With black flags, Sri Lanka Christians protest bombing probe
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Christian community has hoisted black flags at churches and homes to express anger over the government’s…
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Police: Man dies after exchanging gunfire with Texas cops
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Police say a man was fatally shot by Amarillo, Texas, police after opening fire on officers who approached him while looking…
Continue ReadingEU warns Taliban it has not recognized their regime
By ALICIA LEÓN and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The European Union’s top officials have warned the Taliban that current…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to…
Continue ReadingAs Biden monitors Afghanistan, no weekend stay in Delaware
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t spend the weekend at his home in Delaware after all. The White House says Biden no longer will…
Continue ReadingSilenced by COVID, mariachi Mass returns to Tucson cathedral
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A blast of trumpet flourishes and guitarrón bass breaks the solemn hush of Mass…
Continue ReadingThese great apes share salutations — just like humans
By Ashley Strickland, CNN What makes humans a successful species? We’ve been around for a long time, and we’re still here (unlike…
Continue ReadingHealth officials warn people not to take a drug meant for livestock to ward off or treat Covid-19
By Chris Boyette, CNN Mississippi health officials are warning residents not to take an anti-parasitic drug — in most cases, a formulation…
Continue ReadingHuman trafficking, forced labor suspected at cannabis farm
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities raided a ranch in southern Oregon’s Illinois Valley this week as part of an investigation into illegal…
Continue ReadingThough young and healthy, unvaccinated father dies of COVID
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Health officials in Alabama say they are seeing a spike in cases among young adults and…
Continue ReadingBiden sees dip in support amid new COVID cases: AP-NORC poll
By JULIE PACE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has ticked down and Americans…
Continue ReadingGreece finishes wall on border with Turkey, amid fears of Afghan migrant crisis
By Rob Picheta and Chris Liakos, CNN Greece has finished building a 40-kilometer (25-mile) wall along its border with Turkey, amid concerns in parts…
Continue Reading‘Unmute us’: Marchers demand return of Dutch music festivals
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — People are protesting in the streets of Dutch cities to call for an end to the government’s…
Continue Reading‘Unmute us’: Marchers demand return of Dutch music festivals
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — People are protesting in the streets of Dutch cities to call for an end to the government’s…
Continue ReadingParents get coached on how to escape mask and vaccine rules
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, JANIE HAR and SARA CLINE Associated Press ALSEA, Ore. (AP) — Across the U.S., some public officials and other community leaders…
Continue ReadingParents get coached on how to escape mask and vaccine rules
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, JANIE HAR and SARA CLINE Associated Press ALSEA, Ore. (AP) — Across the U.S., some public officials and other community leaders…
Continue ReadingNot giving up: Afghan relatives in UK reach out for help
By JO KEARNEY and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The last week has been a frantic mix of fear and frustration for people in west London…
Continue ReadingSouthern Democrats aim to export Georgia’s 2020 success
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After the success that Democrats in Georgia had in 2020, the Deep South battleground is working with…
Continue ReadingAll about Henri as storm wanes, plods through US Northeast
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A weakening Henri is now a tropical depression and is churning eastward over New England and back…
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