Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief…
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Activists hail Lee statue removal, say more work remains
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When an enormous statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted off a pedestal in…
Continue ReadingKabul flag shop that started in Soviet era retools yet again
By BERNAT ARMANGUE Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A small flag shop, tucked away in the courtyard of a Kabul market, has documented…
Continue ReadingPolice: 5 in Italy slashed with knife; suspect arrested
ROME (AP) — Italian police are investigating a Somali man for attempted murder after he allegedly slashed two bus ticket controllers in the beach…
Continue ReadingGreek leader vows crackdown against migrant traffickers
BY COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised to “break and smash” the…
Continue ReadingDeath and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Not long after 9/11, the Bush administration shifted its attention to Iraq,…
Continue ReadingIda deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19…
Continue ReadingIda deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19…
Continue ReadingThis single mom is braiding kids’ hair for free to help other struggling parents
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Brittany Starks knows what it’s like to struggle. Despite being a single mother who lives paycheck to paycheck and has…
Continue ReadingMaine potato farmers feeling optimistic ahead of harvest
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving…
Continue ReadingMaine potato farmers feeling optimistic ahead of harvest
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving…
Continue Reading‘I thought this was the end of my life:’ Afghan journalists describe savage beatings by Taliban
CNN By Anna Coren, Radina Gigova and Tim Lister, CNN Harrowing accounts have emerged of the Taliban detaining and brutally assaulting reporters…
Continue ReadingMarine’s body returned to Indiana hometown with procession
LOGANSPORT, Ind. (AP) — A military procession has returned the body of a Marine who was among U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: 9/11, hospitals, Europe, tennis history, Capitol charges
By Faith Karimi, CNN The US paused to honor what it lost on September 11, 2001 — and in the two decades since the terrorist attacks that…
Continue ReadingTwo women campaign to become France’s 1st female president
PARIS (AP) — Two French politicians have kicked off their presidential campaigns to become France’s first female leader in next year’s spring…
Continue Reading2 Turkish soldiers die in cross-border ops, taking toll to 4
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say two troops died after being attacked during cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq. The casualties take…
Continue ReadingUK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other…
Continue ReadingUK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other…
Continue ReadingTop US commanders in Afghanistan wrestle with mistakes and regrets as America’s longest war ends
CNN By Nicole Gaouette, Jake Tapper and Jessica Small, CNN US commanders who led the war in Afghanistan are wrestling with the country’s…
Continue ReadingVulnerable Democrats push for local priorities in budget
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions…
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