Latest exit from Fed’s board gives Biden three slots to fill
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Randal Quarles announced Monday that he will resign from the Federal Reserve’s Board…
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Small fire set at memorial to victims of nightclub shooting
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Some banners were burned at a temporary memorial honoring the 49 victims who died in a massacre at a Florida gay nightclub…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s PM says preliminary talks with IMF moving forward
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister says that preliminary talks with the International Monetary Fund are moving forward as the small nation…
Continue ReadingEurope bolsters pioneering tech rules with help from Haugen
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European lawmakers have pioneered efforts to rein in big technology companies and are working to…
Continue ReadingFed’s Powell: Pandemic recession has particularly hurt women
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed concern that the pandemic recession has…
Continue ReadingGraphic photos of Ahmaud Arbery’s wounds shown to jury
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors in a Georgia courtroom have been shown graphic crime scene photos of the gunshot wounds…
Continue ReadingWith a wink, judge fights ‘tyranny’ of Elf on the Shelf
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Santa may have fewer eyes in homes this Christmas season after a judge — jokingly — banned the Elf on the Shelf. Superior…
Continue ReadingDrones, viral videos help ‘Nature’ thrive after 40 years
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Forty years ago, the programmers at PBS were eager to experiment, so they started a new series…
Continue ReadingMexico’s army stands between gangs, enforcing turf divisions
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press AGUILILLA, Mexico (AP) — In western Mexico a small squad of soldiers with about a half-dozen trucks and sandbag…
Continue ReadingTennessee pastor tackles gunman during church service
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say the “heroic actions” of a Tennessee pastor who tackled a man waving and pointing a gun during a service…
Continue ReadingUS envoy: Bosnia’s presidency pledges no more wars
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat says he’s received assurances from members of Bosnia’s presidency there will be…
Continue ReadingAustria to step up checks as new COVID rules take effect
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities say they are stepping up police checks to enforce new rules under which unvaccinated people who haven’t had…
Continue ReadingFrance flexes muscle, puts warship in eastern Mediterranean
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — France is showcasing its military muscle with a tour of its new frigate Auvergne to…
Continue ReadingTikTok rescue: Girl got help using silent distress signal
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a 16-year-old girl held captive by a 61-year-old man was rescued on an interstate highway in…
Continue ReadingUS charges 2 suspected major ransomware operators
By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A suspected Ukrainian hacker has been arrested and charged in the United States…
Continue ReadingGerman railway resumes service to valley devastated by flood
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national railway on Monday resumed train service to a western valley that was devastated by flooding in mid-July after…
Continue ReadingPortuguese UN troops suspected in African smuggling scheme
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Police in Portugal are carrying out searches across the country following a tip-off that troops stationed with a United…
Continue ReadingEmaciated children in Kabul hospital point to rising hunger
By LEE KEATH Associated Press KABUL (AP) — A growing number of near-starving children are brought every day to the main children’s hospital…
Continue ReadingVatican Library opens to public with old-new art space
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s Apostolic Library is opening its doors to the general public with a small new exhibition space aimed at…
Continue ReadingRelative of MH17 victims describes grief, criticizes Russia
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chairman of a foundation that represents families of people killed when a…
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