Taliban prevents scores of Afghan women from studying abroad, scholarship group says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The chairman of a group that has offered scholarships to female Afghan students to study abroad says the Taliban have prevented…
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Union representing World Cup champion kissed by Spanish soccer head demands act not ‘go unpunished’
By DAVID BRUNAT and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The players’ union representing the Women’s World Cup winner…
Continue ReadingFive high school students, from all over the country, have been named National Student Poets
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students from Florida to Utah have been selected as this year’s National…
Continue ReadingKosovo inaugurates ‘Wall of Honor’ statue for 23 Albanians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — In Kosovo, a statue bearing the names of 23 Albanians who rescued…
Continue ReadingRescuers evacuate over 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan’s Punjab province in 3 weeks
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say rescuers have evacuated more than 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 23: GOP debate, Maui, Covid-19, Indian lunar lander, UPS
CNN, WRCB By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lot of hope has been placed on the possibility of ending the strikes that have paused Hollywood…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 23: GOP debate, Maui, Covid-19, Indian lunar lander, UPS
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lot of hope has been placed on the possibility of ending the strikes that have paused Hollywood productions.…
Continue ReadingI was surprised when some of my student loans were canceled. Yours might be, too
By JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet The Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 of student loan debt per…
Continue ReadingMelting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man
By Issy Ronald, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, CNN (CNN) — A mountain guide found the body of a man believed to have died more than 20 years…
Continue ReadingThe German Cabinet has approved a plan to make it easier for people to legally change name, gender
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to ease legal changes of name and gender for transgender,…
Continue ReadingNew DNA evidence indicates 3 men convicted of murder did not do it, forensics expert testifies
By Eric Levenson, CNN Media, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Newly tested DNA evidence from the 1997 killing of a 70-year-old Pennsylvania woman indicates…
Continue ReadingWarholm wins, pole vaulters tie on a ‘Best of Track and Field’ sort of night at worlds
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Norway’s Karsten Warholm powered to victory in the 400-meter hurdles, then put on his…
Continue ReadingAmerican sprinter Gabby Thomas well-researched in power of sleep, even writing paper on rest
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The importance of a good night’s rest is not lost on American sprinter Gabby Thomas. She…
Continue ReadingA top Russian general linked to the head of a rebellious mercenary group is reportedly dismissed
By The Associated Press Gen. Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of a brief armed…
Continue ReadingResidents in southern Syria raid ruling party offices, block road as protests over economy intensify
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Angry protesters have raided the local offices of the ruling Baath party in a southern Syrian…
Continue ReadingDollar Tree and Family Dollar agree to take steps to improve worker safety at the bargain stores
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with the company that runs Dollar Tree and Family Dollar aimed at improving…
Continue ReadingAustralian prosecutors drop case against actor Amber Heard over pet Yorkshire terriers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian prosecutors have dropped a potential criminal case against American actor…
Continue ReadingFlames devour forests and homes as wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece burn out of control
By ELENA BECATOROS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Advancing flames are devouring forests and homes in Greece as…
Continue ReadingTeen with a knife wounds an 8-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a teenager armed with a knife has wounded an eight-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany and then set himself…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: These cars will be gone after 2023
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Every year, a number of new vehicles are discontinued, generally due to poor sales. However, this year there are other…
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