Gorbachev’s marriage, like his politics, broke the mold
By JULIA RUBIN Associated Press Mikhail Gorbachev has been buried at a Moscow cemetery where he’s once again next to his wife Raisa. The two…
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Flashbacks: Charred California town no stranger to wildfire
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press WEED, Calif. (AP) — Her home destroyed, dog missing, and 10-year relationship with her boyfriend recently ended –…
Continue ReadingUN chief: former Kyrgyzstan president to head Afghan mission
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva will be its new special envoy for crisis-stricken Afghanistan.…
Continue ReadingTrump moves to general election mode with Pennsylvania rally
By MARC LEVY and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Larry Mitko voted for Donald Trump in 2016. But the Republican from Beaver…
Continue ReadingRussia `alarmed’ at no US visas to attend UN leaders meeting
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s U.N. ambassador says it’s “alarming” that less than three weeks before…
Continue ReadingSerena Williams: 23 Grand Slam singles titles and much more
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Serena Williams’ loss in the third round of the U.S. Open brings an end to her tennis career. She turns 41…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Earl forms east of Leeward Islands
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has formed east of the Northern Leeward Islands and is threatening to unleash heavy rains and…
Continue ReadingSerena Williams loses to Tomljanovic in US Open farewell
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leave it to Serena Williams to not want to go quietly, to not want this match, this trip to the…
Continue ReadingUN chief appoints Senegal’s Bathily to head UN Libya mission
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of former…
Continue ReadingUN condemns sexual violence and urges justice for survivors
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning all forms of sexual and…
Continue ReadingPolice in Memphis search for woman abducted while jogging
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee are searching for a woman who police said was abducted and forced into a vehicle while she was…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs bill to keep last reactors running
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation intended to open the way for…
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol: 8 migrants found dead in Rio Grande at Texas
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press At least eight migrants were found dead in the Rio Grande after dozens attempted a hazardous crossing near Eagle…
Continue ReadingTribe: Arizona built border barrier against its wishes
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Cocopah Indian Tribe says the state of Arizona acted against its wishes by stacking shipping…
Continue ReadingFTC investigating Amazon’s $3.9B purchase of One Medical
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary health organization One Medical, a…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to murdering 4 women found in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to murdering four women whose bodies were found in vacant Detroit houses in 2018 and 2019. Wayne County…
Continue ReadingVA plans limited abortion access to vets, despite state bans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will provide abortion access to veterans and their beneficiaries in cases when the…
Continue ReadingNC elections board won’t fight for checks on poll watchers
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s State Board of Elections has chosen not to fight a…
Continue ReadingUS official: Tip, mom tracked murder suspect in El Salvador
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say a tip along with the perseverance of the mother of a woman killed in San Diego in 2016 led to the arrest of…
Continue ReadingJohn Harwood exits CNN amid changes at the news channel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CNN White House correspondent John Harwood says he’s exiting the news channel. In a tweet Friday, he says he was proud of the…
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