South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron…
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Hungary’s military finds mission in life for abused dog
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s military has found a new mission in life for a talented dog who was…
Continue ReadingEmmanuel who? Far-right fighting hard-left for French vote
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The stakes are high, the fight nasty and the party of centrist President Emmanuel Macron is the one…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest 2 after building fire kills 27 in New Delhi
By SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in India have arrested two owners of a company that manufactures and sells security…
Continue ReadingClarence Thomas says abortion leak has changed Supreme Court
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a…
Continue ReadingIndia bans exports of wheat, citing threat to food security
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has banned exports of wheat effective immediately. A notice in the government gazette by the Directorate of Foreign Trade…
Continue ReadingShootings near Milwaukee Bucks playoff game prompt curfew
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Downtown Milwaukee will be under a limited curfew for the rest of the weekend and a massive watch party scheduled for…
Continue ReadingTransgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked part of an Alabama law that made it a felony to…
Continue ReadingGOP’s new midterm attack: Blaming Biden for formula shortage
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans aiming to retake control of Congress have already sharpened a message centering…
Continue Reading4 Air Force cadets may not graduate due to vaccine refusal
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military…
Continue ReadingChallenges for Finkenauer after Iowa Senate ballot woes
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Abby Finkenauer ‘s bid to clinch the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat…
Continue ReadingAbortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future
By ASHRAF KHALIL and DAVID SHARP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights supporters demonstrating at hundreds of marches and rallies…
Continue ReadingHouse subpoenas its own, sets new norm after Jan. 6 attack
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6 committee’s remarkable decision to subpoena House Minority Leader…
Continue ReadingHired ‘hackers’ try, and fail, to invade Brazil vote system
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — More than 20 would-be hackers gathered in the Brazilian electoral…
Continue ReadingMotion seeks bond for jailed rapper Young Thug, reports say
ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys for Young Thug, the Atlanta rapper arrested under an indictment accusing him of co-founding a violent street gang, have…
Continue ReadingUkraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russian forces are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s…
Continue ReadingUN condemns killing of Palestinian-American journalist
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning the killing of Palestinian-American…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why frustration lingers in Okinawa 50 years later
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, ending 27…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern tests positive for COVID
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for COVID-19 but said…
Continue ReadingMother of 2 dead babies found decades ago enters Alford plea
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A woman has entered an Alford plea in the case of a baby boy and a baby girl found dead in South Carolina decades ago. News…
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