Pakistan says forces kill 10 insurgents in Baluchistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces have raided a militant hideout in the country’s volatile southwest, triggering an intense…
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Fendi, Capasa open a more relaxed Milan Fashion Week
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — The Italian fashion world has opened a Milan Fashion Week that brought the return of Russian buyers…
Continue ReadingSanofi, GSK to seek authorization for COVID-19 vaccine
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline say they will seek regulatory approval for a new COVID-19…
Continue ReadingUS deepens sanctions on smuggling network for Yemen Houthis
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is deepening sanctions targeting what it says is an…
Continue ReadingProsecutors: Jam Master Jay killer rapped in front of mural
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a man charged in the slaying of Jam Master Jay once filmed a brazen rap video in front of a street mural…
Continue ReadingTimeline of events since George Floyd’s arrest and murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, sparked widespread anger after…
Continue ReadingMet Opera shares 2022-23 season, Netrebko not in ‘Lohengrin’
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Soprano Anna Netrebko added to her list of cancellations, withdrawing from a new production of Wagner’s…
Continue ReadingUSPS gets final signoff to order new delivery vehicles
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service says it has cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail…
Continue ReadingCity posts white desegregation story on Black History Month
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is apologizing for a social media post promoting Black History Month that focused on the white…
Continue ReadingGangs control who eats at Mississippi jail, monitor says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A court-appointed monitor is testifying that gangs inside a Mississippi jail often determine whether other inmates get meals.…
Continue ReadingDubai’s new Museum of the Future envisions a healthy planet
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai has unveiled an architecturally stunning building housing the new Museum…
Continue ReadingIce likely in Southern Plains; New England to see heavy snow
DALLAS (AP) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled at the busy Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and…
Continue ReadingS. Carolina considers replacing Confederate Memorial Day
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill giving state employees in South Carolina a floating holiday to replace Confederate Memorial Day is heading to the…
Continue ReadingUS vaccination drive is bottoming out as omicron subsides
By JAY REEVES and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press HAMILTON, Ala. (AP) — The vaccination drive against COVID-19 in the U.S. is grinding to a halt, and…
Continue ReadingEU sanctions hit Russian minister, top advisor, lawmakers
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has agreed to slap sanctions on Russia’s defense minister and a top…
Continue ReadingGerman police: Truck driver blown off bridge during storm
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany said Wednesday that a truck driver likely fell to his death after being blown off a bridge during a storm earlier…
Continue ReadingCDC: Some people should wait longer for 2nd COVID shot
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to charges in Missouri 4-year-old’s death
WARSAW, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of participating in the killing of a 4-year-old Missouri girl in what law enforcement theorized was a religious…
Continue ReadingWHO works to spread COVID vaccine technology to more nations
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer…
Continue ReadingU.N. official vows to step up aid after attack on Congo camp
By MOSES SAWASAWA Associated Press BUNIA, Congo (AP) — A top U.N. peacekeeping official has vowed to step up humanitarian assistance to Congo’s…
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