Police: Children among 77 kept in Nigeria church for rapture
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say they have freed at least 77 people who were kept in a church basement…
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From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Last Fourth of July, President Joe Biden gathered hundreds of people outside…
Continue ReadingAfter abortion ruling, clinic staff grapple with trauma
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Danielle Maness has squeezed the hands of hundreds of anxious patients lying on tables…
Continue ReadingPope, unable to go to Congo, embraces Congolese in Rome
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis greeted members of the Congolese community in Rome, borrowing words…
Continue ReadingWest Africa leaders lift sanctions on 2 junta-led neighbors
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — West African leaders attending a regional summit have agreed to lift sanctions on two…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs
SYDNEY (AP) — Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and…
Continue ReadingChina state museum opens in Hong Kong amid patriotism drive
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s famed Palace Museum has displayed artifacts at a museum in Hong Kong amid a drive to build loyalty to Beijing in the…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s caretaker PM Lapid holds first Cabinet meeting
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s caretaker prime minister has held his first Cabinet meeting since taking…
Continue ReadingRuling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech
By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the…
Continue ReadingUzbek president backs off proposal to prevent secession vote
MOSCOW (AP) — The president of Uzbekistan has backed off proposed constitutional changes that would have prevented a region from holding a…
Continue ReadingRussia claims control of pivotal eastern Ukrainian province
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claimed control Sunday over the last Ukrainian stronghold…
Continue ReadingThe long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights.…
Continue ReadingBus falls into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 19
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — An official says a passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell 200 feet (61 meters)  into a ravine in heavy rain in…
Continue ReadingSplintered Ukrainian city braces for new battle with Russia
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — A group of young off-duty Ukrainian soldiers gathered at a military distribution…
Continue ReadingGunman fatally shoots 2, wounds 3 Texas cops, takes own life
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Police say a gunman killed two people and wounded four others, including three police officers, before taking his…
Continue ReadingHope and despair: Kathy Gannon on 35 years in Afghanistan
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan policeman opened fire on us with his AK-47, emptying 26 bullets into the back…
Continue ReadingHope and despair: Kathy Gannon on 35 years in Afghanistan
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan policeman opened fire on us with his AK-47, emptying 26 bullets into the back…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea slams US-South Korea-Japan military cooperation
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has slammed the U.S., South Korea and Japan for pushing to boost their…
Continue ReadingDC police: 2 die when truck hits bicyclist, fireworks stand
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington, D.C., say two people died Saturday evening when a truck hit a bicyclist and careened into a fireworks stand…
Continue ReadingAttorneys seek Deshaun Watson NFL investigation documents
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for multiple women suing Deshaun Watson over sexual misconduct are seeking the documents from the NFL’s…
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