Central African Republic leader: Cease-fire aims for peace
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Central African Republic’s leader is calling his unilateral cease-fire…
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6 people, including 1 American, slain at ranch in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Authorities in Costa Rica say six people are dead, including a U.S. man, in what may have been a robbery at the…
Continue ReadingMexican president promises to help US in climate push
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promised to help the U.S. government push for stronger action on climate…
Continue ReadingEU commissioner on climate action: ‘Leave no one behind’
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Frans Timmerman, the European commissioner for climate action, is urging that all…
Continue ReadingBourbon producer signals intent to hire replacement workers
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Spirits producer Heaven Hill Distillery says its contract talks with striking union workers have reached an…
Continue ReadingPolice: 3rd man wanted in Alabama HS football game shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police have released the name of a third man wanted in a shooting that wounded two adults and three teenagers outside a high…
Continue Reading6 people, including 1 American, slain at ranch in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Authorities in Costa Rica say six people are dead, including a U.S. man, in what may have been a robbery at the…
Continue ReadingTrain riders held up phones as woman was raped, police say
By CLAUDIA LAUER PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a man charged with raping a woman on a commuter train just outside of Philadelphia harassed…
Continue ReadingData shows ship crossed over oil pipeline that ruptured
By MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Data shows a massive cargo ship that was supposed to be at anchor repeatedly…
Continue ReadingACLU demands reform after Black girl arrested in Hawaii
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii is demanding reform and $500,000 in…
Continue ReadingCalifornia congressional race could help tilt House control
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races is unfolding in…
Continue ReadingFate of NYC City Hall Jefferson statue unclear after vote
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An 1833 statue of Thomas Jefferson will be removed from New York’s City Council chamber by the…
Continue ReadingQAnon figure says he’s running for congress to fix elections
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — One of the most prominent figures in the QAnon conspiracy movement says he’s running for…
Continue ReadingGroup decries sentencing of Oklahoma woman for miscarriage
By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A women’s advocacy group is decrying the sentencing of an Oklahoma woman to prison…
Continue ReadingBiden’s dilemma: Satisfying Manchin risks losing other Dems
By MATTHEW DALY and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s Washington’s enduring question: What does Joe Manchin want? But…
Continue ReadingFlorida school massacre families settle suit with district
By TERRY SPENCER and DAVID FISCHER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The families of those killed, wounded and scarred in the 2018 Florida high school…
Continue ReadingTexas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor…
Continue ReadingUS envoy for Afghanistan steps down after withdrawal
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down following the chaotic American…
Continue ReadingBiden: Teachers ‘most consequential’ people after parents
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have recognized the 2021 and 2020 national…
Continue ReadingNevada governor suffers minor injuries in weekend car crash
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials say Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak was in a weekend car crash in the Las Vegas metro area and is resting at home after…
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