French convoys protesting virus rules move toward Paris
PARIS (AP) — Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions are driving toward Paris in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks to blockade…
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Usher performs classic hits at star-studded Chairman’s Party
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Usher preached togetherness during “tumultuous times” while performing…
Continue ReadingUkraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The chill of a Cold War hangs over Eastern Europe again. Russia is carrying out military maneuvers…
Continue ReadingCarnival returns to French Riviera, as virus fears recede
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Artists, florists, actors, technicians and drivers are putting the final touches on their…
Continue ReadingBiden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims
By AAMER MADHANI and KATHY GANNON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to split $7 billion in…
Continue ReadingU.S.-allied Kurdish commander warns of growing IS threat
HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — The chief commander for the U.S.-allied Kurdish-led force known as the Syrian Democratic Forces says the Islamic State is a…
Continue ReadingDenmark officials see no reason to give more COVID vaccines
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Health authorities in Denmark are considering “winding down” the country’s coronavirus vaccination program in the…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man stabbed 6 family members at Philadelphia home
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a man stabbed six family members apparently as they slept inside a Philadelphia home before being arrested nearby.…
Continue ReadingThailand tackles 2nd offshore oil spill in 3 weeks
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities are scrambling to contain the country’s second oil spill in less than three weeks in the Gulf of Thailand. An…
Continue ReadingAlphabet soup of parties go to Olympic court in Russian case
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — One of the most anticipated events at the Beijing Olympics is the imminent legal hearing in…
Continue ReadingStudy: Fewer crashes after Utah sets strictest DUI law in US
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say car crashes and traffic deaths dropped in Utah after the state enacted the…
Continue ReadingAfghan Taliban say explosion near mosque kills 1, wounds 7
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban official says an explosion on the doorsteps of a mosque in northern Afghanistan has killed one worshipper and…
Continue ReadingHaving survived abuse, ‘Garlic Girls’ curlers now seek joy
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — South Korea’s famed women’s curling team has arrived at the Olympics in Beijing…
Continue ReadingUN labor agency cites concerns about China’s Xinjiang region
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An annual report from the United Nations labor agency has highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs…
Continue ReadingUK lifts all testing requirements for vaccinated travelers
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Vaccinated travelers can now enter Britain without taking any coronavirus tests. Starting Friday,…
Continue ReadingAttacks in north Benin park kill 8 including French citizen
By VIRGILE AHISSOU Associated Press COTONOU, Benin (AP) — A Benin government spokesman says that attacks by suspected Islamic extremists in…
Continue ReadingKoala declared endangered as disease, lost habitat take toll
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Koalas have been declared officially endangered in eastern Australia as they succumb to disease, lost habitat and other…
Continue ReadingBlack NFL coaches lament hiring policies that fall short
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league policy that requires teams to…
Continue ReadingTop German court rejects injunction against vaccine mandate
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Constitutional Court has refused to temporarily block the implementation of a…
Continue ReadingUS ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade any day
By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is escalating its warnings about…
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