Minister pledges Taliban govt won’t allow militant attacks
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new foreign minister says the Taliban governing the country remain…
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Census experts find no political influence in state totals
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A task force of outside experts has found no evidence of political interference in the 2020 census numbers used…
Continue ReadingPolice: Case of 4 found fatally shot in Wisconsin a mystery
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say four people found slain in an abandoned SUV in a western Wisconsin cornfield had been shot and were all from…
Continue ReadingUK minister: Regulator concern sank deal for Valneva shot
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — UK. Health Secretary Sajid Javid says that the government canceled an agreement with French vaccine…
Continue ReadingUK minister: Regulator concern sank deal for Valneva shot
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — UK. Health Secretary Sajid Javid says that the government canceled an agreement with French vaccine…
Continue ReadingTurkey says it lacks capacity to handle new refugee influx
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has told his German counterpart in a telephone call that Turkey does not have the capacity to deal…
Continue ReadingFederal judge issues temporary order allowing Iowa schools to mandate masks
By Melissa Alonso and Raja Razek, CNN Des Moines Public Schools officials will reinstate the district’s mask mandate Wednesday following a…
Continue ReadingMacron wants more transparency about police wrongdoings
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has announced measures to make the police more transparent…
Continue ReadingJeff Bridges says tumor shrank, COVID ‘in rear view mirror’
By The Associated Press Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in remission and his COVID-19 case is “in the rear view mirror.” The actor posted an…
Continue ReadingMan, 28, dies in Oregon State Penitentiary custody
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials said this week a 28-year-old Oregon man serving a sentence for criminal mischief and robbery died in custody Sept.…
Continue ReadingDionne Warwick, star of a new documentary, keeps smiling
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The first standing ovation Dionne Warwick ever received was as a 6-year-old, when her reverend grandfather brought her…
Continue ReadingEgypt opens ancient tomb of King Djoser after restoration
By MOHAMED WAGDY Associated Press SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt is showcasing an ancient tomb structure belonging to the cemetery complex of King…
Continue ReadingKroger, Instacart team on new 30-minute delivery service
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Kroger is teaming up with Instacart on a new delivery service that can get grocery items to customers in as…
Continue ReadingUS consumer prices rise 0.3% in August, lowest in 7 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose a lower-than-expected 0.3% last month, the smallest monthly…
Continue ReadingUS consumer prices rise 0.3% in August, lowest in 7 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose a lower-than-expected 0.3% last month, the smallest monthly…
Continue ReadingDialogue with Spain deepens division between Catalan parties
MADRID (AP) — The leader of Catalonia in northeastern Spain has announced that it’s excluding a separatist party in his ruling regional coalition…
Continue ReadingCzech president Zeman, predecessor Klaus hospitalized
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman has been hospitalized while predecessor Vaclav Klaus is undergoing tests at the same hospital. The…
Continue ReadingArt student defaces Bordeaux slave statue; no racist motive
PARIS (AP) — Bordeaux, the French city that was a transit station in the slave trade, feared racism was behind the disfiguring of an African slave…
Continue ReadingInvasive Japanese beetles threaten Yakima Valley growers
GRANDVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Thousands of invasive Japanese beetles have been caught in the Lower Yakima Valley this summer and pose a threat to the…
Continue ReadingFree rides take $104M toll on Pennsylvania Turnpike finances
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year as the…
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