Report: Iranian police arrest man after attack on cleric
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media say security forces have arrested a young man following an assault on a top provincial cleric in the central city…
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Former U.S. ambassador points finger in Qatar lobbying probe
By ALAN SUDERMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press A former high-ranking U.S. ambassador admitted Friday to illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of…
Continue ReadingPresident’s party looks to clean up in state races in Mexico
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sunday’s gubernatorial elections in six Mexican states may be the high-water mark for…
Continue Reading1 tribal officer killed, 1 wounded in Arizona shootings
WHITERIVER, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona authorities say a tribal police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop on a reservation and the suspect,…
Continue ReadingAP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer The hardline stances of many conservative Catholic bishops in the U.S. are not shared by a majority of lay…
Continue ReadingPa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Philadelphia’s election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed-in…
Continue ReadingA woman abroad feels an unwelcome gaze in new film ‘Watcher’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer In the haunting and sophisticated new thriller “Watcher,” Maika Monroe plays an American woman who is feeling…
Continue ReadingGOP’s Cornyn tapped to lead as Senate talks gun law changes
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19…
Continue ReadingFederal court upholds state law on disclosing police records
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld part of a 2020 Connecticut police accountability law that allows public disclosure of…
Continue ReadingGrain supply tops Putin’s talks with African Union leader
MOSCOW (AP) — The chairman of the African Union, Senegal’s President Macy Sall, has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the fighting in…
Continue ReadingPoles get OK to gather firewood as energy prices soar
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s authorities are reminding citizens they can rummage state forests for firewood to heat their homes. The go-ahead…
Continue ReadingNigerian police seek abductors of prelate freed after ransom
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s police say the country’s security forces are still looking for…
Continue ReadingMyanmar court says Suu Kyi election fraud trial can continue
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has ruled there is sufficient evidence for the trial of deposed leader Aung San…
Continue ReadingMan who killed 2 outside Iowa church faced harassment case
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A man who fatally shot two women before killing himself in the parking lot of an Iowa church had been…
Continue ReadingLandmark bill to limit cryptomining passes NY Legislature
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Legislature has approved a milestone environmental measure designed to tap the…
Continue ReadingUS has over 750 complaints of Teslas braking for no reason
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to U.S. safety regulators that cars operating on the…
Continue ReadingTrump backing of Michels threatens to upend Wisconsin race
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Donald Trump’s endorsement of construction company co-owner Tim Michels in Wisconsin’s hotly contested…
Continue ReadingTropical storm warning for parts of Florida, Cuba, Bahamas
By FREIDA FRISARO and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Much of the Florida peninsula, along with parts of Cuba and the…
Continue ReadingDubai arrests British man over $1.7B Denmark tax fraud case
By MALAK HARB and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai police say they arrested and planned to extradite a…
Continue ReadingAs COVID retreats, dragon boat tradition back in south China
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Dragon boat festivities have returned in parts of China for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in late 2019…
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