Biden praises Wounded Warriors as the ‘spine of America’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed members of the Wounded Warriors Project to the White House for the group’s annual solider…
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Vatican releases pope’s Canada itinerary in sign trip is on
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ July 24-30 visit to Canada. The…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rates inch up to 5.81%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week following last week’s mammoth jump,…
Continue ReadingAustria scraps COVID vaccine mandate, says it split society
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s health minister says the country is scrapping a dormant coronavirus vaccine mandate, saying the measure risked polarizing…
Continue ReadingIsraeli planes help fight wildfire in Cyprus breakaway north
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Israel has dispatched two water-dropping aircraft to help battle a large wildfire that has scorched at least 10,000 acres of…
Continue ReadingMichigan teen’s trial in school shooting moved to January
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge has postponed a murder trial until January in the case of a teenager accused of killing four fellow students and…
Continue ReadingScotland mulls pardoning thousands convicted of witchcraft
LONDON (AP) — A Scottish lawmaker on Thursday launched a bid to posthumously pardon thousands of people, mostly women, who were convicted of…
Continue Reading2 Nigerians charged in UK over alleged organ-harvesting plan
LONDON (AP) — British police on Thursday charged two Nigerians, including a politician, with conspiring to bring a child to the U.K. in order to…
Continue ReadingSanctioned Russian oligarch yacht in Dubai as pressure grows
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A sleek $156 million superyacht belonging to a sanctioned Russian oligarch and…
Continue ReadingDirector James Burrows looks back on his career in new book
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — James Burrows loves sitcoms, and he should. He’s directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV…
Continue ReadingBlack veteran groups seek policy agenda on racial inequities
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press As a young man in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Dabney Jr. wanted to blaze a path that could set his family up for a…
Continue ReadingIsraeli FM thanks Turkey for foiling attacks on Israelis
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has thanked Turkey for its cooperation in foiling…
Continue ReadingAncient home, prayer room open at Rome’s Baths of Caracalla
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — One the most spectacular examples of ancient Roman baths, the Baths of Caracalla, has become more…
Continue ReadingFewer Americans file for jobless aid
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains robust…
Continue ReadingJohn Williams, 90, steps away from film, but not music
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After more than six decades of making bicycles soar, sending panicked swimmers to the shore and other…
Continue ReadingWoman who had miscarriage on Malta trip can’t get abortion
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A pregnant American woman who suffered an incomplete miscarriage while vacationing in Malta…
Continue ReadingBiden teams with East Coast governors to boost offshore wind
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is launching a partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing…
Continue ReadingPortugal seizes tons of cocaine hidden in banana shipments
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Police in Portugal have found just over 8 metric tons (8.8 short tons) of cocaine concealed inside banana shipments from…
Continue ReadingMyanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison…
Continue ReadingIndian officials in Sri Lanka for talks on ailing economy
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMB0, Sri Lanka (AP) — Senior Indian officials are in Sri Lanka for talks on how…
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