Dem says Manchin blocking energy, tax provisions in big bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin has said he’ll oppose an economic measure he’s been negotiating with…
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Coe: ‘Inconceivable’ Russians would be allowed at worlds
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The leader of global track and field said it would have been “inconceivable” to have…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: The Unification Church’s ties to Japan’s politics
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has revealed long-suspected,…
Continue ReadingChina’s economy shrinks 2.6% during virus shutdowns
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economy contracted in the three months ending in June compared with the previous…
Continue ReadingGeorgia school system to let some non-officers carry guns
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s second-largest school district has approved a policy that lets some employees who aren’t…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico, ‘Stranger Things’ backdrop, hits production peak
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor says direct spending by production companies on films, TV series and…
Continue ReadingOhio rape shows how a story can spread faster than facts
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It took only four paragraphs in a regional newspaper to ignite a media conflagration over abortion…
Continue ReadingNAACP calls on Garland to probe killing of Jayland Walker
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP is making a direct plea to Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Justice…
Continue ReadingUN: Optimism at new Colombia leader, but concern at killings
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Colombia says that “there are good reasons for optimism”…
Continue ReadingMan acquitted in Air India bombings shot to death in Canada
SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian authorities say a man acquitted in a terrorist bombing that killed 329 people aboard an Air India flight…
Continue ReadingDoctor’s lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl’s abortion
By TOM DAVIES and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The lawyer for an Indiana doctor at the center of a political firestorm…
Continue ReadingCalifornia social media addiction bill drops parent lawsuits
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill in the California Legislature to make social media companies liable for addicting…
Continue ReadingAhmet Mete, controversial ‘mufti’ among Greek Muslims, dies
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Ahmet Mete, who was recognized by Turkey but not by Greece as…
Continue Reading25 million kids missed routine vaccinations because of COVID
GENEVA (AP) — About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diptheria, largely because…
Continue ReadingMudslide sweeps over Colombia school, killing 3 children
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities say a mudslide has smashed into a rural elementary school in the…
Continue ReadingWatchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack…
Continue ReadingGovernor: Uvalde video ‘shocking’ account of police response
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday again said he was initially misled about the police…
Continue ReadingChina urges UN to ban small arms to criminal gangs in Haiti
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China is urging the U.N. Security Council to try to cut off the supply of small arms,…
Continue ReadingTexas sues health secretary over emergency abortion guidance
By AMY FORLITI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The state of Texas is suing the federal government after the Biden administration said earlier…
Continue ReadingPacific Hurricane Darby weakens as it moves south of Hawaii
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Darby in the Pacific is expected to weaken over the next two days as it moves south of…
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