2 Kansas officers shot by suspect, expected to recover
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two police officers from Wichita, Kansas, are being treated for injuries not considered life-threatening after being shot in…
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UK police arrest armed intruder on Windsor Castle grounds
LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a man armed with a weapon on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Thames Valley police say the security breach…
Continue Reading3 members of K-pop sensation BTS diagnosed with COVID-19
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in massive Bangladesh ferry fire rises to 40
By ABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi authorities have buried 23 unclaimed bodies after a day-long search…
Continue ReadingQueen recalls ‘familiar laugh missing’ in Christmas speech
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II in her Christmas Day message has shared the pain she felt after the death of her…
Continue ReadingGambia commission recommends ex-dictator Jammeh face trial
By ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — A truth and reconciliation commission in Gambia says former dictator Yahya Jammeh should…
Continue ReadingSpanish eruption’s end brings ’emotional relief,’ rebuilding
MADRID (AP) — Authorities on one of Spain’s Canary Islands have declared an official end to a volcanic eruption that started in September. The…
Continue ReadingAt West Virginia vaccine clinic, pandemic fatigue sets in
By JOHN RABY Associated Press SPENCER, W.Va. (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic prepares to enter another calendar year, the fatigue on the front…
Continue ReadingThousands line up for ‘jingle jabs’ on Christmas in England
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people across England are spending a few minutes of Christmas Day to line up under…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador frees three women convicted of abortions
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Abortion rights groups say President Nayib Bukele’s government has freed three Salvadoran women who were…
Continue ReadingUkraine leader discusses Russia tensions with US lawmakers
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of Ukraine has held a video call with 20 U.S. senators and members of Congress  amid tensions with Russia.…
Continue ReadingSpace telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope has blasted off on a high-stakes quest to behold light…
Continue ReadingSave the Children says staff missing after Myanmar massacre
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two members of the international humanitarian group Save the Children are missing after…
Continue ReadingOn Christmas, pope prays for pandemic’s end, peace dialogues
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has used his Christmas Day address to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue ReadingGreece: Death toll from capsized migrant boat rises to 16
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says at least 16 people died after a migrant boat capsized in…
Continue ReadingRussia blocks website of group that tracks political arrests
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian organization that tracks political arrests and provides legal aid to detainees says…
Continue ReadingCOVID Christmas in French ICU: Fear, fatigue and loving care
By DANIEL COLE Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The staff is tired, the omicron variant is bearing down and the intensive care unit beds…
Continue ReadingSudanese rally in new anti-coup protests amid tight security
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese protesters have again taken to the streets in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere across the…
Continue ReadingReport: Truck crashes into bus in Iran, killing 10 people
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media are reporting that a road accident in the country’s southwest has killed at least 10 people. The official…
Continue ReadingAs Gorbachev resigned, AP photographer snapped historic shot
Associated Press Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev’s resignation 30 years ago was a momentous event that ended an era by drawing a line under the…
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