New York health chief, defender of Cuomo policies, resigning
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker has submitted his…
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Some Argentines turn to unusual pandemic pets for comfort
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press Millions of people have found solace during the pandemic in cuddling a dog or cat. For a…
Continue ReadingMcCormack, bishop panned for role in sex abuse scandal, dies
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Retired Roman Catholic Bishop John McCormack has died after a career in which he faced…
Continue ReadingThe jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself is crumbling
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Once hailed as a prototype for a new kind of federal jail and the most…
Continue ReadingMexico fines soccer teams for capping female players’ wages
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission has fined 17 soccer teams for conspiring to impose a cap on the salaries of female…
Continue ReadingCroatian police break migrant smuggling gang, arrest 7
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say they have broken a gang that smuggled more than 100 migrants from Bosnia into Croatia and on toward…
Continue ReadingMary Johnson, an Indigenous woman, went missing nearly a year ago. While the FBI recently offered a reward, activists say that’s not enough
CNN, KIRO By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In the months before Mary Johnson disappeared, her sister said she wasn’t herself. Johnson and her husband, who…
Continue ReadingFamed cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Washington National Cathedral says an artist renowned for his works depicting African American life will design new…
Continue ReadingHezbollah threatened top judge probing Beirut port blast, source says
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Hezbollah has threatened to “usurp” the Lebanese judge investigating the Beirut port blast in a verbal message to…
Continue ReadingBoy Scouts’ bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As the Boy Scouts of America moves through its complex bankruptcy case, it’s encountering…
Continue ReadingClashes between Yemen’s rebels, government forces kill 35
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting has flared up this week between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in…
Continue ReadingThe jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself is crumbling
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Once hailed as a prototype for a new kind of federal jail and the most…
Continue ReadingUkraine passes law to limit oligarchs’ influence on politics
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a law aimed at limiting the influence of oligarchs on politics. The move comes a day after…
Continue ReadingUkraine passes law to limit oligarchs’ influence on politics
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a law aimed at limiting the influence of oligarchs on politics. The move comes a day after…
Continue ReadingUK police probe killing of woman walking alone in London
By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police investigating the killing of a 28-year-old woman in London say they are probing…
Continue ReadingMigrant camp along Texas border shrinks as removals ramp up
By MARÍA VERZA and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A camp where almost 15,000 migrants had waited along the Texas border just…
Continue ReadingHarry, Meghan visit NYC sites, including Sept. 11 memorial
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk’s-eye view of New York…
Continue Reading‘He didn’t deserve this.’ Jelani Day’s mother criticizes efforts to find son
CNN By Ray Sanchez and Dakin Andone, CNN The mother of Jelani Day, an Illinois graduate student whose body was identified nearly a month after he was…
Continue ReadingMexico extradites ex-guerrilla kidnapper to Chile
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it has extradited a former Chilean guerrilla who carried out kidnappings in Mexico. Chile wants to try Raúl Julio…
Continue ReadingUS special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, MATTHEW LEE, DANICA COTO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti…
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