Texas teacher’s legacy of kindness lives on after her death
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Searching for a way to honor Texas teacher Zelene Blancas after her death late last year from…
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Gibraltar nabs cannabis worth $18M after pursuit at sea
MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Gibraltar have seized 2.6 tons of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of $18 million after a high-speed boat…
Continue ReadingFord, Robert Wood Johnson foundations fund tenant clout
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Two of the nation’s wealthiest foundations have created a new $7.5…
Continue ReadingBig bird on water is mystery, but town calls it just ducky
BELFAST, Maine (AP) — The appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that has defied sleuths. The large yellow…
Continue ReadingMan dies in Ibiza when ferry crashes into boat at night
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say that one man was killed and another injured when a ferry smashed into a small boat entering the port of the island…
Continue ReadingTropical stork ends up in New York, dies after eating litter
NEW YORK (AP) — A wood stork typically seen in tropical and subtropical regions migrated to New York City but died 10 days after it was first…
Continue ReadingPower in seeds: Urban gardening gains momentum in pandemic
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, advocates of urban gardening have said that growing fresh food empowers residents of…
Continue ReadingData of more than 40 million exposed in T-Mobile breach
NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile says about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customer accounts’ information and just over 40 million records of former…
Continue ReadingRight’s group: 1,001 killed since military took over Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — A human rights group says more than 1,000 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military seized power…
Continue ReadingMullah’s rise charts Taliban’s long road back to power
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press The Taliban’s top political leader has made a triumphal return to Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar battled…
Continue ReadingHousing construction slumps 7% in July to 1.53 million units
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as home builders struggled to cope with a…
Continue ReadingMaltese businessman indicted for journalist’s 2017 murder
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s attorney general has indicted a leading Maltese businessman in…
Continue ReadingTropical Depression Fred threatens mudslides in New York
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Depression Fred has blown into the northeastern U.S. as a post-tropical cyclone,…
Continue ReadingUS, Germany hold memorial for soldiers killed in 1971 crash
BERLIN (AP) — American and German officials held a ceremony to commemorate a U.S. Army helicopter crash that killed 37 soldiers in Bavaria 50 years…
Continue ReadingEU condemns Belarus for ‘direct attack’ using migrants
By LORNE COOK and LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is condemning Belarus for what it says is an attempt to…
Continue Reading5 ways to prepare and pack for COVID-era travel
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Preparing and packing for a trip is a different ballgame with all the changes in the travel world since the…
Continue ReadingFearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border
By MEHMET GUZEL TATVAN, Turkey (AP) — Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is reinforcing its border with Iran to stop a potential influx of…
Continue ReadingWildfire raging near French Riviera kills 2, injures 27
By DANIEL COLE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France (AP) — A wildfire near the French Riviera has killed two people and is…
Continue ReadingPolish troops, barbed wire reinforcing border with Belarus
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has deployed hundreds of troops and is laying barbed wire along its border with…
Continue ReadingWoman comes face-to-face with snake in Australia supermarket
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came…
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