Their own words may have doomed men who killed Ahmaud Arbery
By RUSS BYNUM and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press The video of Ahmaud Arbery’s shotgun death was a shocking piece of evidence that suddenly brought…
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Washington faces threat of more ‘atmospheric rivers,’ floods
SEATTLE (AP) — A week and a half after damaging floods in Washington state, forecasters are warning that multiple “atmospheric rivers” threaten…
Continue ReadingJudge denies Seminole Tribe’s stay on gambling expansion
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A federal district judge has rejected a stay requested by the Seminole Tribe of Florida after an earlier ruling that would…
Continue ReadingSouth African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike
By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that…
Continue ReadingEgypt unveils renovated ‘Avenue of the Sphinxes’ in Luxor
By HAGGAG SALAMA Associated Press LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian authorities are unveiling a renovated ancient promenade dating back 3,000 years in…
Continue ReadingPakistan woman journalist targeted in eastern city of Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police says an assailant targeted a female journalist in the eastern city of Lahore while she was driving with…
Continue ReadingPortugal returns to COVID restrictions despite high jab rate
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is bringing back some tight pandemic restrictions, less than two months after scrapping most of them when the goal…
Continue ReadingMexico’s economy slowed in 3rd quarter
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy slowed in the third quarter, posting a slight contraction compared to the previous three months, though it…
Continue ReadingGambia investigators urge justice for abuses under Jammeh
By ABDOULIE JOHN and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Investigators with Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations…
Continue ReadingBrazilian mayors torn between Carnival and pandemic safety
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mayors across Brazil are divided on whether to maintain end-of-year festivities and…
Continue ReadingJets’ Duvernay-Tardif playing again after fighting pandemic
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was far from a football field at this time last year…
Continue ReadingBryan Adams tests positive for COVID in Italy
MILAN ` (AP) — Bryan Adams has tested positive for COVID upon arrival at Milan’s Malpensa Airport. He arrived Thursday ahead of the unveiling of…
Continue ReadingPoland to have no ambassador in Israel, amid tepid ties
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Foreign Ministry says the European Union nation will have no ambassador in Israel, for the time being. The…
Continue ReadingEthiopia to US: Stop spreading ‘false information’ about war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government has warned the United States against “spreading false information” as fighting in the country’s…
Continue Reading1,600 migrants lost at sea in Mediterranean this year
By KARL RITTER Associated Press ROME (AP) — The sinking of a boat with more than 30 people on board this week is the deadliest migration tragedy to…
Continue ReadingCzechs declare state of emergency, impose new virus measures
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has declared a 30-day state of emergency and imposed additional restrictions in its effort to tackle a record…
Continue ReadingCyprus: pope will transfer migrants to Italy after visit
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and NICOLE WINFELD Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ government spokesman says Pope Francis is…
Continue ReadingWHO: Vaccine hesitancy persists among Africa health workers
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization says that Africa is seeing a rise in the shipment of vaccine…
Continue ReadingRichard III archaeologists strike again with Roman mosaic
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester in central England certainly appear to have…
Continue ReadingTurkmenistan’s president further expands his son’s clout
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan’s autocratic president has put his only son in charge of the Central Asian nation’s energy sector.…
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