Chinese police detain two in Alibaba sexual assault case
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have detained two men on suspicion of sexual assault in a high-profile case…
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The Latest: Biden sending 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan
By The Associated Press The Latest developments on Afghanistan, where a weeklong Taliban offensive is now approaching the outskirts of the capital,…
Continue ReadingVirus claims more young victims as deaths climb yet again
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, KELLI KENNEDY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As coronavirus infections rise among young Americans, so too…
Continue ReadingWant to live on Mars? This is what it might be like
By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you could live on another world, would you? Even though we’re all on the same planet, each person has a unique…
Continue ReadingIsrael condemns Poland restitution law, recalls top diplomat
By VANESSA GERA and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Israel is condemning Poland’s approval of a law that restricts the…
Continue ReadingHigh casualties feared as 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Haiti
CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN The US Geological Survey said it’s likely that casualties are “high” after a 7.2-magnitude…
Continue ReadingGrand jury indicts two men in death of 8-year-old girl shot during Atlanta protests
By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN A Georgia grand jury has indicted one man for murder and another on related charges in the shooting death of…
Continue ReadingCounty to pay $72K to settle suit over harassment by deputy
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Clark County, Washington, has agreed to pay $72,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said an argument…
Continue ReadingCounty to pay $72K to settle suit over harassment by deputy
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Clark County, Washington, has agreed to pay $72,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said an argument…
Continue ReadingLongest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press As the United States ends the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan and as the Taliban recapture much of the…
Continue ReadingMuseum renovation, book re-release honor late author Haley
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press HENNING, Tenn. (AP) — The life and legacy of late author and former Tennessee resident Alex Haley is being honored…
Continue ReadingOystermen overcome pollution, pandemic to thrive in LI Sound
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont calls Connecticut’s shoreline the Napa Valley of Oysters. A quarter…
Continue ReadingOystermen overcome pollution, pandemic to thrive in LI Sound
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont calls Connecticut’s shoreline the Napa Valley of Oysters. A quarter…
Continue ReadingMore than 300 people dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
By AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2…
Continue ReadingMillions stolen from health fund spent at adult website
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former accounts manager for a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school has pleaded guilty…
Continue ReadingMillions stolen from health fund spent at adult website
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former accounts manager for a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school has pleaded guilty…
Continue ReadingA coyote attacked a child in Massachusetts
CNN, WCVB By Alaa Elassar, CNN A coyote attacked a small child on a Massachusetts beach, prompting fears of a rabies infection, according to the…
Continue ReadingAs Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out
By TAMEEM AKHGAR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban offensive is encircling the Afghan capital and there’s…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue ReadingCosts of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press At just short of 20 years, the now-ending U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan was America’s longest war.…
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