5 things to know for September 22: Coronavirus, United Nations, Congress, Trump revelations, immigration
By AJ Willingham, CNN If you’ve patiently waited to break out the decorations and the pumpkin spice, now’s your time. It’s the…
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Report: Suspected Chinese hack targets Indian media, gov’t
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.-based cybersecurity company says it has uncovered evidence that an Indian media…
Continue ReadingWhat does life after Merkel look like? Germans are set to decide in a tight election
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time…
Continue ReadingAfghan Taliban’s new UN envoy urges quick recognition
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s newly appointed envoy to the United Nations is urging quick world…
Continue ReadingPoland: Court resumes case over primacy of EU, Polish law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s constitutional court has resumed the proceedings in a case over whether Polish or European Union law has primacy…
Continue ReadingIndian officials burn rhino horns to stop illegal trade
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Indian officials have burned about 2,500 old rhino horns to spread awareness of the need…
Continue ReadingCzech president Milos Zeman released from hospital
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman has been released from the hospital. Zeman was admitted to Prague’s military hospital on Sept. 14 for…
Continue ReadingCanadian recounts her abduction by jihadis in Burkina Faso
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Nearly a year and a half after being abducted by Islamic extremists in Burkina…
Continue ReadingTop US general holds ‘productive’ talks with Russian officer
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — The top U.S. military officer has finished talks Wednesday in Finland with his…
Continue Reading‘Giant flying murder heads’ and other creatures that ruled the ancient sky
By Ashley Strickland, CNN One close glimpse of a modern bird, especially around the eyes, and it may feel like you’re looking into the ancient…
Continue Reading‘My whole life in a van’: Islanders flee Spanish volcano
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — A wall of lava up to 12 meters (40 feet) high is bearing down on a Spanish island…
Continue ReadingFacebook oversight board reviewing ‘XCheck’ system for VIPs
By The Associated Press Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company’s “XCheck,” or cross check…
Continue ReadingBrian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were involved in an incident in Wyoming restaurant in late August, witnesses say
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Amanda Watts, Randi Kaye and Kari Pricher, CNN A couple from Louisiana who were vacationing in Jackson, Wyoming,…
Continue ReadingApple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s and Google’s cooperation with the Russian…
Continue ReadingApple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s and Google’s cooperation with the Russian…
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DUIIs on the rise: Bend police arrest 3 alleged drunken drivers after crashes within 4 hours
Bend police responded to three crashes and arrested three alleged drunken drivers within four hours Sunday evening, officers said Monday as they…
Continue ReadingAP source: Simmons won’t report to 76ers’ training camp
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of Ben Simmons’ plans tells The Associated Press the…
Continue ReadingTexas governor approves miles-long steel barrier of police vehicles to deter the more than 8,000 migrants in Del Rio
By Amir Vera, Carma Hassan and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN With 8,600 migrants remaining under the Del Rio International Bridge, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Wide dangers ahead for Spanish volcanic island
MADRID (AP) — The eruption of a long-dormant volcano on a small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean forced the evacuation of more than 6,000…
Continue ReadingEscapees captured, Israel opens crossing near prison break
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has reopened a crossing with the occupied West Bank for the first time since six prisoners tunneled out of a nearby…
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