Canadian recounts her abduction by jihadis in Burkina Faso
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Nearly a year and a half after being abducted by Islamic extremists in Burkina…
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Top US general holds ‘productive’ talks with Russian officer
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — The top U.S. military officer has finished talks Wednesday in Finland with his…
Continue Reading‘Giant flying murder heads’ and other creatures that ruled the ancient sky
By Ashley Strickland, CNN One close glimpse of a modern bird, especially around the eyes, and it may feel like you’re looking into the ancient…
Continue Reading‘My whole life in a van’: Islanders flee Spanish volcano
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — A wall of lava up to 12 meters (40 feet) high is bearing down on a Spanish island…
Continue ReadingFacebook oversight board reviewing ‘XCheck’ system for VIPs
By The Associated Press Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company’s “XCheck,” or cross check…
Continue ReadingBrian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were involved in an incident in Wyoming restaurant in late August, witnesses say
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Amanda Watts, Randi Kaye and Kari Pricher, CNN A couple from Louisiana who were vacationing in Jackson, Wyoming,…
Continue ReadingApple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s and Google’s cooperation with the Russian…
Continue ReadingApple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s and Google’s cooperation with the Russian…
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DUIIs on the rise: Bend police arrest 3 alleged drunken drivers after crashes within 4 hours
Bend police responded to three crashes and arrested three alleged drunken drivers within four hours Sunday evening, officers said Monday as they…
Continue ReadingAP source: Simmons won’t report to 76ers’ training camp
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of Ben Simmons’ plans tells The Associated Press the…
Continue ReadingTexas governor approves miles-long steel barrier of police vehicles to deter the more than 8,000 migrants in Del Rio
By Amir Vera, Carma Hassan and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN With 8,600 migrants remaining under the Del Rio International Bridge, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Wide dangers ahead for Spanish volcanic island
MADRID (AP) — The eruption of a long-dormant volcano on a small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean forced the evacuation of more than 6,000…
Continue ReadingEscapees captured, Israel opens crossing near prison break
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has reopened a crossing with the occupied West Bank for the first time since six prisoners tunneled out of a nearby…
Continue ReadingGermany’s diversity shows as immigrants run for parliament
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of immigrants are running in Germany’s national election on Sunday, raising the…
Continue ReadingAsian shares, Wall Street hold gains after Fed statement
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary…
Continue ReadingAsian shares, Wall Street hold gains after Fed statement
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary…
Continue ReadingRavaged by war, Syrian rebel area struggles with virus surge
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Coronavirus cases are surging to the worst levels of the pandemic in a rebel stronghold in Syria.…
Continue ReadingChinese builder in debt jam says it will make bond payment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of…
Continue ReadingChinese builder in debt jam says it will make bond payment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of…
Continue ReadingTrump sues niece, NY Times over records behind ’18 tax story
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over…
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