Indiana Rep. Banks facing ‘insurrection’ ballot challenge
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana congressman who was rejected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the top Republican for…
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Amid debate, women lift their voices with Muslim sacred text
By MARIAM FAM of The Associated Press and AYSHA KHAN of Religion News Service CAIRO (AP) — Some Muslim women have turned to social media to amplify…
Continue ReadingSwiss lift most COVID-19 restrictions as infections decline
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland has announced plans to lift most restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including ending health checks on…
Continue ReadingTensions mount in Ottawa as police warn truckers to leave
By ROB GILLIES and WILSON RING Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police in Canada’s capital are telling protesting truckers who have…
Continue ReadingMichael Kors toasts New York nightlife in latest collection
By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors’ Fall/Winter 2022 collection is a celebration of a place near and dear to his…
Continue ReadingVatican ponders priesthood amid abuse research, revelations
NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican this week is hosting a three-day symposium on the Catholic priesthood amid renewed…
Continue ReadingBeverly Johnson returns to a changed catwalk
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Beverly Johnson has a simple answer for why she decided to walk the runways of two buzzy…
Continue ReadingMan gets 5 years for trying to burn Jewish living facility
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A man convicted of using a homemade bomb to try to burn a Jewish-sponsored assisted living home in Massachusetts has been…
Continue ReadingUN envoy says Syria constitution talks to resume, 4 killed
By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Syria says he expects a committee representing…
Continue ReadingRescue ongoing after cargo ship catches fire in mid-Atlantic
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s navy says 22 crew members are being evacuated from a large cargo ship that caught fire near the mid-Atlantic…
Continue ReadingPatrol: 20 injured in school bus crash in southern Missouri
THOMASVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say 18 students and two adults have been injured in a school bus crash in southern Missouri. The…
Continue ReadingEuropean companies’ Russian ties could make sanctions tough
By DAVID McHUGH and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It’s not simple for Europe to plan sanctions against Russia in…
Continue ReadingHow Russia uses sarcasm as weapon in Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian diplomat brushed off speculation that Russia could invade Ukraine on Jan. 16 by saying, “Wars in Europe rarely start…
Continue ReadingKey ruling fuels tensions between Baghdad, Kurdish govts
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A surprise ruling by Iraq’s high court has cast doubt on the legal foundations of the independent…
Continue ReadingGerman dictionary changes definition of ‘Jew’ after outcry
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in…
Continue ReadingPolice probe cash-for-honors deal tied to prince’s charity
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London police have launched an investigation into allegations that people associated with one of…
Continue ReadingAfghan man, 76, on trial in the Netherlands for war crimes
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A 76-year-old Afghan man has gone on trial in the Netherlands on charges of…
Continue ReadingKey energy agencies diverge as demand and oil prices climb
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most consequential energy bodies have gathered for a…
Continue ReadingEU summit aims to counter China, Russia influence in Africa
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are hosting their African counterparts during a two day-meeting in…
Continue ReadingDoubting Russian exit, NATO looks to bolster its defenses
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are examining new ways to bolster the defenses of member countries on the…
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