Possible Havana syndrome case delays Harris trip to Vietnam
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed several hours…
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Furnace stolen from Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity construction site
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity had a furnace stolen from a construction site in broad daylight on Sunday. Iain…
Continue Reading Officer hurt in shooting that killed partner moves to rehab
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police superintendent says an officer left partially paralyzed by a shooting that killed his partner has been moved…
Continue Reading Local citizen scientists map genetics of Darwin’s Galapagos
By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND, Galapagos (AP) — An innovative project in the remote Galapagos islands has turned dozens…
Continue Reading ACLU sues over South Carolina ban on school mask mandates
By ANNIE MA Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit over a South Carolina law that bans school districts from…
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July home sales up 1% as prices reach unprecedented levels
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose a modest 1% in July after a string of declines while new home…
Continue Reading July home sales up 1% as prices reach unprecedented levels
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose a modest 1% in July after a string of declines while new home…
Continue Reading Zambians cheer inauguration of new leader Hakainde Hichilema
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia’s new president, longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, has been sworn…
Continue Reading Wisconsin lawmaker asks for prayers for colleague with COVID
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The office of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates has declined to update his…
Continue Reading ‘Afghan:’ Migrant graves in Turkey testify to border perils
By MEHMET GUZEL and ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press VAN, Turkey (AP) — Plain concrete gravestones painted with a number and the word…
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The School Buzz: D-20 coach named best in the country
Sam Melendrez is the full-time strength and conditioning coach at Discovery Canyon Campus High School. This summer he was named the High School…
Continue Reading Josh Duggar attorneys seek dismissal of child porn charges
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Attorneys for former reality TV star Josh Duggar have filed motions seeking to dismiss child pornography charges against…
Continue Reading Doobie Brothers try to keep long train running, 50 years on
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Doobie Brothers are celebrating their 50th anniversary in their 51st year, heading…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s president extends decree giving him full power
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has prolonged the special powers he granted himself a month ago…
Continue Reading Disney reaches vaccination agreement with union workers
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Company and a coalition of unions have agreed that workers at Disney…
Continue Reading With sales still surging, Best Buy raises prospects for 2021
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy Co. has raising its full-year sales outlook after the nation’s largest…
Continue Reading Some Afghans vow to resist Taliban from mountain enclave
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press In a mountain valley north of Kabul, the last remnants of Afghanistan’s shattered security forces…
Continue Reading Blast in northern Syria kills 8 militants, wounds others
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say an explosion at the base of an al-Qaida-linked group in northern…
Continue Reading Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre dies of COVID-19 at 79
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese officials say that Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre has died at the…
Continue Reading Winfrey picks ‘Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ for book club
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels is now an Oprah Winfrey book club pick.…
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