UK palace says queen, 95, spent night in hospital for checks
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital after being advised by her…
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Biden returning next week to campaign with McAuliffe
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to return to Virginia for his second campaign stop with fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe as the…
Continue ReadingBlinken seeks to reaffirm US-Colombia strategic ties in trip
By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his first official visit to South America, is…
Continue Reading100s more archaeological sites found on Mexico train route
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican experts say they have detected the ruins of almost 2,500 pre-Hispanic structures and 80 burial sites on just one-sixth…
Continue ReadingUS targets graft in Venezuela’s flagship food box program
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors have unveiled criminal charges against an alleged corruption ring accused of…
Continue ReadingJamaica arrests Colombian as suspect in Haiti assassination
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police superintendent in Jamaica has told The Associated Press that authorities…
Continue ReadingWhat could happen next with indicted US Rep. Fortenberry
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The indictment of U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry could have a big impact on the Republican’s…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota man charged in Navajo Nation decapitation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities say a North Dakota man is charged with second-degree murder in the decapitation killing this month of…
Continue ReadingBuzzards settle in North Carolina town despite scare tactics
BUNN, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina town finds itself under siege by buzzards, and nothing local leaders do to scare them off seems to be working.…
Continue Reading30 Nigerian students freed after 4 months in captivity
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At least 30 students abducted in northwest Nigeria have regained their freedom, a…
Continue Reading12 pounds of fentanyl seized in San Francisco drug bust
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A drug bust by federal agents and San Francisco police netted 12.5 pounds (5.7 kilograms) of the deadly narcotic fentanyl and…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t bar public from Ghislaine Maxwell jury selection
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has rejected British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to block the public and news…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudanese refugees find home, and church, in Syracuse
By JESSICA MUNDIE Religion News Service On the corner of East Avenue and West Yates Street in East Syracuse, New York, sits Emmanuel Episcopal…
Continue ReadingNicaragua arrests 2 business leaders in continuing crackdown
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s national police have arrested two leaders of the country’s top private business association, just one day…
Continue ReadingUN: Excluding women from peace talks risks more conflict
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency promoting gender equality is warning that increasingly…
Continue ReadingWoman charged in submarine spy case to remain locked up
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland woman charged along with her husband in a plot to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country must remain behind bars…
Continue ReadingMemorial service in honor of Colin Powell set for Nov. 5
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A memorial service for Colin L. Powell, the retired Army general and former secretary…
Continue ReadingWhy no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolution
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a…
Continue ReadingAfter Kanter’s Tibet comments, Celtics blacked out in China
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Chinese broadcaster and NBA partner Tencent has deleted all references to the Boston Celtics from its platforms,…
Continue ReadingFrance offers motorists cash assistance to help pay for fuel
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that millions of lower- and medium-income motorists will each be given 100 euros…
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