‘Y’all pray for Mayfield’: Town grieves in tornado aftermath
By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Survivors of one of the devastating tornadoes that cut a long path of destruction…
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From Armani to Zegna, 22 Milan brands plan live runway shows
MILAN (AP) — Milan menswear previews for fall/winter 2021-22 are returning to a mostly in-person format in January, with Zegna, Giorgio Armani,…
Continue ReadingFinland: Architect’s ephemeral lake art a winter tradition
BY JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An architect-designer in southern Finland has returned to a frozen lake with a snow…
Continue ReadingSudan security forces fire tear gas at anti-coup protesters
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Sudan’s capital in the latest street…
Continue ReadingDanish impeachment court convicts ex-immigration minister
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A rarely used impeachment court in Denmark has convicted a former immigration minister…
Continue ReadingBurundi says will ‘never’ allow in UN special rapporteur
By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s government has signaled that it won’t allow a recently appointed United…
Continue ReadingRussia backs down from unpopular COVID restrictions
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have backed away from introducing some of the restrictions for the…
Continue ReadingGermany: 8 convicted over illegal data center in bunker
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted eight people over their role in a data processing center installed at a former military bunker that…
Continue ReadingSwiss drop case linked to Saudi funds for ex-Spanish king
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Geneva prosecutors have fined a Swiss bank for failing to alert money laundering authorities about…
Continue Reading‘A safe place.’ For LGBT asylum seekers, a new shot at life
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts church that supports immigrants fleeing their countries for their sexual…
Continue ReadingMacron urges strengthening EU borders during Hungary visit
By JUSTIN SPIKE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks in Hungary’s capital…
Continue ReadingVatican official apologizes for taking down LGBTQ resource
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Vatican official has apologized to a leading Catholic LGBTQ advocacy group for having yanked a…
Continue ReadingEU has little appetite to join US diplomatic Games boycott
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Several European Union nations have made it clear they have little appetite to join the U.S.…
Continue ReadingSherpa brothers set out for grand slam of mountaineering
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two brothers who are among Nepal’s most famous Sherpa guides have set out to scale…
Continue ReadingHarris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: A year-end money checklist for people 50 and up
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet For people 50 and older, taking care of year-end financial tasks can help you make the most of your money. As 2021 draws…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi opens project in holy town with a big splash
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press VARANASI, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a dip in the sacred Ganges River…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia: Finance official tapped to become next PM
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s ruling Social Democrats have elected Dimitar…
Continue ReadingGermany approves billions for climate, modernization fund
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved 60 billion euros in funding to be used for combating climate change and modernizing the country.…
Continue ReadingUK antitrust watchdog investigates Microsoft’s Nuance deal
LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators are opening an investigation into Microsoft’s $16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company…
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