Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses…
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The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti’s newly created transitional council
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is threatening to…
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields…
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ODOT’s sixth, likely last blasting operation on Bend’s new Highway 97 route was a two-section shot
Connect Central Oregon used two drones and a camera on the ground to capture the two-section blast Tuesday night on Highway 97’s new Bend North…
Continue Reading‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that’s just when many people at the pale…
Continue ReadingAustralian PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence after homicides rise
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein, who was back in a New York…
Continue ReadingPhones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban takeover three years ago has sent Afghanistan’s economy into a…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
By DAVID FISCHER and STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy,…
Continue ReadingChinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
By DAKE KANG BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab…
Continue ReadingGreece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KRYO PIGADI, Greece (AP) — Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece’s…
Continue ReadingTrump calls judge ‘crooked’ after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign…
Continue ReadingCourt case over fatal car crash raises issues of mental health and criminal liability
By KENYA HUNTER and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — No one disputes that Michelle Wierson crashed her SUV into a car stopped at a…
Continue ReadingRising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
By Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya S. Iyer, Kunal Sehgal and Will Ripley, CNN Varanasi, India (CNN) — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees…
Continue ReadingTrump’s comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia University’s…
Continue ReadingGoogle and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on…
Continue ReadingPolice in Georgia use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protest against so-called ‘Russian law’
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia’s capital have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who rallied outside the…
Continue ReadingOver 7 million people in South Sudan likely to face acute food insecurity between now, July, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says over 7 million people in South Sudan are expected to face acute food insecurity or worse during…
Continue Reading1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas
WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying…
Continue ReadingThis Chinese virologist shared crucial Covid-19 data. Then his research hit hurdles
By Simone McCarthy and Yong Xiong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — In the early days of 2020, as science looked for answers to a mysterious viral…
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