Top Democrats woo Black voters in Virginia governor’s race
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams was in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to urge Black…
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Judge limits unpaid leave for unvaccinated workers at US lab
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has limited the ability for now for the nonprofit running Oak Ridge…
Continue Reading‘Halloween Kills’ carves out $50.4 million at box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Halloween Kills” may be available to watch at home, but the latest installment in the Michael Myers saga is…
Continue ReadingPoles protest pushbacks of migrants at border with Belarus
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people have marched in Poland in solidarity with migrants and asylum-seekers at…
Continue Reading2 migrants dead, 21 missing off Tunisia in shipwreck
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities say at least two migrants have died and 21 have disappeared after their boat capsized off the coast in…
Continue ReadingCities seek to loosen rules on spending federal pandemic aid
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Some cities are urging President Joe Biden’s administration to loosen its rules for spending $350 billion of…
Continue ReadingLouisiana gators thrive, so farmers’ return quota may drop
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once-endangered alligators are thriving in the wild, so Louisiana authorities are…
Continue ReadingFormer US Rep. Dan Benishek of Michigan dies at age 69
DETROIT (AP) — Dan Benishek, a Michigan surgeon who served three terms in Congress, has died at age 69. In a statement, his family says he died…
Continue ReadingBill Clinton back home after hospitalization from infection
HAVEN DALEY ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Bill Clinton has returned to his home in New York to continue recovering from an infection that left him in…
Continue ReadingGerman Greens agree to start formal talks on new government
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Green party has given its blessing to opening formal coalition talks on a new government that would speed up the…
Continue ReadingHelicopter crash in southwestern Germany leaves 3 dead
BERLIN (AP) — Police say three people have been killed in the crash of a helicopter in southwestern Germany. The aircraft crash in a forested area…
Continue ReadingCelebrities join Prince William for Earthshot Prize award
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Celebrities have joined Prince William in London for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot…
Continue ReadingIn quiet debut, Alzheimer’s drug finds questions, skepticism
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Persistent concerns about the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years are curbing access more than…
Continue ReadingJapan PM says Fukushima wastewater release can’t be delayed
By MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new prime minister has visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant and…
Continue ReadingOfficials in Yemen: Houthi blockade restricts aid, movement
By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — U.N. aid workers and Yemeni officials say Houthi rebels have continued their…
Continue ReadingRisky business: Some Capitol riot defendants forgo lawyers
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend…
Continue ReadingPope decries attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and England
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is decrying recent deadly attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and Britain. Greeting the public in St. Peter’s…
Continue ReadingWeather, protest cloud Beijing flame-lighting rehearsal
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Cloudy weather has disrupted the dress rehearsal for the Beijing Winter…
Continue Reading4 weeks on, no sign Spanish volcano eruption is close to end
MADRID (AP) — Officials say there is no sign that a volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma is coming to an end, four weeks after it…
Continue ReadingA funky Flea celebrates his birthday, his school’s founding
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flea had a funky birthday. So did the music school he co-founded that has become a Los…
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