Slow-moving storm Henri drenches Northeast US
By DAVID KLEPPER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DAVID PORTER Associated Press WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — The tropical storm system Henri brought heavy winds and…
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Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging paths
By NICK PERRY, MARI YAMAGUCHI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japan, Australia and New Zealand all got through the…
Continue ReadingProtesters clash in Portland after opposing gatherings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Opposing rallies that drew hundreds of people in Portland, Oregon, are sparking clashes Sunday. The two groups had gathered…
Continue ReadingFilly escapes racetrack, runs on Kentucky highway
HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — A 2-year-old filly got loose before a race at a Kentucky track and ran onto a highway alongside cars before being…
Continue ReadingRadio host who regretted vaccine skepticism dies of COVID
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 has…
Continue ReadingRev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. The famed 79-year-old…
Continue Reading1st cruise ship from California in months heads to Mexico
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A cruise ship headed for the Mexican Riviera set sail from the Port of Long Beach on Saturday — the first cruise ship…
Continue ReadingCalifornia hiker dies in Death Valley, heatstroke suspected
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a San Francisco man died while hiking in Death Valley National Park, where temperatures can be among…
Continue Reading22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in Tennessee
By JONATHAN MATTISE and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — A sheriff in Tennessee says at least 22 people are dead any many are…
Continue ReadingBoundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota closed due to fire
FINLAND, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has closed a popular recreational wilderness area in northeastern Minnesota as the state’s largest…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach suspends law used against people filming police
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach police officers are no longer enforcing a new law that critics believe has emboldened officers to arrest…
Continue ReadingVatican punishes Polish archbishop for sex abuse negligence
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Catholic Church authorities in Poland say the Vatican is punishing a retired Polish archbishop for his alleged negligent…
Continue ReadingCardinal Burke off ventilator, still hospitalized with COVID
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin shrine founded by a high-ranking Roman Catholic cardinal who has COVID-19 says he has been taken off a…
Continue ReadingKentucky gov suffers legal defeat in combating COVID surge
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky governor’s efforts to aggressively combat COVID-19 have suffered a…
Continue ReadingGaza border clashes wound 24 Palestinians, Israeli policeman
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli gunfire has wounded 24 Palestinians,…
Continue ReadingTwo LGBT marches held in Poland under heavy police security
CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) — A heavy police presence has guarded two marches for LGBT rights in Poland. One was held Saturday at the foot of Catholic…
Continue ReadingTurkmenistan lauds its first Olympic medalist
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan has lauded its first Olympic medal winner at a lavish ceremony…
Continue ReadingRussian police detain journalists who back media freedom
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police have detained several journalists who protested authorities’ decision to label a top independent TV channel as a…
Continue ReadingMask, vaccine conflicts descend into violence and harassment
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, TERRY TANG and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Across the country, more anti-vaccine and anti-mask…
Continue ReadingFrench virus health pass in full use but protests keep going
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of protesters are marching in cities and towns across France against a COVID-19 health pass that is now required to enter…
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