German police arrest man in killings of his wife and child
BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of killing his wife and young child. City police in Zwickau…
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Restaurants, malls reopen as Thai virus restrictions eased
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after…
Continue ReadingRestaurants, malls reopen as Thai virus restrictions eased
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after…
Continue ReadingThe Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over
CNN By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brig. Gen. Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are…
Continue ReadingThe Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over
By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brig. Gen. Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are…
Continue ReadingXinjiang genocide conference aims to up pressure on China
LONDON (AP) — Leading scholars and lawyers are joining politicians and human rights groups in Britain for the first large-scale conference to…
Continue ReadingTrain station protests fizzle in Italy as COVID passes start
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian police have outnumbered demonstrators at several main train stations as COVID-19…
Continue ReadingTrails and campgrounds near Yosemite where a family and their dog were found dead have been closed because of ‘unknown hazards,’ officials say
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Federal forest officials closed trails and campgrounds in a remote area near Yosemite National Park because of “unknown…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Security Council to keep focus on Afghanistan
By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The president of the U.N. Security Council says the U.N.’s most powerful body will not take its focus…
Continue ReadingPope inadvertently quotes Putin to chide West’s Afghan war
By ARITZ PARRA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Pope Francis criticized the West’s recent involvement in Afghanistan as an…
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Redmond councilors embrace plans for ‘safe parking’ program for homeless
Aware that its only a fairly small piece of solving the issues of homelessness, Redmond city councilors got a briefing, then voiced unanimous support…
Continue ReadingConcerts nixed, activists sentenced in Hong Kong crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — Popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho will not be allowed to perform at one of the city’s top theaters…
Continue ReadingUN: Weather disasters soar in numbers, cost, but deaths fall
By SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A new report from the United Nations weather agency finds the world is getting…
Continue ReadingMicronesia’s president says he mandated vaccines to protect
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia’s leader says he’ll continue to walk around his island nation…
Continue ReadingIndia schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — More students in India will be able to step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18…
Continue ReadingComing hours are make or break for Lake Tahoe resort city, fire officials say
By Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Firefighters have been able to make some headway against the Caldor Fire around South Lake…
Continue Reading2 Alabama electric company employees killed while on duty
ADGER, Ala. (AP) — Two electric company employees contracted to work with Alabama Power were killed while working on storm restoration. WBMA-TV…
Continue ReadingHezbollah hammered with criticism amid Lebanon’s crises
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Many Lebanese are more openly criticizing the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah group as the country…
Continue ReadingThe latest on Afghanistan
CNN By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue ReadingWeather slows California wildfire, but flames keep moving
By SAM METZ, JANIE HAR and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say they lucked out with…
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