Fire forces evacuation of 100s of homes in Florida Panhandle
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Residents of hundreds of homes in the Florida Panhandle have been evacuated as a wildfire destroyed two houses and damaged…
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WNBA’s Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested last month at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a…
Continue ReadingUkrainian-American adoption advocate dies in invasion
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who split his time between the St. Louis area and Ukraine to help arrange adoptions of children with medical needs has died…
Continue ReadingAfghans resettling in US struggle to find affordable housing
By MATTHEW BARAKAT, AMY TAXIN, PHILIP MARCELO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Afghan refugees who fled their country…
Continue ReadingNew offices for the hybrid era? Many companies are on board
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Building a gleaming new headquarters at a time when more and more people are working from home…
Continue ReadingRefugees fleeing Ukraine grab documents, pets, some photos
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SIRET, Romania (AP) — Life or death choices leave little time for sentiment. War refugees fleeing Russian ordnance…
Continue ReadingThreats, vitriol aimed at women in positions of power
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the more high-profile targets of political violence when prosecutors say a…
Continue ReadingWhitmer plot underlines growing abuse of women officials
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press Four men are going to trial for an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The allegations reflect an…
Continue ReadingCharities struggle to deliver humanitarian aid into Ukraine
By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Charities say they cannot send humanitarian aid into Ukraine through normal channels, with…
Continue ReadingBoston’s indoor mask mandate for businesses is lifted
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A city order that required people to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces in Boston,…
Continue ReadingWalker taking no sides in Georgia’s GOP contest for governor
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker of Georgia says he’s not taking sides in the…
Continue ReadingItaly seizes $156 million in oligarch wealth, pressing Putin
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — European governments are moving against Russian oligarchs to put pressure on Russian President…
Continue ReadingBlinken hears harrowing tales from refugees fleeing Ukraine
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer KORCZOWA, Poland (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stepped briefly from Poland and into Ukraine on…
Continue ReadingAnti-money-laundering body puts UAE on global ‘gray’ list
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A global body focused on fighting money laundering has placed the United Arab…
Continue ReadingTaliban official wanted by U.S. makes rare public appearance
By SAMYA KULLAB and TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s acting interior minister says Taliban security…
Continue ReadingMyanmar military revokes citizenship of opposition members
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military council has announced the revocation of the citizenship of top members of the main group coordinating…
Continue ReadingRussia-Ukraine War: What to know on Russia’s war in Ukraine
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Continue ReadingMariupol Diary: Scenes of despair, resolve in Ukraine city
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — In the first week of war in Ukraine, the country’s…
Continue ReadingLocal churches shun Vatican’s moderate stance on Russia
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The head of the Polish bishops’ conference has done what Pope Francis has avoided doing by…
Continue ReadingNew US ambassador arrives in Beijing amid tense relations
BEIJING (AP) — New U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns has arrived to take up his post in Beijing amid heightened tensions between China and the United…
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