Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
By DAKE KANG The Associated Press Four years after Beijing launched a brutal crackdown that swept up to a million or more Uyghurs and other mostly…
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Spain to evacuate more Afghan workers, families left behind
MADRID (AP) — Spain has started a new evacuation operation to extract more Afghans and their families left behind following the Taliban takeover of…
Continue ReadingHow one Facebook worker unfriended the giant social network
By ADAM GELLER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press When a 37-year-old data scientist went before Congress  to accuse Facebook of pursuing profit…
Continue Reading15 dead after Russian skydiver plane crashes
MOSCOW (AP) — A plane carrying skydivers has crashed shortly after takeoff in central Russia, killing 15 of the 22 people aboard. The L-410, a…
Continue ReadingTwo Orban challengers face off in Hungary primary race
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Opposition voters in Hungary are choosing between two opposition politicians hoping to…
Continue ReadingActor dies in accident at Bolshoi Theater
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say an actor has died in an accident during a scene change at Moscow’s Bolshoi theater. The reports cited…
Continue ReadingLong-banned FaceTime calls apparently working in UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — FaceTime calls seem to be working in the United Arab Emirates, an apparent loosening of long-standing…
Continue ReadingIran makes more 20% enriched uranium than watchdog reported
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s nuclear chief says the Islamic Republic has produced more than 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of 20% enriched uranium.…
Continue ReadingMerkel and Israel’s Bennett differ on Iran, Palestinians
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Germany’s lame-duck chancellor, Angela Merkel, has received a warm welcome on a farewell…
Continue ReadingControversial father of Pakistan nuclear bomb dies at age 85
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Family members say Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure known as the father of Pakistan’s…
Continue ReadingTaiwan rejects China’s ‘path’ amid show of military force
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president has vowed to defend the island from China’s rising pressure for…
Continue ReadingTerror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
By DAKE KANG Associated Press XINJIANG, China (AP) — Four years after Beijing launched a brutal crackdown that swept up to a million or more…
Continue ReadingTensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people
By KATHLEEN FOODY and WILSON RING Associated Press Monday’s federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus is highlighting the ongoing divide…
Continue ReadingTexas A&M beats No. 1 Alabama 41-38 on last-play field goal
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Seth Small made a 28-yard field goal as time expired and Texas A&M stunned…
Continue ReadingIraq’s parliamentary vote marred by boycott, voter apathy
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis have voted in parliamentary elections held months ahead of schedule as a concession to…
Continue ReadingKim Kardashian West pokes fun at famous family as SNL host
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian West, sporting a hot pink catsuit, skewered everyone from her mom’s…
Continue ReadingIowa’s GOP leaders stand by Trump as he repeats false claims
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Sen. Charles Grassley and Gov. Kim Reynolds have embraced Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Obit-Martin J. Sherwin story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published Oct. 9, 2021, about the death of historian Martin Sherwin, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name…
Continue ReadingCalifornia law requires gender-neutral area in some stores
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to require large department stores to display products like…
Continue ReadingCalifornia law to eventually ban gas-powered lawn equipment
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law directing regulators to eventually ban the…
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