unapproved,…
Continue ReadingUK train strikes and energy hikes add to a week of turmoil
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Trains in Britain have all but ground to a halt coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week…
Continue ReadingLawmakers in breakaway Somaliland extend president’s term
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The House of Elders in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has extended the term of…
Continue ReadingOle Miss honors James Meredith 60 years after integration
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60…
Continue ReadingTesting trouble adds to disorder in Uganda’s Ebola response
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press MUBENDE, Uganda (AP) — In a remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added…
Continue ReadingMormon leader calls abuse ‘abomination’ amid policy scrutiny
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell M. Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told…
Continue ReadingCinema opens in Kashmir city after 14 years but few turn up
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A multi-screen cinema hall has opened in the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir for…
Continue ReadingState news: 4 elite paramilitary Guards killed in Iran clash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s official IRNA news agency reports that an attack by armed separatists on a police station in a…
Continue ReadingProtesters attack French Embassy in Burkina Faso after coup
By SAM MEDNICK and ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Angry protesters attacked the French Embassy in Burkina…
Continue ReadingFirefly Aerospace reaches orbit with new Alpha rocket
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A new aerospace company reached orbit with its second rocket launch and deployed multiple small…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Sumatra, kills 1
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow earthquake ha shaken Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing a resident, injuring 11 and damaging more…
Continue ReadingEU chief: New Greece-Bulgaria gas pipeline ‘means freedom’
By VESELIN TOSHKOV and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has opened a natural gas link with Greece at a ceremony…
Continue ReadingGuinea removed as host of 2025 African Cup in latest switch
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The African soccer confederation has removed Guinea as host of the 2025 African Cup…
Continue ReadingIndia launches 5G services, Modi calls it step in new era
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched 5G services in India, calling it a “step towards the new era.” The government says…
Continue ReadingMalaysia aims to add US flights after safety rating boost
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, allowing the country’s…
Continue ReadingWestern push on China, Russia at UN rights body faces test
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Western countries are leading a rare two-pronged push at the U.N.’s main human rights body to…
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