Man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man has been charged in Ohio with raping a 10-year-old girl…
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EXPLAINER: Why Iran cracks down at home, cozies up to Moscow
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Backed into a corner by the West, Iran is ramping up uranium enrichment,…
Continue ReadingBlack educator Mary McLeod Bethune honored in Statuary Hall
By MICHAEL WARREN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune has…
Continue Reading3rd arrest made in alleged Colorado election security breach
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials say the former elections manager for a county clerk indicted on charges of…
Continue ReadingMoroccan report: Stampede at fault for migrant border deaths
By TARIK EL-BARAKAH Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s state-affiliated human rights council has depicted last month’s attempt…
Continue ReadingUN extends mission helping implement Yemen port cease-fire
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the U.N. mission helping to implement a December…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation’s relentless surge didn’t merely persist in June. It accelerated. For the 12…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s the impact of euro parity with the dollar?
By The Associated Press The euro is hovering close to parity with the dollar, falling to its lowest level in 20 years and even briefly touching a…
Continue ReadingGaetz friend faces December sentencing as he helps in probes
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sentencing for a former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a probe of U.S. Rep. Matt…
Continue ReadingDrought: Italy warns a third of farm production at risk
ROME (AP) — Italy’s agriculture minister warned Parliament on Wednesday that a third of Italy’s agricultural production was at risk because of…
Continue ReadingDisgraced R&B star R. Kelly back in Chicago for sex trial
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly has been returned to the federal jail in downtown Chicago ahead of his trial on child pornography and…
Continue ReadingHungary declares ‘energy emergency’ over threat of shortages
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government has declared an “energy emergency” in response to supply…
Continue ReadingU. of Mich., hit by misconduct claims, names new president
By LARRY LAGE and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan has named Santa Ono as its new president.…
Continue ReadingCapitol rioter with Confederate flag gets 5 months in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Maryland man who shoved a police officer with a lacrosse stick attached to a Confederate battle flag during…
Continue ReadingCat on the lam: Pet caught after weeks on the run at airport
BOSTON (AP) — A family’s beloved pet cat that’s been dodging airport personnel, airline employees, and animal experts since escaping…
Continue ReadingFoundation: $250 million lawsuit filed over Beirut blast
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Swiss foundation says the families of some of the victims of Beirut’s deadly port blast have…
Continue ReadingBoxing champion belt given to Mandela stolen in South Africa
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A World Boxing Council championship belt belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been…
Continue ReadingAsylum wait lists at US border frustrate, confuse migrants
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) — Opaque waiting lists for asylum-seekers to enter the United States at the Mexico…
Continue ReadingAmazon handed Ring footage to police without user consent
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s…
Continue ReadingOfficer, once beaten by colleagues, to lead Boston police
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston police officer who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who…
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