Divided over talks with Spain, Catalonia’s separatists rally
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Catalans have rallied for independence from the rest of Spain in…
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California man presumed dead after jumping Oregon cove
YACHATS, Ore. (AP) — A California man who attempted to jump across a wide cove of frothing water at Cape Perpetua Scenic Area is presumed dead.…
Continue ReadingSuit filed over Confederate statue in mostly black Tuskegee
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed that could decide the fate of a Confederate monument that has stood in a square at the center of…
Continue ReadingUK fans can watch Raducanu match for free after Amazon deal
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Teen sensation Emma Raducanu’s appearance in the U.S. Open tennis final will be carried live on…
Continue ReadingEXCERPT: An Afghan reporter recalls 9/11’s aftermath there
By AMIR SHAH Associated Press Retired Associated Press Afghanistan correspondent Amir Shah faced a delicate situation in Kabul after the 9/11…
Continue ReadingChina pledges 3 million COVID vaccine shots to Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — China plans to donate 3 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine to Vietnam. The Chinese foreign minister made the pledge…
Continue ReadingJapan, Vietnam sign defense transfer deal amid China worries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan can now give Vietnam defense equipment and technology under an agreement signed by the two…
Continue ReadingEvangelical Lutheran church installs 1st transgender bishop
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed its first openly transgender bishop in a service held in San…
Continue ReadingSerbs protest against lithium mining, other eco problems
By DARKO VOJINOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Several thousand people in Serbia have attended a protest demanding a ban on planned…
Continue ReadingSerbs protest against lithium mining, other eco problems
By DARKO VOJINOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Several thousand people in Serbia have attended a protest demanding a ban on planned…
Continue ReadingCould Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly…
Continue ReadingPeru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Peruvian government says Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 infections spread through gorillas at Atlanta zoo
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s zoo says at least 13 western lowland gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest…
Continue ReadingTV’s Cartoonito aim: to help tots be ‘best humans’ possible
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a good time to be a preschooler with TV privileges. You get to watch classics…
Continue ReadingMerkel calls migrant push at EU’s border ‘unacceptable’
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she finds it unacceptable that refugees are being used…
Continue ReadingIsraeli police recapture four of six escaped Palestinian prisoners
By Amir Tal, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Andrew Carey, CNN Israeli police say four of the six men who escaped from a prison in Northern Israel…
Continue ReadingHurricane Larry wipes out power, trees in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — People in the Canadian Atlantic coast province of Newfoundland woke up to streets littered with branches and…
Continue ReadingNYPD intelligence strategies employed after 9/11 are now used to fight everyday crime
CNN By Mark Morales, CNN In the aftermath of 9/11, New York City law enforcement officials developed a strategy designed to gain intelligence and…
Continue ReadingNYPD intelligence strategies employed after 9/11 are now used to fight everyday crime
By Mark Morales, CNN In the aftermath of 9/11, New York City law enforcement officials developed a strategy designed to gain intelligence and develop…
Continue ReadingIn the GOP, voter ID is a slam dunk … except in Nebraska
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Conservative activists in Nebraska are turning to voters to enact a voter identification…
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