In Mexico, some Haitians find a helping hand
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press CIUDAD ACUÑA, México (AP) — Some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who briefly formed a camp in the Texas…
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Missioni turns creative page; Liberatore mixes real, virtual
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — On this rainy Sunday morning, the fashion crowd filed into a richly upholstered movie theater for a…
Continue ReadingAfter captivity, Nigerian students seek overseas education
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — They spent weeks in the captivity of gunmen in forests ringing Nigeria’s troubled…
Continue ReadingIndia’s eastern coast on high alert as cyclone hits land
NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in two Indian coastal states are on high alert with evacuations and preparations underway as a cyclone hit the eastern…
Continue ReadingUS has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots
By TODD RICHMOND and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S.…
Continue ReadingUK Labour politician defends calling government ‘scum’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The deputy leader of Britain’s main opposition party is refusing to apologize for calling the…
Continue ReadingUN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press The Taliban want a seat at the United Nations and international recognition of their rule over Afghanistan. The group…
Continue ReadingIn redistricting, big say for big cities in DC power balance
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As political muscle goes, big doesn’t automatically translate to power. That’s the…
Continue ReadingHaitians returning to a homeland that’s far from welcoming
By ALBERTO ARCE and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — This is the Port-au-Prince that awaits Haitian deportees: An…
Continue ReadingRowdy celebrations erupt in Norway as COVID restrictions end
HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Norway have reported dozens of disturbances and violent clashes including mass brawls in the Nordic country’s big…
Continue ReadingNonprofit grants propel prosecutor push on racial injustice
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Many of the law enforcement changes enacted by states after George Floyd’s death have…
Continue ReadingWhat’s the price of Biden’s plan? Democrats drive for zero
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What will it cost to enact President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of social programs? Congress…
Continue ReadingAirstrike kills, wounds Turkey-backed gunmen in north Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media say warplanes have attacked Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria,…
Continue ReadingVolcanic ash cloud halts flights to and from Spanish island
LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — A massive ash cloud from an erupting volcano has prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of La Palma.…
Continue ReadingSo close! Iceland almost gets female-majority parliament
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday — before a…
Continue ReadingSan Marino voters overwhelmingly back legal abortion
By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCESCO FEDELI Associated Press SAN MARINO (AP) — Residents in the tiny republic of San Marino have voted overwhelmingly…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea urges North to restore hotlines for any talks
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is urging North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a day…
Continue ReadingForecasters: Sam a major hurricane, but intensity to vary
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a Category 4 storm, but forecasters say the system could fluctuate in strength over the next day or so. The U.S.…
Continue ReadingPolice make ‘significant’ arrest in London teacher’s death
LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a primary school teacher killed as she walked in a London park. Sabina…
Continue ReadingCopenhagen’s hippie, psychedelic oasis Christiania turns 50
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen’s Christiania neighborhood is turning 50. The counter-culture enclave is…
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