Chanel gets gently geometric in far-flung Paris couture
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Birds tweeted — not fashionistas — the day Chanel brought its couture guests to the…
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2 UN peacekeepers from Egypt were killed, 5 wounded in Mali
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. armored vehicle has hit a mine in central Mali, killing two Egyptian peacekeepers and seriously wounding five others.…
Continue ReadingAfter West Virginia opioid verdict, another case postponed
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The trial for a lawsuit accusing three major U.S. drug distributors of causing a health…
Continue ReadingSouth African president to attend funeral for 21 teenagers
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is to attend the funeral in East…
Continue ReadingReports: Twitter challenges India order to block content
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Media reports say Twitter has challenged the Indian government in court over its recent orders…
Continue ReadingIn reversal, prosecutors say R. Kelly off suicide watch
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say R. Kelly is no longer on suicide watch following the jailed R&B singer’s sentencing in a federal sex…
Continue ReadingBritish Airways cancels hundreds more summer flights
LONDON (AP) — British Airways says it will cancel hundreds more summer flights after previously announced cuts in scheduled flights proved…
Continue ReadingPope’s envoy is joyfully welcomed by faithful in South Sudan
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Hundreds of people braved a scorching sun Tuesday to welcome Pope Francis’ envoy to…
Continue ReadingPope prays for victims in US July 4 parade shooting
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has called for a rejection of violence and respect for life as he lamented the “senseless shooting” during an…
Continue ReadingPolice: 3 shot to death at block party in Gary, Indiana
GARY, Ind. (AP) — Police say gunfire during a July Fourth block party in northwestern Indiana left three people dead and seven wounded. The…
Continue ReadingJudges dismiss Jewish couple’s suit alleging adoption bias
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee judges have dismissed a lawsuit filed by a couple who alleged that a…
Continue ReadingTurkish police break up LGBTQ Pride march; 30 detained
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police in Turkey’s capital have broken up an LGBTQ Pride march and detained dozens of people. Turkish authorities have…
Continue ReadingGermany’s CureVac files suit against vaccine rival BioNTech
BERLIN (AP) — German biotech company CureVac has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against rival BioNTech for work that it says contributed to…
Continue ReadingBiden awards Medal of Honor to 4 for Vietnam War heroism
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday bestowed the nation’s highest military honor to four…
Continue ReadingChauvin faces sentencing on federal charges in Floyd killing
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for…
Continue Reading76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this…
Continue ReadingJuly Fourth event shooting causes panic in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scores of people watching a Fourth of July fireworks show in Philadelphia ran for cover when gunshots rang out shortly after…
Continue ReadingBlinken sets G-20 meeting with Chinese FM; silent on Russia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will see his Chinese counterpart this week at a Group of 20…
Continue ReadingGreece: Large forest blaze forces evacuations west of Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 130 Greek firefighters are battling a large forest blaze that forced the evacuation of a village west of Athens.…
Continue Reading8 hurt, some critically, in July 4 Minneapolis park shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight people were wounded, some critically, in a shooting in a Minneapolis park during unofficial Fourth of July celebrations.…
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