UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban
By JAMEY KEATEN and KATHY GANNON Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations says nearly all Afghans don’t have enough to eat…
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UK spy chief says Russian soldiers disobey orders in Ukraine
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A U.K. intelligence chief says demoralized Russian soldiers in Ukraine are refusing to…
Continue ReadingFights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths
By HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press An Associated Press review of conflict databases compiled by non-governmental organizations, government tallies,…
Continue ReadingAmazon staff reject union in Alabama, lean toward it in NYC
By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in…
Continue ReadingCOVID pandemic’s end may bring turbulence for US health care
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a…
Continue ReadingDefense rests in trial of 4 men in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
By ED WHITE Associated Press The defense has rested and evidence is over in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov.…
Continue ReadingAnti-death penalty advocate weds man on Oklahoma death row
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Anti-death penalty advocate Lea Rodger says she is keenly aware of the realities facing her…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand man sentenced for threatening to kill PM Ardern
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand man on Thursday was sentenced to one year in prison for threatening to…
Continue ReadingUS returns to World Cup despite 2-0 loss at Costa Rica
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The United States men are returning to the World Cup after the anguish of missing the…
Continue ReadingDNC, Clinton campaign agree to Steele dossier funding fine
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador hikes prison sentences for gang members
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Congress has increased sentences for crimes committed by gang…
Continue ReadingChina holds espionage trial of Chinese Australian journalist
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Australian journalist Cheng Lei went on trial Thursday on espionage charges, with diplomats denied permission to attend.…
Continue ReadingArians retires as Bucs’ coach, Bowles promoted to top spot
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Arians has decided to retire as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and move into a…
Continue ReadingFile release gives details on South Dakota AG’s fatal crash
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Details surrounding South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s fatal crash with…
Continue ReadingPeru won’t free Fujimori at request of regional rights court
By FRANKLIN BRICENO and CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian authorities say they will comply with a request from the…
Continue ReadingParents of man jailed for years in Russia meet with Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The parents of a Marine veteran imprisoned in Russia have met at the White House with President Joe Biden and senior staffers.…
Continue ReadingBiden planning to tap oil reserve to control gas prices
By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of…
Continue ReadingUN report: Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Population Fund says new research shows that nearly half of all pregnancies…
Continue ReadingNative Hawaiian hula teacher will appear on US quarters
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole is among five women who will be individually featured on…
Continue ReadingJudge moves Kristin Smart trial out of California county
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A judge has ordered the Kristin Smart murder trial moved out of San Luis Obispo County in central California,…
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