A rights lawyer who was fleeing China has been arrested in neighboring Laos
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese rights lawyer stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases has been arrested in…
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Man questioned in Montana after Arizona woman reappears following four years missing
By MATTHEW BROWN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A man was detained and questioned by police and his Montana apartment searched…
Continue ReadingMysterious meat allergy passed by ticks may affect hundreds of thousands in US, CDC estimates
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Ken McCullick died in an emergency room on August 12, 2021. “I got lucky and there was this young nurse … I…
Continue ReadingGerman far-right leader urges conservatives to break down ‘firewall’ against his party
BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany is urging members of the country’s main opposition conservative bloc to break…
Continue ReadingMillions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world are…
Continue ReadingAs crews contain Europe fires, Pope Francis sounds alarm on climate threat to ‘our common home’
By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis has urged governments to do more to fight climate…
Continue ReadingBiden jokes that Republicans may impeach him because inflation is starting to cool down
By JOSH BOAK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press AUBURN, Maine (AP) — President Joe Biden used his trip to a textile plant in Maine on Friday to…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s stance on Russia puzzles many. Could a mine in the desert hold answers?
By David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — To many observers, South Africa’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine is puzzling.…
Continue ReadingBiden signs an order designed to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims in the military
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious…
Continue ReadingA Hong Kong court rejects a government-requested ban on popular protest song after Google’s defiance
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong judge has rejected a government request to ban the protest song “Glory to Hong…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to Philippines
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri has made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines. The storm plowed into the eastern…
Continue ReadingSoldiers declare Niger general as head of state after he led a coup and detained the president
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year
BY DREW COSTLEY, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Reyes sought shade under a tree in the Bronx on…
Continue ReadingAfghans awaiting US resettlement say they’re being deported from Pakistan back to the Taliban
By Nick Paton Walsh, Masoud Popalzai. Video by Jessie Gretener and Alessia Tinti (CNN) — Afghans who were promised a home in the United States…
Continue ReadingMoscow blames Kyiv for attacks in south Russia as Kremlin forces hit Ukrainian buildings
By FELIPE DANA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces on Friday struck the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro and…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street returns to rallying following reports on profits and inflation
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s rally got back on track Friday following more encouraging profit reports and…
Continue ReadingDNA analysis contributes to murder charges in 1993 killing of Tampa-area girl, authorities say
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with murder in the 1993 death of 12-year-old Jennifer Odom, a Tampa-area girl who…
Continue ReadingPutin thanks North Korea for supporting Ukraine war as Pyongyang displays its nukes in parade
By Gawon Bae and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s “firm support” for Russia’s war in Ukraine emboldens the two…
Continue ReadingChina demands US invite Hong Kong leader to economic meeting, adding to strains over crackdown
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China has demanded that the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference…
Continue ReadingFrench luxury group Kering to buy 30% stake in Valentino for 1.7 billion euros cash
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — French luxury conglomerate Kering has reached a cash deal to purchase a 30% stake in Italian…
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