EXPLAINER: What was, and is, al-Qaida?
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The terror group al-Qaida under Osama bin Laden grew into a generational threat…
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Researchers complete first-ever detailed map of global coral
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more…
Continue ReadingIllinois AG probes suburban police force after 2020 death
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois attorney general’s office has launched a civil investigation of possible…
Continue ReadingUS troops killed in Afghan bombing awarded Purple Hearts
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says the sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags lowered to half-staff in honor of fallen firefighter
Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, September…
Continue ReadingRepublicans, elections experts say Wisconsin probe is flawed
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Republican officeholders and election experts say that the GOP-ordered investigation…
Continue ReadingSecure Paris attacks courtroom nestled within storied site
By ARNO PEDRAM and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The November 2015 Paris attacks trial is taking place in the Palais de…
Continue ReadingCapitol Police memo warns of potential for violence during September 18 rally
By Melanie Zanona and Whitney Wild, CNN Law enforcement officials are bracing for potential clashes and unrest during an upcoming right-wing rally in…
Continue ReadingA U.S. Marine, a curious Afghan boy, an unfathomable moment
By JAMES LAPORTA Associated Press A U.S. Marine, a curious Afghan boy, an unfathomable…
Continue ReadingQ&A: James Bond director Cary Fukunaga on ‘No Time to Die’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The film business is inherently full of starts and stops, but few have experienced the phrase “hurry…
Continue ReadingFlorida judge allows school mask mandates to continue despite governor’s appeal
By Mallory Simon, CNN A Florida judge ruled against Gov. Ron Desantis on Wednesday and allowed schools in the state to mandate face-masks while the…
Continue ReadingMacy’s Thanksgiving parade returns to New York City streets
NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to New York City’s streets this year with COVID-19 protocols including a…
Continue ReadingThe Band Camino seizes 2021 as the year they break out big
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — That sound of a revving motor you hear is the sound of The Band Camino. The pop-rock trio…
Continue ReadingFires flare in Israeli prisons amid manhunt for 6 escapees
By LAURIE KELLMAN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Pressure is building around Israel’s prison system after fires…
Continue ReadingFacebook slams UK antitrust watchdog over call to sell Giphy
LONDON (AP) — Facebook has criticized U.K. competition watchdog’s provisional decision that it should sell off Giphy because it’s acquisition…
Continue ReadingUS Navy launches Mideast drone task force amid Iran tensions
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet says it will launch a new task force…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Olaf forms, could rain on Mexico’s Los Cabos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Olaf has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast and forecasters say it could bring rains to the Los Cabos resort…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom
By MATTHEW PERRONE and DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The summer that was supposed to mark America’s independence from…
Continue ReadingSlovakia government apologizes for WWII anti-Jew laws
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government has apologized for World War II legislation that stripped the country’s Jews of their human…
Continue ReadingGuinea junta releases dozens of political prisoners
By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s new military rulers have released dozens of political…
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