Female Afghan robotics team hopes to work for country
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and ALEXIS TRIBOULARD Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — An all-woman Afghan robotics team known as the “Afghan Dreamers”…
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Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JAY REEVES Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for…
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By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JAY REEVES Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for…
Continue ReadingNew sinking in tilting San Francisco high-rise halts repair
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $100 million fix to stop a San Francisco luxury high-rise from sinking and tilting even more is on hold while engineers try…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $100 million fix to stop a San Francisco luxury high-rise from sinking and tilting even more is on hold while engineers try…
Continue ReadingUS average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.87%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates edged marginally higher last week, continuing a pattern of little movement in recent weeks amid uncertainty over…
Continue ReadingInmate who helped kill prison staffers with hammer gets life
ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — An inmate who confessed in court to using a hammer to kill a nurse and correctional officer during an escape attempt at an…
Continue ReadingScotland dismisses Spain bid to extradite Catalan official
LONDON (AP) — A Scottish court has dismissed extradition proceedings against a Catalan politician sought by Spain over Catalonia’s failed…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan’s top high school graduate fears for her future
By TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Salgy Baran got the highest score in all of Afghanistan on her university entrance exams this…
Continue ReadingIllinois requires educators, health workers to get vaccine
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois will require all educators from kindergarten through college and health care workers to…
Continue ReadingRomania, Japan herald century of diplomacy at bridge site
By STEPHEN McGRATH AND NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BRAILA, Romania (AP) — Romania and Japan have celebrated a century of diplomatic…
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By STEPHEN McGRATH AND NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BRAILA, Romania (AP) — Romania and Japan have celebrated a century of diplomatic…
Continue ReadingBlue Origin launches artwork, moon-landing test into space
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin has launched artwork painted on a capsule and a moon-landing navigation…
Continue ReadingQ&A: For McAvoy, Horgan ‘Together’ is an actor’s dream
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan didn’t know one another before this year. But the two actors got very familiar very…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ida prompts hurricane watch for New Orleans
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida has formed in the Caribbean and forecasters say it’s aimed at the U.S. Gulf Coast, prompting Louisiana’s…
Continue ReadingSeptember 11 Terror Attacks Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Facts Nineteen men hijacked four fuel-loaded US commercial…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the 19 hijackers of September 11, 2001. Timeline September 11, 2001 –…
Continue Reading100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1.…
Continue Reading2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting outside Illinois courthouse
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say two men were killed and another was injured in shootings outside a northern Illinois courthouse stemming from…
Continue ReadingIndian police rescue 17 children employed illegally
By RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police accompanied by activists from a children’s rights group have raided automobile…
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