Spanish novelist Javier Marías dies at age 70
MADRID (AP) — Javier Marías, Spain’s most prestigious novelist of the past half century, has died, his publisher said on Sunday. He was 70 years…
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Okinawa reelects governor opposing heavy US troop presence
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Residents of Okinawa have reelected their incumbent governor, who opposes an ongoing U.S. Marine…
Continue ReadingUSAID head urges crisis-hit Sri Lanka to tackle corruption
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A visiting U.S diplomat has urged Sri Lankan authorities to tackle corruption and…
Continue ReadingCatalan separatists rally as movement frays 5 years on
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Around 150,000 Catalan separatists have rallying in Barcelona in an attempt to reignite…
Continue ReadingAs small businesses raise prices, some customers push back
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation isn’t only costing small businesses money. It’s costing them customers as well. At…
Continue ReadingVictor Glemaud puts fashion on roller skates at Fashion Week
By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Glemaud brought out crowds of onlookers to catch his latest New York Fashion Week show at…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: The intel review of documents at Trump’s estate
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The discovery of hundreds of classified records at Donald Trump’s home has thrust U.S.…
Continue ReadingA queen and her corgis: Elizabeth loved breed from childhood
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For many people around the world, the word corgi is forever linked to Queen Elizabeth II. The…
Continue ReadingConservative college’s curriculum gets foothold in S. Dakota
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A few days before middle school teacher Shaun Nielsen joined a work group to develop…
Continue ReadingVirus forces Lea Michele off Broadway stage in ‘Funny Girl’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Fans of Lea Michele will have to wait a little more to see her singing in “Funny Girl” on Broadway. The…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: ‘Morning after pill’ not always option after rape
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some leaders in states with strict abortion bans say exceptions for rape or incest victims…
Continue ReadingTestimony: School shooter’s home ruled by chaos
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Testimony at the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz shows that chaos…
Continue ReadingEastern Ukraine towns hit in overnight strikes
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Through the debris-strewn rooms of the bomb-blasted house, the incessant ringing of a…
Continue ReadingFighting bogus claims a growing priority in election offices
By ALI SWENSON and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press Election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more…
Continue ReadingCrises forge Beshear’s role as Kentucky’s consoler in chief
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s first term in office has been dominated by one…
Continue ReadingPope seeks prayers for his ‘peace pilgrimage’ in Kazakhstan
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is asking for prayers to accompany him this week for what he calls his “pilgrimage of peace” in Kazakhstan.…
Continue ReadingBiden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks,…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Ukraine’s threatened nuclear plant shuts down
By The Associated Press The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is Europe’s largest, was shut…
Continue ReadingAid for flood victims arrives in hard-hit Pakistani province
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Two more U.S. military planes loaded with tons of aid for Pakistanis affected by flooding…
Continue ReadingIndia observes day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is observing a day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II with flags lowered to half-staff on all government buildings. Official…
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