Russia says it’s in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban
By EDITH M. LEDERER Asssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says the United States, China, Russia and Pakistan are…
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‘Amistad’ binds Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña amid migrant crisis
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — The “amistad,” or friendship, that Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña,…
Continue ReadingPanel OKs Dems’ $3.5T bill, crunch time for Biden agenda
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have pushed a $3.5 trillion, 10-year bill strengthening social safety net and climate…
Continue ReadingBonus checks bounce for 50 Florida teachers due to error
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a banking error has caused dozens of Florida teachers to see their state-issued $1,000 bonus checks bounce.…
Continue ReadingItalians come out to demand support for Afghan women
ROME (AP) — Thousands of people have demonstrated in cities across Italy to support Afghan women. They’re demanding continued international…
Continue ReadingHosea Knox, Chicago tombstone maker ‘Elmo,’ dies at 82
By CHARLES REX ARBOGAST Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A well-known Chicago tombstone maker from the city’s South Side has died. The family…
Continue ReadingGucci launches Vault vintage site during Milan Fashion Week
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Gucci has launched an e-commerce site featuring refurbished vintage Gucci pieces alongside capsule…
Continue ReadingDriver stabbed, killed on school bus with students aboard
PASCO, Wash. (AP) — Police say a school bus driver was stabbed after he had picked up students from a Washington state elementary school and died…
Continue ReadingBasta! Romans say enough to invasion of wild boars in city
By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome has been invaded by Gauls, Visigoths and vandals over the centuries, but the Eternal City is now…
Continue ReadingHarry and Meghan visit UN during world leaders’ meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have met with a top United Nations official amid the world…
Continue ReadingTeams check destruction from Northern California forest fire
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Damage assessment teams went out Saturday to determine how many buildings have burned in a forest fire that has displaced…
Continue ReadingYale student’s winning run on ‘Jeopardy!’ makes history
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Amodio’s historic run on “Jeopardy!” has now netted him more than $1 million in…
Continue ReadingOver 100 officials resign from Tunisia’s main Islamist party
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — More than 100 officials of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahdha have announced their resignations to protest their…
Continue ReadingReport: Girl wasn’t buckled in before fatal theme park fall
DENVER, Colo. (AP) — A report from Colorado investigators says a 6-year-old girl who died in a fall from a theme park ride this month wasn’t…
Continue ReadingMan drives from Ohio hoping to help Haitian friend at border
By SARAH BLAKE MORGAN Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — An Ohio man is among those who made their way to the Texas border city of Del Rio,…
Continue ReadingFederal judge delays vaccine mandate for NYC teachers
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s leader: Migration won’t end unless inequality does
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Amid an outcry over the U.S. treatment of Haitian asylum-seekers, the beleaguered island…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Moscow allege online election tampering
MOSCOW (AP) — About 400 demonstrators gathered in central Moscow to protest alleged tampering in the national parliament election in which the…
Continue ReadingThird judge blocks Gov. Lee’s mask opt out in schools
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A third federal judge has blocked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s order allowing families…
Continue ReadingMississippi gets ready to repair highway collapse from Ida
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will soon start rebuilding a section of highway that collapsed during torrential rainfall brought by Hurricane…
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