Cambridge college to return looted bronze statue to Nigeria
LONDON (AP) — A Cambridge University college says it will return a looted bronze cockerel to Nigeria later this month. Jesus College said Friday…
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Spanish court allows extradition to US of Venezuelan suspect
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court has consented to the extradition to the United States of ex-Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez’s former nurse,…
Continue ReadingChicago-area man gets 3 1/2 years for stealing from charity
CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago man who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $831,000 from a charity he ran for kids with disabilities and…
Continue ReadingRussia says it pushed US destroyer from area near its waters
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says a Russian warship has prevented a U.S. Navy destroyer from…
Continue ReadingLawsuit over Kenosha shootings: Police enabled armed militia
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest against police brutality…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico ponders race amid surprising census results
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The number of people in Puerto Rico who identified as “white” in the most recent…
Continue ReadingAlice Cooper talks tap dancing, snakes onstage and his diary
By SIAN WATSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — During the pandemic, shock rocker Alice Cooper replaced touring with tap dancing. The 73-year-old…
Continue ReadingFDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster doses of Johnson…
Continue ReadingBulgaria hands EU its recovery plan, seeks extension on coal
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s caretaker prime minister says his country has set the future decarbonization of the economy as a priority in…
Continue ReadingChina’s central bank says Evergrande risks ‘controllable’
BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank says financial risks from China Evergrande Group’s debt problems are “controllable” and unlikely to…
Continue Reading2 dead in Texas flash flood from Hurricane Pamela remnants
ST. HEDWIG, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a flash flood from the remnants of Hurricane Pamela swept a woman and a young girl to their deaths in a…
Continue ReadingJapan, S Korea leaders look to deepen ties despite strains
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and South Korea say they will look to deepen ties in the face of regional…
Continue ReadingCyprus: U.N. checks plane suspected of Libya embargo breach
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus Civil Aviation official says United Nations inspectors have completed…
Continue ReadingIsrael quietly advances settlements with little US pushback
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is quietly advancing controversial settlement projects in and around Jerusalem while…
Continue ReadingAfter Alitalia’s demise, ITA airline launches with new look
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s new national airline has made its inaugural flight and unveiled its new name and logo.…
Continue ReadingPutin: No rush in officially recognizing Taliban’s rule
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says there must be no rush in officially recognizing the…
Continue ReadingAuthorities call fatal stabbing of UK lawmaker terrorist act
By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death during a…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa arrests 56 for taking Cabinet ministers hostage
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police say they have arrested 56 people who will likely face charges…
Continue ReadingResilient shoppers push retail sales up 0.7% in September
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September even while facing sticker…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan court summons prosecutor in war abduction case
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court has summoned the country’s attorney general and a former navy…
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