Afghan women traveling alone boarding flights despite ban
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An airport official says Afghan women unaccompanied by a male guardian have been allowed to board…
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US opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at risk
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Americans age 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania interstate remains closed after deadly pileup
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A stretch of an interstate highway in Pennsylvania remains shuttered a day after at least three people were killed and more…
Continue ReadingUS consumers still confident, but outlook not as rosy
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence bounced back in March and remains high, though consumers’…
Continue ReadingUS job openings, quitting at near record high in February
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings stayed at a near-record level in February, little changed from the…
Continue ReadingVanderbilt taps 26 notable names to democracy project board
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Vanderbilt University initiative aimed at bridging the gap of political polarization in the U.S. has named 26 members to…
Continue Reading8-hour gap in Trump’s Jan. 6 White House phone records
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, COLLEEN LONG and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at…
Continue ReadingGoogle chief: IT focus on reliable information for Ukraine
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google, Sundar Pichai says the IT companies are focused on…
Continue ReadingOscar wins for ‘CODA’ bring tears, elation to Deaf community
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press The three Oscar wins for the film “CODA” have provided an unprecedented feeling of affirmation to people in the…
Continue ReadingBrazil: Bolsonaro leaves hospital after overnight stay
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The office of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he left the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia on Tuesday morning.…
Continue ReadingJudge tosses suit over hazing claims on prep football team
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge says former high school football players in Alabama and their parents can’t sue an ex-coach and others over…
Continue ReadingSeoul: N. Korea fired old ICBM, not new big one, last week
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has dismissed North Korea’s claim to have launched a newly developed…
Continue ReadingEU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster
MADRID (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator says it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine…
Continue ReadingGunmen attack train near Nigeria’s capital, kill some riders
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say that gunmen attacked a train near the capital, Abuja, on Monday…
Continue ReadingOrthodox patriarch denounces ‘atrocious invasion’ of Ukraine
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has denounced Russia’s invasion…
Continue ReadingJapan enjoys cherry blossom season despite COVID-19 worries
By CHISATO TANAKA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — People across Japan are celebrating the peak cherry blossom viewing season one…
Continue ReadingEthiopian court orders journalist to be released on bail
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An Ethiopian court has ordered Ethiopian journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to be…
Continue ReadingBlinken in Morocco amid shifts in Mideast, NAfrica diplomacy
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer RABAT, Morocco (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Morocco to discuss recent shifts in…
Continue ReadingMedia measuring company Nielsen to be acquired in $16B deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Nielsen is being acquired for $16 billion, including debt, about a week after the media measurement company…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Please don’t go broke attending weddings
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Attending weddings can be expensive, between travel and lodging, gifts and extra events like bachelor and…
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