Mexico’s Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion. The court on…
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EXPLAINER: How a new GOP law in Texas makes voting harder
By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The sweeping changes to Texas’ election code that GOP Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingSome Afghans evacuated by US seek asylum in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Officials say dozens of people evacuated from Afghanistan by the United States military have applied for asylum in Germany during…
Continue ReadingReport blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Poorly welded, badly located and completely missing studs that joined steel support beams to a concrete layer supporting the…
Continue ReadingBiochar ambassadors hope to save fire-ravaged Methow
By MANDY GODWIN InvestigateWest Biochar ambassadors hope to save Washington state’s Methow Valley, which has been ravaged by the effects of…
Continue Reading16 die as floods swamp public hospital in central Mexico
By GERARDO CARRILLO Associated Press TULA, Mexico (AP) — Torrential rains in central Mexico have suddenly flooded a hospital, killing 16 patients.…
Continue ReadingWisconsin US Senate candidate charged with theft, fraud
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chantia Lewis, a member of the Milwaukee City Council and a Democratic candidate for U.S.…
Continue ReadingFrench doctors demand protection from death threats at work
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French doctors and scientists are calling on authorities to take action against the insults and threats…
Continue ReadingMaryland brewery sues North Carolina commission over label
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Maryland-based brewery is suing North Carolina regulators after one of its beer labels was rejected after it was deemed…
Continue ReadingRevlon CEO discusses pandemic beauty habits, staying nimble
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon was already facing big challenges when Debra Perelman took over as the first…
Continue ReadingRevlon CEO discusses pandemic beauty habits, staying nimble
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon was already facing big challenges when Debra Perelman took over as the first…
Continue ReadingAfter Ida oil spill, divers put containment dome on pipeline
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The company overseeing the response to a large oil spill spurred by Hurricane Ida says a…
Continue ReadingAfter Ida oil spill, divers put containment dome on pipeline
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The company overseeing the response to a large oil spill spurred by Hurricane Ida says a…
Continue ReadingBiden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane…
Continue ReadingBiden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ida took down more power poles in 2 states than Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, power company says
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Damage to power poles from Hurricane Ida across two states was greater than that caused by Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ida took down more power poles in 2 states than Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, power company says
CNN, JEFFERSON PARISH, WVUE, WDSU, POOL (VIA WDSU), TWITTER, @ENTERGYLA, @ENTERGYNOLA, Twitter/@EntergyLA, Twitter/@EntergyNOLA By Theresa Waldrop,…
Continue ReadingAt Brazil rallies, Bolsonaro deepens rift with Supreme Court
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s embattled…
Continue ReadingWhite House taps populist message as Biden pushes $3.5T plan
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is refocusing on his $3.5 trillion “build back better”…
Continue ReadingEvacuees plead for action: ‘We are in some kind of jail’
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Americans trying to evacuate hundreds of Afghans and…
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