Girl on breathing machine saved after tornado moved her home
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ARABI, Louisiana (AP) — Authorities say the tornado that ripped through a suburb of New Orleans lifted one…
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Army eases fitness test standards for women, older troops
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army has scrapped its move to have a physical fitness test that’s gender- and…
Continue ReadingPowell: Digital currencies will require new regulations
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that new forms of digital money…
Continue Reading‘Invisible Child’ is among winners of Lukas book prizes
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Elliott’s chronicle of a homeless girl in New York City, “Invisible Child,” and Jane Rogoyska’s investigation into…
Continue Reading6 students killed in Oklahoma crash were in car that seats 4
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Six teenage girls on a high school lunch break were killed when their small car with only four…
Continue ReadingUN sets 5-year goal to broaden climate early warning systems
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the United Nations has announced a project to put every person on Earth in range of…
Continue ReadingOpera film ‘Soldier Songs’ about war trauma heads to Grammys
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A display case in his old high school gave David T. Little the inspiration for his first opera…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan same-sex couples still wait for right to marry
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Ana Margarita Rojas and Elena Hernáiz have shared their lives for more than three…
Continue ReadingRick Astley celebrates his 1987 debut album with reissue
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most pop stars take some time before they hit the big time, putting out a few albums before…
Continue ReadingTrump rescinds Brooks endorsement in Senate race in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has rescinded his endorsement of Alabama…
Continue ReadingDriver crashes into gas pipeline, causing huge fire in Texas
MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Authorities say one person was critically injured when their vehicle struck a natural gas pipeline in a Dallas suburb,…
Continue ReadingEU proposes aid package to help farmers weather Ukraine war
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has proposed a 500 million-euro aid package to help food…
Continue ReadingLetters of John le Carré to be published in November
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A book coming out this fall will show readers a more personal side of the late John le Carré. Viking…
Continue ReadingWreck of only sunken Gulf whaler discovered 190 years later
By JAY REEVES Associated Press Researchers say they’ve found what’s believed to be the wreck of the only whaling ship known to sink in…
Continue ReadingModerna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The company announced early…
Continue Reading29 hospitalized after London Olympic pool chlorine gas leak
LONDON (AP) — Authorities say 29 people were taken to the hospital with breathing difficulties after a “high quantity of chlorine gas” leaked…
Continue ReadingAl-Shabab gunmen attack airport in Somalia’s capital
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Gunfire rang out in the Somali capital as Islamic extremists attacked the international…
Continue ReadingRussian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally
LONDON (AP) — Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a…
Continue ReadingAmid dropping COVID cases, South Africa loosens restrictions
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — With declining cases of COVID-19, South Africa’s president has announced that it is no…
Continue ReadingBritain vows to help families facing cost-of-living crisis
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief is pledging to respond to Russia’s war in Ukraine and a…
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