Chicago mayor seeks help for immigrants bused from Texas
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have asked the public for volunteers and donations to help immigrants being bused to the city from Texas amid the…
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New this week: John Legend, ‘Serpent Queen’ and ‘Pinocchio’
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue Reading Head of Polish state TV dismissed, for 3rd time in 7 years
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of Poland’s state-run TVP, whom critics accuse of having turned the broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the…
Continue Reading As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Rich countries said they will spend about $25 billion by 2025 to boost Africa’s…
Continue Reading Macron urges French to save energy, seeks 10% drop in use
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for a sharp 10% reduction in the country’s energy use in coming weeks and months to…
Continue Reading Guyana expects billion-dollar oil earnings this year
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s central bank says the South American country is likely to earn more…
Continue ReadingConservatives join liberals in ‘quiet and polite’ Idaho protest to protect their library from book-banners
By Nick Watt, CNN A couple of dozen men, women and children are silently reading books in the shade of apple trees one sunny morning in beautiful…
Continue Reading Irish watchdog fines Instagram 405M euros in teen data case
LONDON (AP) — Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled…
Continue Reading Slovakia on alert as tiger escaped from Ukraine seen in park
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Police and local authorities in eastern Slovakia have urged residents to be cautious after a tiger that escaped from…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s ousted premier criticizes government, military
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s ousted premier broadened his fight with the government in an overnight speech…
Continue ReadingWhy we celebrate Labor Day and the meaning behind it
By Zoe Sottile, CNN You probably associate Labor Day with sales, family barbecues and the unofficial end of summer. For most Americans, the long…
Continue Reading UN envoy says won’t visit Myanmar if she can’t see Suu Kyi
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations special envoy on Myanmar says she will not visit the Southeast Asia nation again…
Continue Reading Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Penn, Stiller
Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller. Moscow says that the move is in response to U.S. sanctions…
Continue Reading 6 dead after building collapses in Nigeria’s largest city
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Emergency officials in Nigeria say at least six people are dead after a seven-story…
Continue Reading Police: 3 killed and 2 wounded in shooting at Minnesota home
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Police in St. Paul, Minnesota are investigating the fatal shooting of three people and the wounding of two others. Police…
Continue Reading‘Doomsday glacier,’ which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on ‘by its fingernails,’ scientists say
By Angela Fritz, CNN Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” — nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to…
Continue Reading Ex-reporter jailed for 22 years in Russia on treason charges
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has found a former journalist guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison. The…
Continue Reading Flood threat continues in Georgia, other states
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Flood watches were in effect in the U.S. southeast and much of the northeast on Monday as forecasters warned of the…
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Medicaid extensions for new moms grow, may run into limits
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer States around the country are making it easier for new moms to keep Medicaid in the year after childbirth, a time when…
Continue Reading Slovak government loses its majority after partner withdraws
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s political crisis has deepened after a junior party completed its withdrawal from the four-party coalition.…
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