Russian admiral: Kursk disaster caused by NATO sub
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A retired Russian admiral has alleged that the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster was caused by a…
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Brit Awards scrap separate male, female prize categories
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s Brit Awards are scrapping separate male and female artist categories in a shakeup designed to make the music prizes…
Continue ReadingAmnesty urges Pakistan to end enforced disappearances
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Amnesty International is urging Pakistani authorities to stop forcibly disappearing suspected militants for years without trial,…
Continue ReadingLocals gather to pay respects to longtime British lawmaker
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of residents in the southeast English coastal resort of Southend have paid their respects to…
Continue ReadingMississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has rejected a claim that the Memphis, Tennessee, area has been taking water that belongs to…
Continue ReadingPlane crash in northwest Nebraska kills pilot, 2 passengers
CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — Three people have died in a plane crash in northwest Nebraska. The Star-Herald reports the pilot and two passengers died…
Continue ReadingHarris to announce $1.5B investment in health care workforce
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will announce the Biden administration is investing $1.5 billion…
Continue ReadingOctober existing home sales hit fastest pace since January
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked higher in October, marking their strongest pace since January, even…
Continue ReadingRussia rejects Western concerns about Ukraine as smokescreen
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has rejected the U.S. claims of a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine as a ruse…
Continue ReadingHow COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
By LAURA UNGAR AP Medical Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Scientists say vaccinating kids should not only slow the spread of the coronavirus but also…
Continue ReadingYes, there are turkeys for Thanksgiving – for a price
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer First, the good news: There is no shortage of whole turkeys in the U.S. this Thanksgiving. But those turkeys —…
Continue ReadingItaly cracks gang forcing Nigerian women into prostitution
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian customs police say they have cracked a Nigerian organized crime syndicate that…
Continue ReadingProbe finds ‘overwhelming evidence’ of misconduct by Cuomo
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A legislative investigation has found “overwhelming evidence” that former New York…
Continue ReadingJury deliberates for 2nd day in ‘Unite the Right’ trial
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jurors have finished their second day of deliberations without reaching a…
Continue ReadingRomania’s president designates new PM as crisis nears end
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president on Monday nominated a new prime minister to form an unlikely…
Continue ReadingBiden to keep Powell as Fed chair, Brainard gets vice chair
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced he’s nominating Jerome Powell for a second term as…
Continue ReadingOfficial: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 90% of federal workers have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by…
Continue ReadingVenezuela votes in regional election under international eye
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A divided Venezuelan opposition has found itself on familiar territory, having…
Continue ReadingEU considers booster doses of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it is evaluating whether to authorize booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot…
Continue ReadingLebanon receives Beirut blast satellite images from Russia
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and SARAH EL DEEB MOSCOW (AP) — Lebanon’s Foreign Minister says his country has received from Russia satellite images of…
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