Ex-South African president absent at corruption trial
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma has not attended a hearing in his corruption trial, and that has prompted prosecutors…
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Newberg Public Schools employee on leave after reporting to work in ‘Blackface’
By FOX 12 STAFF NEWBERG, Ore. (KPTV) — An employee with Newberg Public Schools has been placed on administrative leave after reporting for…
Continue Reading‘Some wanted me dead:’ Pope acknowledges right-wing critics
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has acknowledged his increasingly vocal right-wing critics. He says their “nasty…
Continue ReadingPoll finds nearly 80% of Palestinians want Abbas to resign
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new poll has found that nearly 80% of Palestinians want President Mahmoud Abbas to resign. The…
Continue ReadingSpain’s new volcano attracts visitors, destroys banana crops
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — A new volcano erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma has drawn sightseers eager to take…
Continue ReadingSpain’s new volcano attracts visitors, destroys banana crops
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — A new volcano erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma has drawn sightseers eager to take…
Continue ReadingGillian Flynn, Lena Waithe to head their own book imprints
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn and Emmy-winning writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe will…
Continue ReadingUS home construction up 3.9% in August after July drop
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength…
Continue ReadingUS home construction up 3.9% in August after July drop
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength…
Continue ReadingInvasive fungus that harms bats is spreading in Washington
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — An invasive fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats continues to spread in Washington. The fungus was detected in late…
Continue ReadingIndia calls new UK COVID-19 vaccine rules ‘discriminatory’
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says the British government’s decision not to recognize coronavirus vaccine certificates…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew served with sexual assault lawsuit after papers sent to US lawyer
By Max Foster, Brian Vitagliano and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Andrew was served with legal papers in a civil sexual assault case against him…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s begins phasing out plastic toys in Happy Meals
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s plans to “drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025. The…
Continue ReadingDutch king’s speech outlines limited government plans
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the…
Continue ReadingDutch king’s speech outlines limited government plans
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the…
Continue ReadingNorthern Hemisphere’s summer of wildfires let off record-breaking carbon emissions
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The amount of carbon emitted from severe wildfires that tore across many parts of the Northern Hemisphere this summer broke…
Continue ReadingThe search for Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie continues. Here’s why it’s been so hard to find him
CNN, KUTV, WFTS, WBBH By Amir Vera, CNN Police in Florida resumed their search this week for Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of Gabby Petito, whose…
Continue ReadingIT phoned home: Storytelling box foils kindergarten thief
BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have solved a burglary case at a kindergarten after a storytelling gadget the suspect had swiped revealed his…
Continue ReadingEU official says ‘something is broken’ with US ties as sub spat casts shadow over Biden’s UN address
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Tensions between European leaders and the White House over a scuppered submarine deal threatened to overshadow President Joe…
Continue ReadingEU official says ‘something is broken’ with US ties as sub spat casts shadow over Biden’s UN address
CNN By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Tensions between European leaders and the White House over a scuppered submarine deal threatened to overshadow President…
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