9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The act of remembering is a complex one, particularly when it comes to an event like…
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2 Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo to compete in Paralympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The International Paralympic Committee says two athletes from Afghanistan have arrived in Tokyo to…
Continue ReadingMinnesota wildfires level off; air quality alert extended
ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) — Fire personnel are working to put out the largest of numerous wildfires in northeastern Minnesota, where smoke from the…
Continue ReadingMarker honoring enslaved Africans dedicated in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — A public marker remembering the enslaved Africans forced to journey across the ocean to toil in the Americas has been formally…
Continue ReadingMcAuliffe seeks dismissal of GOP lawsuit over paperwork
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Virginia Republicans…
Continue ReadingChild killed in gunfire outside high school football game
SHARON HILL, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a child was killed when gunfire erupted outside a high school football game near Philadelphia. Officials…
Continue ReadingSenegal smuggling boat sinks; 1 dead, 11 rescued, 48 missing
By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Authorities in Senegal say dozens of people are missing and feared dead after a wooden boat…
Continue ReadingAustria’s Kurz reelected to lead conservative People’s Party
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s conservative People’s Party has voted overwhelmingly to reelect Chancellor Sebastian Kurz as its…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How wildfire camps keep crews ready for battle
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Empty cow pastures on one day can be bustling with hundreds of firefighters the next as fire…
Continue ReadingContact tracing takes a back seat during latest COVID surge
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new…
Continue ReadingA decade after Irene’s fury, no sign of Vermont teenager
By WILSON RING Associated Press A decade after a Vermont teenager disappeared as the rains of Tropical Storm Irene started inundating the state, his…
Continue ReadingUnwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
MOSCOW (AP) — A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths in July of people…
Continue ReadingInjured in Haiti quake at high risk of infection, amputation
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitians continue to show up at hospitals seeking care for…
Continue ReadingHow much impact could Sturgis rally have on COVID caseload?
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Health officials across five states have linked 178 virus cases to the Sturgis…
Continue ReadingScenes from Week 2 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The second week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New York City proved to be an exercise by the…
Continue ReadingDecrepit smuggling boat with 539 migrants nears Italy
ROME (AP) — Italian military vessels have aided a decrepit fishing boat crammed with 539 migrants aboard, which was approaching the tiny southern…
Continue ReadingMask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The often-heated debate over whether returning students should wear masks…
Continue ReadingBiden in the ‘loneliest job,’ a presidency driven by crisis
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The need for crisis-driven leadership comes to all U.S. presidents. Now, on several fronts at…
Continue ReadingExperts warn of dangers from breach of voter system software
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting…
Continue ReadingPope replaces Australian bishop in alleged misconduct probe
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has replaced an Australian bishop who stepped down amid a Vatican investigation into what Australian media have…
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