Deadly gunfire at airport; Taliban insist on US pullout date
By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A firefight outside Kabul’s international airport has…
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German train drivers on second two-day strike this month
BERLIN (AP) — Many train drivers with Germany’s national railway have walked off the job as their union embarks on its second two-day strike this…
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German train drivers on second two-day strike this month
BERLIN (AP) — Many train drivers with Germany’s national railway have walked off the job as their union embarks on its second two-day strike this…
Continue Reading Cleanup begins in soggy Northeast as Henri plods back to sea
By DAVID PORTER and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Residents across the waterlogged Northeast are clearing mud and…
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At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
By Melissa Alonso, CNN With the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant fueling a summer of more infections and hospitalizations, health care workers…
Continue Reading Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s first female governor
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul has become New York’s first female governor. The Democrat from western New…
Continue Reading Suga ally loses in key local race ahead of national election
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A close ally of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been defeated in a high-profile mayoral…
Continue Reading This Week: Home sales, Best Buy earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The National Association of Realtors issues its July tally of previously occupied U.S. homes Monday. Best Buy serves up its…
Continue Reading Rains in central China cause landslides; no deaths reported
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government says torrential rains caused landslides, knocked out power and damaged houses in central China. But no…
Continue Reading For Afghan refugees in India, hopes dim for returning home
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — When the Taliban shot policewoman Khatira Hashmi and gouged out her eyes, she knew Afghanistan…
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Mountain Shadows neighbors remain upset at proposed Garden of the Gods housing plan
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– It’s been a controversial plan for more than a year, but an end may be coming to the saga surrounding the…
Continue Reading Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders are trying to muscle President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders are trying to muscle President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist
By ROBERT BURNS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S military troops flying round the clock have managed their biggest day…
Continue Reading Correction: Suicide Social Media-Police story
In a story published August 23, 2021, about law enforcement agencies that post about suicide interventions on social media, The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Biden’s special envoy urges North Korea to return to talks
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea has said he’s ready…
Continue Reading Haiti police commit more units to protecting earthquake aid
By EVENS SANON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police force says it has deployed additional units south of the capital…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise but momentum fizzles on virus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are gaining, boosted by a near-record rise on Wall Street. Still, early momentum…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise but momentum fizzles on virus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are gaining, boosted by a near-record rise on Wall Street. Still, early momentum…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s president receives domestically developed vaccine
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has received her first dose of the island’s domestically…
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