US companies announce plans for gene-edited strawberries
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho company that successfully brought genetically modified potatoes to the market has…
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‘Dads on Duty’ patrol Louisiana school to prevent violence
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Violence at a Louisiana high school has stopped since a group of fathers started patrolling the campus, and the dads are…
Continue ReadingPrayer for kidnappers deeply rooted in mission group’s faith
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Relatives and supporters of 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti are praying at least as much for the captors as the…
Continue ReadingUS to pay $88M to families, victims of SC church massacre
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church have reached…
Continue ReadingPandemic restrictions fuel recall efforts on fall ballots
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of recall campaigns are underway across the U.S. ahead of next week’s…
Continue ReadingSaudi crown prince’s investment forum draws back Westerners
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s annual investment forum has drawn over a thousand participants, with…
Continue ReadingGerman security officials warn of far-right border patrols
BERLIN (AP) — German security officials are warning far-right groups not to carry out vigilante patrols along the country’s eastern border with…
Continue ReadingSolar wing jammed on NASA spacecraft chasing asteroids
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is debating whether to try to fix a jammed solar panel on its newly launched…
Continue ReadingLaos reports seizing huge amount of methamphetamine
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos have made one of Asia’s biggest-ever drug busts, seizing more than 55.6 million…
Continue ReadingMinister: Poland should not pay any of its EU court fines
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s justice minister says the European Union member should not pay any of the total $1.8 million daily fines the…
Continue ReadingParoled ‘Starved Rock Killer’ wins OK for evidence tests
CHICAGO (AP) — An 82-year-old man freed from prison last year after serving nearly 60 years in the slaying of one of three suburban Chicago women…
Continue ReadingPresidents and popes over the years: Gifts, gaffes, grief
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis on Friday, he won’t kiss the ring. Biden,…
Continue ReadingFormer worker charged with impersonating Georgia official
ATLANTA (AP) — A former employee of Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has been arrested on charges that she sent emails impersonating Duncan to get…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Merkel visits post-crisis Greece
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Greece for a two-day visit…
Continue ReadingVenezuela sought to swap Americans for Maduro ally
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Knowledgeable sources and message exchanges reveal that Venezuela’s government quietly offered…
Continue ReadingPolish parliament debates anti-LGBT legislative proposal
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers have held an emotional debate on proposed legislation dubbed “Stop…
Continue ReadingNorway sees rising infections, braces for winter virus wave
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A top Norwegian health official said the Scandinavian country “must be prepared for a bigger wave” as Norway has…
Continue ReadingTeen pop star Olivia Rodrigo leads AMA nominees in her debut
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo is having a sweet year as the leading nominee at the American Music Awards in the first…
Continue ReadingVatican cancels live TV broadcast of Biden greeting pope
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of President Joe Biden’s meeting…
Continue ReadingStudy: 10 UNESCO forests emit more C02 than they soak up
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed report says sites containing some of the world’s most treasured forests, including…
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