UN says 1 peacekeeper killed, 4 injured in Mali bomb attack
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says a U.N. convoy in Mali’s northern Kidal region was attacked by improvised explosive devices which…
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Chinese warplanes fly toward Taiwan for 2nd straight day
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has flown more than 30 military planes toward Taiwan in its second large display of force in as many days. Taiwan’s…
Continue ReadingItalian vessel rescues 65 from migrant boat fleeing Libya
ABOARD THE SEABIRD (AP) — An Italian offshore supply vessel has rescued 65 migrants, including women and children, fleeing Libya to Europe on a…
Continue ReadingReport: 9 NYC firefighters suspended over racist messages
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have suspended nine firefighters without pay in connection with a string of racist messages and memes they…
Continue ReadingThousands in Brazil protest Bolsonaro, seek his impeachment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil’s presidential election one year away, tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched in Rio de Janeiro, Sao…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Man attacks, kills 2 coworkers; 3rd victim critical
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press Authorities say an electrician who got in an angry dispute with a supervisor attacked his coworkers at the Florida…
Continue ReadingIllinois trooper’s expressway shooting death ruled suicide
CHICAGO (AP) — The death of an Illinois State Police trooper on a Chicago expressway has been ruled a suicide. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s…
Continue ReadingNew landmark recognizes Chinese contributions to Yosemite
Associated Press YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A century-old building originally used as a laundry by Chinese workers at Yosemite’s…
Continue ReadingTrump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump wants a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended…
Continue ReadingOfficer dies after he and another shot in line of duty
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer who was shot in the line of duty earlier this week has died at a hospital. Sheffield Police…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Clashes among separatists in south Yemen kill 10
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say clashes between separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates and a…
Continue ReadingAlaska allows hospitals to ration care amid COVID spike
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 health care facilities to…
Continue ReadingProtesters denounce Bosnian Serb leaders, claim corruption
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Several thousand people have rallied in Bosnia against the government in the Serb-dominated part of the…
Continue ReadingAuthorities: Body of missing Florida college student found
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say they’ve found the body of a missing Florida college student who disappeared a…
Continue ReadingTesla reports stronger-than-expected Q3 sales
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Tesla says it delivered 241,300 electric vehicles in the third quarter even as it wrestled with a global shortage of…
Continue ReadingPakistan army says militants kill 5 troops near Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says militants have targeted security forces in a vehicle travelling near the Afghan border,…
Continue ReadingFar-right protesters in Romania reject virus restrictions
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — More than 5,000 far-right protesters have gathered in Romania’s capital of…
Continue ReadingMass ascension launches balloon event after COVID-19 hiatus
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of hot-air balloons created a colorful tapestry against a blue sky in New Mexico’s largest city, kicking off a…
Continue ReadingMormon president: Church leaders speak ‘pure truth’
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urged members Saturday at…
Continue Reading3 valets struck, killed by vehicle eluding Houston police
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities in Houston say a driver fleeing from police in Houston struck and killed three valets before crashing into a ditch.…
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