Protesters in Kabul call for release of Afghanistan’s assets
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have marched through the streets of the Afghan capital toward the shuttered U.S. Embassy, calling…
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EXPLAINER: Why Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud case turns on intent
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The high-profile trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes boils down to a…
Continue ReadingGermany clamps down on New Year’s parties to tame omicron
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has announced new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the new omicron variant of COVID-19. The new rules, which go…
Continue ReadingFreezing in the Alps, migrants find warm hearts and comfort
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press MONTGENEVRE, France (AP) — As Europe erects ever more fearsome barriers against migration, volunteers along the…
Continue ReadingNew Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery
By SARAH EL DEEB and CHRISTOPH NOELTING Associated Press GIESSEN, Germany (AP) — Syrians are fleeing their country in growing numbers, driven not…
Continue ReadingAP PHOTOS: Polish athlete and her wife welcome child’s birth
By FRANCISCO UBILLA Associated Press PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — When the Polish Olympic athlete Jolanta Ogar-Hill and her wife decided to have…
Continue ReadingAsian stock markets rise after Wall St rebounds
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets hvae followed Wall Street higher after President Joe Biden reassured…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand announces measures to keep out omicron variant
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will shorten the gap between second COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters and push back the phased…
Continue ReadingOsaka fire suspect might have copied Kyoto Animation attack
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The suspect in a deadly fire at a mental health clinic in Osaka last week might have studied a…
Continue ReadingState TV: Recalled Iranian diplomat to Yemen dies of COVID
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is reporting that its top diplomat to Yemen has died after contracting the…
Continue ReadingPhilippine governor warns of looting without typhoon aid
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The governor of a central Philippine province devastated last week by Typhoon Rai has…
Continue ReadingBiden vows he, Manchin will ‘get something done’ on $2T bill
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden appears determined to return to the negotiating table…
Continue ReadingFeeling powerless, families bring elderly home in pandemic
By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer ROTTERDAM JUNCTION, N.Y. (AP) — After nursing homes filled up with COVID cases and shut out visitors, some…
Continue ReadingBiden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge
By JOSH BOAK, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced plans to deliver 500…
Continue ReadingFeeling powerless, families bring elderly home in pandemic
By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer ROTTERDAM JUNCTION, N.Y. (AP) — After nursing homes filled up with COVID cases and shut out visitors, some…
Continue ReadingJury in Kim Potter trial ends another day without verdict
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota jury has ended its second day of deliberations without reaching a…
Continue ReadingTexas governor’s decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t saying whether he will posthumously pardon George Floyd for a…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s New South Wales tops 3,000 daily COVID cases
SYDNEY (AP) — New COVID-19 cases in Australia’s most populous state have surged past 3,000 for the first time, adding pressure on Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingAmerican ex-priest in East Timor found guilty of sex abuse
By DAVID dos SANTOS GUSMAO Associated Press OECUSSE, East Timor (AP) — A defrocked American priest accused of sexually abusing orphaned and…
Continue ReadingMan to plead guilty in Tom Brady Super Bowl ring fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed…
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