Wreck involving speeding truck in Uvalde kills 2, injures 10
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Police in Uvalde, Texas, say two people were killed and 10 others injured after a pickup truck crashed into two other…
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Most High Court judges will be women in Australian first
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Most judges sitting on Australia’s highest court will be women for the first time in the institution’s 121-year…
Continue ReadingFloods trap many in Florida as Ian heads to South Carolina
By TERRY SPENCER, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks sink on German inflation, British tax cuts
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks sank again Friday after German inflation spiked higher, British Prime Minister Liz…
Continue ReadingIn Minnesota, abortion key to Keith Ellison’s 2nd term hopes
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Keith Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to run for Minnesota attorney general, saying…
Continue ReadingReport: 200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which…
Continue ReadingMexico is world’s deadliest spot for environmental activists
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press VICAM, Mexico (AP) — Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense…
Continue ReadingIn sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — The vast blanket of white sand overlooking Salvador is a place to escape rumbling traffic,…
Continue ReadingChinese tycoon Richard Liu faces civil trial in alleged rape
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Chinese billionaire, one of the richest people in the world, is heading to trial in…
Continue ReadingClimate Migration: Blind and homeless amid Somalia’s drought
By CARA ANNA Associated Press DOLLOW, Somalia (AP) — Issack is 80, Hassan 75. The two blind men are friends and as close as brothers, gripping each…
Continue ReadingFlorida health care facilities evacuate patients after Ian
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ALINA HARTOUNIAN The Associated Press Thousands of people were evacuated from nursing homes and hospitals across Florida on…
Continue ReadingMichigan lawmakers approve early absentee ballot processing
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday that would allow…
Continue Reading1st civil trial over Portland cops’ use of force begins
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first civil suit alleging Portland police used excessive violence against a 2020 racial justice demonstrator opened…
Continue ReadingAustralia flags tough new data protection laws this year
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says Australia could have tough new data protection laws…
Continue ReadingFriend or foe? Japan-China ties complicated after 50 years
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Friend or foe? Or both? On the streets of Tokyo and Beijing, the ties between Japan and China…
Continue ReadingWater drains from Tampa Bay from Ian’s winds, then refills
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Water drained from Tampa Bay as Hurricane Ian approached Florida’s Gulf Coast, pushed away by powerful storm winds. Ian…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires missiles after Harris leaves South Korea
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — In a show of defiance, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic…
Continue Reading‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio dies at age 59
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of…
Continue ReadingIan swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped…
Continue ReadingYankees star Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris’ AL record
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge had gone seven games since his last home run, 34 plate appearances of fans quieting to…
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