Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It has been 20 years since Taliban-led Afghanistan fell to a U.S.-led coalition in the…
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Migrant death toll increases on Atlantic route to Europe
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Authorities say that at least 11 people are feared dead after another boat traveling from North…
Continue ReadingUS commits to $60 million in aid to Ukraine before WH visit
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is promising up to $60 million in military aid to Ukraine in advance of a White…
Continue ReadingVirginia high court rules for teacher in transgender debate
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the reinstatement of a northern Virginia gym…
Continue ReadingBiden looking at climate change risks to financial markets
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is taking an initial step to assess how climate change…
Continue ReadingHigh jumper Sam Grewe wins gold, heads to medical school
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — American high jumper Sam Grewe has won a gold medal at the Paralympics. His next stop is medical…
Continue ReadingConviction to be dropped in Michigan fire that killed 5 kids
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Authorities are dropping a murder conviction against a man who is serving a life sentence for a fire…
Continue ReadingProposed deal could end fight over 2020 census documents
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A House oversight committee and the Commerce Department have reached an understanding that could resolve a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingAnimal rights groups sue to stop Wisconsin wolf hunt
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of animal rights groups has filed a lawsuit to stop Wisconsin’s wolf hunt…
Continue ReadingBlack men executed in 1951 rape granted posthumous pardons
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has granted posthumous pardons to seven Black men…
Continue ReadingHow 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a…
Continue ReadingIndian economy grows by 20.1%, raising hopes of recovery
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy grew by 20.1% in the April-June quarter from the same period a year earlier, when it suffered a record…
Continue ReadingFriends, fellow lifeguards remember teen killed by lightning
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Friends and fellow lifeguards sat on a Jersey Shore beach and sobbed Tuesday at the…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea bans Google, Apple payment monopolies
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s National Assembly has approved legislation that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from…
Continue ReadingSnail darter, tiny and notorious, is no longer endangered
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials say the snail darter population has recovered. They say the tiny…
Continue ReadingJ&J: Potential HIV vaccine falls short in mid-stage study
By The Associated Press Johnson & Johnson says its potential HIV vaccine did not provide protection against the virus in a study of young women…
Continue Reading2 Illinois brothers released as probe of 2 bodies continues
LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Two brothers who told police they buried their mother and sister’s bodies in their suburban Chicago home’s backyard years…
Continue ReadingUS home prices soar at record pace in June
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped by a record amount in June as homebuyers competed for a…
Continue ReadingIda’s still risky, Kate no threat, Africa could spawn Larry
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Ida isn’t quite done with the United States, dumping bands of rain from the Gulf Coast into New England. The National…
Continue ReadingGreek coast guard intercepts yacht, sailboat with migrants
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek coast guard authorities say they have intercepted a yacht carrying 124 people believed to be migrants just off the…
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