Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with House win
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race has…
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Scientists use stem cells to create models of pre-embryos
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists are using human stem cells to create a structure that mimics a pre-embryo and can serve as a research…
Continue ReadingBritain wants suspected Russian spy extradited from Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have received a request from Britain to approve the extradition of a suspected Russian spy who worked at…
Continue ReadingPakistani activist, 3 retired officers convicted of spying
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security officials say the country’s military courts have convicted a prominent…
Continue ReadingWisconsin condo building evacuated due to structural issues
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A six-story condominium building that was the subject of structural complaints dating back to June 2020 has been evacuated in…
Continue ReadingParents of Michigan boy charged in Oxford school shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teen accused of killing four students at a Michigan high…
Continue ReadingAcclaimed Shakespearean actor Antony Sher dies at 72
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Antony Sher, one of the most acclaimed Shakespearean actors of his generation, has died aged 72. The…
Continue ReadingUN expert: Contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.N expert says contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka, with vulnerable…
Continue ReadingCouncil of Europe report slams Croatia on migrant treatment
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The Council of Europe’s committee on torture has harshly criticized Croatia over “severe ill-treatment” of…
Continue ReadingHonda recalls SUVs and pickups because hoods can fly open
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling nearly 725,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving. The recall covers…
Continue ReadingRochester’s one-month mayor is in quarantine for COVID-19
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The newly installed mayor of Rochester, New York, is in quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus last month.…
Continue ReadingGambia will head to polls in 1st post-Jammeh election
By ABDOULIE JOHN and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambians are getting ready to vote in a historic election that…
Continue ReadingParkland, Florida student arrested in school shooting threat
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida teenager is accused of making a school shooting threat against Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The…
Continue ReadingKurdish activists enter grounds of chemical weapons watchdog
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dozens of flag-waving demonstrators from a Kurdish organization have broken into the grounds of the global chemical…
Continue ReadingStudy: Black, Asian Britons have higher COVID-19 death rates
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British study has found that Black and other members or racial and ethnic minorities in the U.K…
Continue ReadingBulgaria’s Parliament convenes after 3rd election of year
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s new parliament has convened for its first session following the country’s third parliamentary election of the…
Continue ReadingGerman broadcaster suspends workers amid antisemitism probe
BERLIN (AP) — German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle says it is suspending four employees and one freelancer during an investigation into…
Continue ReadingTaliban chief bans forced marriage of women in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have decreed they are banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan, a move likely meant to address criteria the…
Continue ReadingSlovakia in lockdown records new daily record in infections
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Coronavirus cases in Slovakia have hit a daily record despite the country entering a national lockdown last week. The…
Continue ReadingAustria: Party backs interior chief Nehammer for chancellor
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer says he will be the acting leader of the conservative People’s Party and will seek to…
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