US-backed Syria forces say 5 IS suspects killed in raid
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurdish-led forces say their ant-terrorism unit, with U.S.-led coalition support, has killed five suspected Islamic State…
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Remains found after pre-execution tip from Mississippi man
PONTOTOC, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have uncovered the remains of a Mississippi woman following a tip from an inmate who revealed the location of…
Continue ReadingBanned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press HOLDERNESS, N.H. (AP) — Researchers on an idyllic New Hampshire lake popular with tourists are hunting for…
Continue ReadingSouth Africans urge jabs as president ill in omicron wave
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says that he has postponed getting…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill 2, injure 12 in attack on police bus in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say a gun attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed two police and wounded a dozen others, hours after…
Continue ReadingAustria’s new interior minister accused of antisemitism
BERLIN (AP) — A Nobel laureate in literature, Jewish students and other prominent figures in Austria want the country’s new interior minister…
Continue ReadingCyprus OKs COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 5-11
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will start vaccinating kids between the ages of 5 to 11 in fresh bid to head off another COVID-19 surge following the…
Continue ReadingRussian lawmaker charged with killing elk, alleges politics
MOSCOW (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Communist Party lawmaker in Russia has been charged with illegal hunting for killing an elk. Kremlin critic…
Continue ReadingIn Hinduism, women creating spaces for their own leadership
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press In Hinduism, there aren’t a lot of women among pandits, the priests who perform Hindu religious rituals. But…
Continue ReadingAmid tension, Southern Baptist women lead where they can
By BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service and HOLLY MEYER of The Associated Press Women cannot serve as the senior pastor of a Southern Baptist…
Continue ReadingBulgaria’s parliament approves new government
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament has formally approved the country’s new centrist-led government in a bid to restore stability,…
Continue ReadingOlympic swimming champion Agnel denies coercion in rape case
PARIS (AP) — The prosecutor in the rape case of two-time Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel says the Frenchman has admitted to having a…
Continue ReadingSt. Jude, WHO to provide child cancer meds to poor nations
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The World Health Organization and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are working to…
Continue ReadingMarathon talks to form next Dutch coalition near finish line
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Officials say the four parties negotiating to form the next Dutch coalition…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects appeal over press access in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a conservative think tank over Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to exclude the…
Continue ReadingNew this week: Roddy Ricch, ‘Swan Song’ and ‘The Larkins’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from rapper Roddy Ricch, a prequel to the TV series…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Japanese tourist says space trip ‘amazing’
By HARRIET MORRIS and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese space tourist has rebuffed criticism from those who questioned…
Continue ReadingAP-NORC poll: Omicron raises COVID worry but not precautions
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As the omicron variant sparks worldwide fears of renewed virus outbreaks, Americans’ worries…
Continue ReadingFloods in northern Spain blamed for 2 deaths, lost crops
MADRID (AP) — More than 50 people have been evacuated from areas in northern Spain hit by record flooding following heavy rain and snowfall.…
Continue ReadingGhana to fine airlines $3,500 for unvaccinated passengers
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The West African nation of Ghana says it will fine airlines $3,500 for each passenger who…
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