Russian-brokered cease-fire takes hold in southern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian and opposition media are reporting that a Russian-negotiated cease-fire has taken effect in a volatile southern city, ending…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin’s book ‘Unthinkable’ coming out Jan. 4
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is working on a memoir in which he will reflect on the Jan.…
Continue Reading President’s murder inquiry slow amid Haiti’s multiple crises
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It’s been nearly two months since Haitian President…
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Greek twin bond raises $3 billion, rates ‘historically low’
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister says the country has raised 2.5 billion euros, or $3 billion, through two bond issues. He…
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Officers, medics indicted in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Three suburban Denver officers and two paramedics have been indicted on manslaughter and other…
Continue Reading Growth in US manufacturing up in August despite problems
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in U.S. manufacturing accelerated in August despite the fact that companies were…
Continue Reading Church: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan Roman Catholic leader says the government must win back the confidence…
Continue Reading Flash floods, storms hit parts of Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Flash floods have swept cars down streets in a seaside town in northeastern Spain as other parts of the country were hit by…
Continue Reading Power makes slow return to eastern New Orleans
Entergy said Wednesday that it is slowly adding power back to New Orleans, and the pace of that work will determine how quickly the region’s…
Continue Reading Judge: Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles irrelevant to trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge says he won’t allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud…
Continue Reading German central bank inundated with money damaged in floods
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes…
Continue Reading German central bank inundated with money damaged in floods
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes…
Continue Reading Water ruling gives hope to opponents of Okefenokee mine plan
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has struck down a Trump-era rule that eliminated federal protections for some wetlands and…
Continue Reading Wisconsin election probe includes $325,000 for data analysis
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly half of the money being spent on a Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin’s…
Continue Reading Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban’s challenges
By KATHY GANNON, RAHIM FAIEZ and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official says the United Nations’ stockpiles of…
Continue Reading France first big EU nation to start widespread booster jabs
By ALEXANDER TURNBULL and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has started administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to people…
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Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A controversial Texas law that bars abortions at six weeks went into effect early Wednesday morning…
Continue Reading Groups: Both sides used starvation as tool in Yemen war
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two human rights groups have accused both sides in the Yemen conflict of using starvation as a weapon…
Continue Reading Afghan ‘wake-up call’ breeds support for EU military force
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Senior European Union officials say the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the…
Continue Reading 2 charged with vandalism at fossilized dinosaur tracks site
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts have arrested two men they allege were digging in an area of protected fossilized dinosaur…
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