McCormack, bishop panned for role in sex abuse scandal, dies
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Retired Roman Catholic Bishop John McCormack has died after a career in which he faced…
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The jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself is crumbling
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Once hailed as a prototype for a new kind of federal jail and the most…
Continue ReadingMexico fines soccer teams for capping female players’ wages
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission has fined 17 soccer teams for conspiring to impose a cap on the salaries of female…
Continue ReadingCroatian police break migrant smuggling gang, arrest 7
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say they have broken a gang that smuggled more than 100 migrants from Bosnia into Croatia and on toward…
Continue ReadingFamed cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Washington National Cathedral says an artist renowned for his works depicting African American life will design new…
Continue ReadingBoy Scouts’ bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As the Boy Scouts of America moves through its complex bankruptcy case, it’s encountering…
Continue ReadingClashes between Yemen’s rebels, government forces kill 35
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting has flared up this week between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in…
Continue ReadingThe jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself is crumbling
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Once hailed as a prototype for a new kind of federal jail and the most…
Continue ReadingUkraine passes law to limit oligarchs’ influence on politics
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a law aimed at limiting the influence of oligarchs on politics. The move comes a day after…
Continue ReadingUK police probe killing of woman walking alone in London
By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police investigating the killing of a 28-year-old woman in London say they are probing…
Continue ReadingMigrant camp along Texas border shrinks as removals ramp up
By MARÍA VERZA and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A camp where almost 15,000 migrants had waited along the Texas border just…
Continue ReadingHarry, Meghan visit NYC sites, including Sept. 11 memorial
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk’s-eye view of New York…
Continue ReadingMexico extradites ex-guerrilla kidnapper to Chile
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it has extradited a former Chilean guerrilla who carried out kidnappings in Mexico. Chile wants to try Raúl Julio…
Continue ReadingUS special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, MATTHEW LEE, DANICA COTO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti…
Continue ReadingJudge gives Dutch boy OK for vaccine amid parental dispute
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has gone to court in the Netherlands to get permission to receive a COVID-19 vaccine so he can…
Continue ReadingPolluters pick up tab for restoration of threatened cedar
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press WOODLAND TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey plans to restore vast tracts of a coastal tree species threatened by…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims tick up from near a pandemic low
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight…
Continue ReadingTurkish central bank bows to Erdogan’s pressure to cut rates
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has unexpectedly cut the main interest rate by one percentage point, bowing to President Recep Tayyip…
Continue ReadingAlgeria suspends flights to and from neighboring Morocco
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes in the latest escalation of diplomatic tensions between the two…
Continue ReadingVeterans at Revolutionary battlefield dig find camaraderie
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press STILLWATER, N.Y. (AP) — Veterans are helping with an archaeological dig at the Saratoga National Historical Park…
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