Train derails in India’s West Bengal state; 9 dead
NEW DELHI (AP) — A railroad official says nine people have died and 45 were injured when a train derailed in India’s West Bengal state. Rescuers…
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Majority of COVID patients in German ICUs not vaccinated
BERLIN (AP) — Data shows that most COVID-19 patients in intensive care in German hospitals aren’t vaccinated. The data published on Thursday by…
Continue ReadingGeorgia deputy suspended over Facebook comment about Arbery
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been suspended and faces being fired over comments posted on social media after a judge…
Continue Reading‘Anything Goes’ to steam into U.S. movie theaters in spring
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you can’t make it to New York to see Sutton Foster on Broadway in the classic musical…
Continue ReadingThousands of federal inmates to be released under 2018 law
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will begin transferring thousands of inmates out…
Continue ReadingWFP director for Afghanistan warns of “tsunami of hunger’
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS (AP) — United Nations World Food Program senior official Mary-Ellen McGroarty is warning that Afghanistan is facing a…
Continue ReadingCommunal funeral planned Sunday for Bronx fire victims
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A communal funeral for victims of New York City’s deadliest fire in years has been planned…
Continue ReadingUK government cuts COVID isolation period to 5 days, from 7
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British officials say the self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19…
Continue ReadingU.S. jobless claims rise by 23,000 to 230,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest…
Continue ReadingMontenegro seizes cocaine reportedly hidden among bananas
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegrin police have seized nearly half a ton of cocaine reportedly hidden in a banana shipment. The official RTCG…
Continue ReadingFa La La La La! Sandra Boynton has an imprint all her own
NEW YORK (AP) — Sandra Boynton’s prolific career as an author, cartoonist and songwriter has reached a scale so vast that a publisher has formed…
Continue ReadingLatvia, Lithuania, Poland rapped over Belarus border methods
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior U.N. refugee agency and European Union officials are accusing Latvia, Lithuania and Poland of…
Continue ReadingTarnished Gold: Illegal Amazon gold seeps into supply chains
By DAVID BILLER and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Sao Paulo-based company called Marsam is known for its commitment to the…
Continue ReadingGreek crews find 2nd body where torrent swept away migrants
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have found the body of a woman believed to be the wife of an Iranian man who drowned after being…
Continue ReadingPolish diocese apologizes for asking if abuse victim is gay
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Catholic diocese in Poland has apologized for having asked a court to determine whether a…
Continue ReadingLionel Richie to receive Gershwin Prize for pop music
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lionel Richie will be honored all night long for his musical achievements. The…
Continue ReadingSudan’s anti-coup protests violently dispersed; 2 killed
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Sudanese activists say security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse…
Continue ReadingNew year, same feud: UK-EU resume talks on Brexit trade spat
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Top negotiators from Britain and the European Union are meeting in hopes of resolving their a thorny…
Continue ReadingUK deputy medical chief Van-Tam to step down in March
LONDON (AP) — England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam, one of the scientists who led the U.K.’s response to the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingIran leader’s website showcases Trump drone strike animation
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The website of Iran’s supreme leader has showcased an animated video that appears to show a robot calling in a drone strike…
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