Airlines say rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing…
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Vessel runs aground, briefly blocking part of Suez Canal
CAIRO (AP) — The Suez Canal authorities say a bulk carrier vessel became wedged and briefly blocked traffic in one lane of the crucial global…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina abortion law challenge backed by 20 states
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Twenty Democratic attorneys general have voiced their support for a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new…
Continue ReadingSweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as…
Continue ReadingSenate opposition leads White House to withdraw ATF nominee
By MIKE BALSAMO and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House will withdraw the nomination of a gun-control advocate to…
Continue ReadingThinner, energetic Kim stands out at North Korean parade
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In an unusual North Korean parade that showcased military animals and virus workers in…
Continue ReadingItalian anti-terror police raid virus pass opponents’ homes
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say anti-terrorism police have raided the homes of eight people…
Continue ReadingLebanon to start paying cash aid to poor families next month
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government says it will start paying cash assistance next month to hundreds of thousands of poor families in U.S. dollars…
Continue ReadingThai leader sacks 2 Cabinet members suspected of disloyalty
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has sacked two Cabinet members, including one who was widely reported to have unsuccessfully…
Continue ReadingVictims of doctor sue U of Michigan over public speech limit
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The University of Michigan is being sued by 10 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a campus…
Continue ReadingBolsonaro seeks to placate truckers snarling Brazil highways
By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Protesting truckers snarled traffic along highways in many Brazilian…
Continue ReadingFurlough total in UK falls to new low as many return to work
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The number of workers still on furlough in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since a salary…
Continue ReadingRepublican Kleefisch enters Wisconsin governor’s race
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch launched her campaign for governor by likening…
Continue ReadingHurricane Olaf nears Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Olaf is closing in for a strike on the Los Cabos resort region at the tip of Mexico’s Baja California…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims reach a pandemic low as economy recovers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to…
Continue ReadingMinnesota’s Klobuchar says she had breast cancer; doing well
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she has been treated for breast cancer and the treatment…
Continue ReadingState TV: Zimbabwean ambassador to Iran dies
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Tehran has died. The report Thursday did not elaborate on the cause…
Continue ReadingJordanian court upholds convictions in royal plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian court has upheld the convictions of two former senior officials on sedition and other charges connected to an…
Continue ReadingChris Stapleton, Eric Church share top CMA nominations
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer Country stars Chris Stapleton and Eric Church will go toe-to-toe with each other at this year’s…
Continue ReadingWHO says Africa’s already thin vaccine supply to drop by 25%
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s already thin supply of COVID-19 vaccines has taken another significant hit. The…
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