Judge tosses death sentence in Dru Sjodin slaying
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the 2003 slaying of a…
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Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discrimination
By ANITA SNOW and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Young Sikh Americans still struggle with discrimination a generation after Sept.…
Continue ReadingVatican won’t say if women can vote in 2023 church meeting
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Vatican officials are refusing to say whether women will have a vote when Pope Francis convenes the…
Continue ReadingLondon honors Muppets creator Jim Henson with blue plaque
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London has honored American Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, with a blue plaque outside his…
Continue ReadingIAEA seeks Japan transparency in release of Fukushima water
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency have asked Japan for full and detailed…
Continue ReadingIAEA seeks Japan transparency in release of Fukushima water
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency have asked Japan for full and detailed…
Continue ReadingBrutal attack prompts Spanish PM to hold hate crime meeting
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is convening an urgent meeting of a committee that oversees efforts to fight hate crime after…
Continue ReadingThe Duchess of Cornwall has become patron of Nigeria’s first sexual assault referral center
CNN By Nimi Princewill, CNN Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has been named patron of Nigeria’s first sexual assault referral center in Lagos, the…
Continue ReadingThe Duchess of Cornwall has become patron of Nigeria’s first sexual assault referral center
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has been named patron of Nigeria’s first sexual assault referral center in Lagos, the…
Continue ReadingEuropean Tour has flagship at Wentworth, finalizes Ryder Cup
By The Associated Press The European Tour has a big week at Wentworth. Not only is the BMW PGA Championship the flagship event, it’s the final…
Continue Reading2 suspects arrested after Bulgari jewelry heist in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Police in Paris have arrested two suspects following a Bulgari jewelry heist on the posh Place Vendome. Police say one suspect was…
Continue ReadingTaliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s interim government for Afghanistan is all men and stacked with…
Continue ReadingUK opens public inquiry into proposed new deep coal mine
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has opened a public inquiry into plans for the country’s first new deep coal mine in…
Continue Reading4 vaccinated front-line workers cope with pandemic’s toll
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The early months of the coronavirus pandemic shined a spotlight on…
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By ALEXANDRA OLSON and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The early months of the coronavirus pandemic shined a spotlight on…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ rights group president fired over ties to Cuomo
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ-rights…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ rights group president fired over ties to Cuomo
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ-rights…
Continue ReadingJapan court summons NKorea leader over repatriation program
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese judge has summoned North Korea’s leader to face demands for compensation by several…
Continue ReadingProminent lawyer leaves Russia citing government pressure
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A prominent lawyer who represented both a former Russian journalist accused of treason and the…
Continue ReadingReport: 150 starved to death in Ethiopia’s Tigray in August
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tigray forces in Ethiopia say at least 150 people starved to death last month in the Tigray…
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