Israel strikes Gaza for the second time in two days after Palestinian violence
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has unleashed airstrikes targeting a militant site in Gaza for the second time in as many days. It came after…
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Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday. The White House…
Continue ReadingAt UN, African leaders say enough is enough: They must be partnered with, not sidelined
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, African leaders are relaying a unanimous…
Continue ReadingAn FBI tactical team rescued a kidnapped 17-year-old from a California motel, source says
By Josh Campbell and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An FBI special weapons and tactics team stormed a Southern California motel Friday morning,…
Continue ReadingNational Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
By PETER SMITH Associated Press The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Saturday with a theme of racial…
Continue ReadingAnti-monarchy campaigners stage protest inside Buckingham Palace
By Max Foster and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — A group of anti-monarchy campaigners on Saturday staged what organizers are calling the…
Continue ReadingRussian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat is lashing out at the U.S. and the West as…
Continue ReadingA Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a…
Continue ReadingAs the world’s diplomacy roils a few feet away, a little UN oasis offers a riverside pocket of peace
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Inside, those who administer the world look for peace. Outside, on the wooded grounds of a…
Continue ReadingFrench activists protest racism and police brutality while officers are on guard for key events
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Activists from community groups, far-left parties and unions have held marches around France…
Continue ReadingLebanese and Israeli troops fire tear gas along the tense border in a disputed area
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says troops fired tear gas at Israeli soldiers in a disputed area along the tense border. No one was reported hurt.…
Continue ReadingEagle Pass international railway crossing reopens after Texas migrant surge
By Melissa Alonso, Priscilla Alvarez and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — The international railway bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, reopened Saturday…
Continue ReadingEagle Pass international railway crossing reopens after Texas migrant surge
CNN By Melissa Alonso, Priscilla Alvarez and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — The international railway bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, reopened Saturday…
Continue ReadingA 7-year journey to deliver an asteroid sample to Earth will soon end in Utah
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — It’s the little spacecraft that could. On September 8, 2016, the OSIRIS-REx probe launched with a lofty…
Continue ReadingHer son was an accused cult leader. She says he was a victim, too.
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — “Now the family tree goes like this,” the man on the tape extolled confidently. “John John…
Continue ReadingA bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia killed at least 18 people, authorities say
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosives-laden vehicle has detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia…
Continue ReadingA Texas teen was suspended for weeks over his locs hairstyle. Now, his family is suing the governor
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A Black high school student who was suspended over his locs hairstyle and his mother have sued Texas Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingBiden faces foreign policy trouble spots as he aims to highlight his experience on the global stage
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This probably wasn’t how President Joe Biden envisioned his big foreign policy week…
Continue ReadingHer son was an accused cult leader. She says he was a victim, too.
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — “Now the family tree goes like this,” the man on the tape extolled confidently. “John John…
Continue ReadingCroatian police detain 9 soccer fans over the violence in Greece last month that killed one person
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police have arrested nine soccer fans sought on international warrants for involvement in deadly violence last…
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