Malaysia new PM faces tall task in uniting polarized society
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been sworn in, bringing back…
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IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport
By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ, KATHY GANNON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. official says potential Islamic…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: India evacuates 168 people on flight from Kabul
The Associated Press NEW DELHI — An Indian official says an air force transport plane has left Kabul for New Delhi carrying 168 people on board.…
Continue ReadingChina allows couples third child amid demographic crisis
BEIJING (AP) — China will now allow couples to have a third child as the country seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that threatens its hopes of…
Continue ReadingVietnam calls on army for food delivery ahead of lockdown
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s government says it is sending troops to Ho Chi Minh City to help deliver food and aid to households as it further…
Continue ReadingFor US military leaders, Afghan news strikes personal chord
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For senior military and Pentagon leaders, this week’s news was profoundly personal. The…
Continue ReadingWinds threaten to fan destructive California wildfire
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews are digging in and burning out fire lines amid fears that another round of high winds will bring renewed fury to a…
Continue ReadingHurricane Grace hits Mexico’s Gulf coast, dissipates; 8 dead
By FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Grace hit Mexico’s Gulf as a major Category 3…
Continue ReadingBiden’s view of job comes into focus after Afghan collapse
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden actually made up his mind a long time ago about…
Continue ReadingBiden vows to evacuate all Americans — and Afghan helpers
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ROBERT BURNS, JAMES LAPORTA and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging firmly to bring…
Continue ReadingUS envoy arrives in Seoul amid N Korean anger over drills
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea arrived in South Korea Saturday…
Continue ReadingJudge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has struck down California’s ballot measure that exempted Uber and other companies…
Continue ReadingOfficial Taliban websites go offline, though reasons unknown
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages to Afghans and the…
Continue ReadingCountry singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and…
Continue ReadingClaims against Elder: Will they harm him in Calif. recall?
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A day after facing allegations that he emotionally mistreated a former…
Continue ReadingEx-Miami congressman countersues over work with Venezuela
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman who was once roommates with Sen. Marco Rubio has countersued a…
Continue ReadingGovernor tours flood area as Arizona sees 4 deaths in a week
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey toured a small community southwest of Phoenix where flooding inundated…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue ReadingFamilies separated at Mexico border ask for residency, aid
By CLAUDIA TORRENS The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A mother who was separated from her children on the U.S.-Mexico border during former…
Continue ReadingBoy Scouts delay key bankruptcy hearing after adverse ruling
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America are postponing a key bankruptcy hearing that was…
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