Pelé’s health improves but he remains in hospital
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pelé is doing better after having been hospitalized to treat a respiratory infection aggravated by COVID-19. Doctors at the…
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Report uncovers widespread racism at Dutch foreign ministry
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top civil servant at the Dutch foreign ministry has apologized after an…
Continue Reading Pakistan reopens key Afghan border point shut after clashes
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have reopened a key border crossing with neighboring Afghanistan that was briefly shut during clashes…
Continue ReadingIt’s time to review government shutdown plans, federal agencies are formally warned
By Betsy Klein, CNN While congressional leaders continue to negotiate a spending deal, the federal government has begun the process of preparing for…
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Rivian, Mercedes pause joint European electric van plant
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Electric vehicle maker Rivian is setting aside its planned partnership with Mercedes-Benz to produce electric vans in…
Continue ReadingLockerbie bombing suspect makes first court appearance in DC federal court
By Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of…
Continue Reading Indian, Chinese troops clash at border in fresh faceoff
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense minister says soldiers from India and China clashed last week along their…
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The School Buzz: Doherty HS reveals ‘Hall of Honor’ mural project
Doherty High School unveiled its new Hall of Honor last week on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. It’s $14,000 donor-funded mural project that honors…
Continue Reading Bad weather delays fuel from reaching busy Florida airport
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Airplanes flying into Orlando International Airport on Monday were encouraged to top off at…
Continue Reading Bad weather delays fuel from reaching busy Florida airport
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Airplanes flying into Orlando International Airport on Monday were encouraged to top off at…
Continue Reading Hailstorm kills 7 in Bolivian village graduation celebration
ACHACACHI, Bolivia (AP) — Authorities in Bolivia say seven people attending a school graduation ceremony were killed when a roof fell during an…
Continue Reading Biden restarts task force on immigrants’ success in US
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is reinstating a task force aimed at helping immigrants and refugees…
Continue ReadingPolice raid more EU Parliament offices in corruption probe
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official has called for the creation of an independent ethics body…
Continue Reading Slain teen ‘loved life,’ mom says before killer’s execution
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Leesa Gray was a 16-year-old girl who found joy in her church youth group, sang in…
Continue Reading Richmond to remove its last public Confederate monument
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The city of Richmond _ the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War _ is set…
Continue ReadingChina scraps virus tracking app as country braces for Covid impact
By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Wayne Chang, CNN China is bracing for an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 cases as it dismantles large parts of its…
Continue Reading Europe shifts focus to avoiding energy shortage next year
By COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press The heads of the International Energy Agency and European Union’s executive branch say the 27-nation bloc is…
Continue Reading Europe shifts focus to avoiding energy shortage next year
By COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press The heads of the International Energy Agency and European Union’s executive branch say the 27-nation bloc is…
Continue Reading Germany to help Kenya hit 100% renewables, export hydrogen
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it will provide Kenya with 112 million euros to help the East African nation close the gap to 100%…
Continue Reading Germany to help Kenya hit 100% renewables, export hydrogen
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it will provide Kenya with 112 million euros to help the East African nation close the gap to 100%…
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