AP source: Simmons won’t report to 76ers’ training camp
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of Ben Simmons’ plans tells The Associated Press the…
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EXPLAINER: Wide dangers ahead for Spanish volcanic island
MADRID (AP) — The eruption of a long-dormant volcano on a small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean forced the evacuation of more than 6,000…
Continue ReadingEscapees captured, Israel opens crossing near prison break
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has reopened a crossing with the occupied West Bank for the first time since six prisoners tunneled out of a nearby…
Continue ReadingGermany’s diversity shows as immigrants run for parliament
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of immigrants are running in Germany’s national election on Sunday, raising the…
Continue ReadingAsian shares, Wall Street hold gains after Fed statement
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary…
Continue ReadingRavaged by war, Syrian rebel area struggles with virus surge
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Coronavirus cases are surging to the worst levels of the pandemic in a rebel stronghold in Syria.…
Continue ReadingChinese builder in debt jam says it will make bond payment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of…
Continue ReadingTrump sues niece, NY Times over records behind ’18 tax story
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over…
Continue ReadingLast person seen with Kristin Smart in 1996 heading to trial
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has ordered the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from…
Continue Reading‘The future is raising its voice’: A dire mood at UN meeting
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, climate change and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at…
Continue ReadingArizona Republican resigns after secret recording released
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A Republican official in Arizona resigned Tuesday from the board overseeing Maricopa County…
Continue ReadingWoman found dead in freezer was ex-LA sheriff’s detective
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say an 87-year-old woman found dead inside a freezer in the garage of her Southern California home was a retired…
Continue ReadingMany migrants staying in US even as expulsion flights rise
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, MARIA VERZA, JUAN A. LOZANO and SARAH BLAKE MORGAN Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. officials say many of the…
Continue ReadingWhite House faces bipartisan backlash on Haitian migrants
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, COLLEEN LONG and BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents tied to images showing aggressive tactics…
Continue ReadingBeloved ‘Sex and the City’ actor Willie Garson dies at 57
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch on TV’s “Sex and the City” and its movie…
Continue ReadingBiden presses fellow Dems: Resolve party split on $3.5T plan
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling fellow Democrats to the White House, President Joe Biden is pushing in…
Continue ReadingBiden doubles US global donation of COVID-19 vaccine shots
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press President Joe Biden says the U.S. is doubling its purchase of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to share with the world.…
Continue ReadingSeven female Afghan taekwondo athletes resettle in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A sports association official says seven female taekwondo athletes who fled Taliban-controlled Afghanistan have…
Continue ReadingADB: Asia below pre-pandemic levels as variants slow rebound
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer The Asian Development Bank has lowered its outlook for economic growth in developing Asia to reflect renewed…
Continue ReadingBrazil health minister tests positive for the coronavirus
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government says its health minister has tested positive for the coronavirus in New York after Brazilian President Jair…
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