Sri Lankans describe abuse as Russian captives in Ukraine
By LORI HINNANT and KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A group of Sri Lankans held captive by Russian forces in an…
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Mali prime minister lashes out at France, UN, regional bloc
By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press Mali’s prime minister is lashing out at everyone from the U.N. secretary-general to former colonizer France.…
Continue Reading Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as…
Continue Reading Eastern Michigan University faculty ratify new contract
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Faculty members at Eastern Michigan University have voted to ratify a new four-year labor agreement with the school. The…
Continue ReadingReports of sea turtle poaching are on the decline, study says
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new study says that the risk poaching poses to endangered sea turtles is on the decline — although data on the subject is…
Continue ReadingThis iconic bar of soap, with two weird claims to fame, has stuck around for nearly 150 years
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Walk into a Walmart, Target, any drugstore chain in your neighborhood or a corner bodega for New York City dwellers,…
Continue Reading NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricane
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a…
Continue Reading Israeli troops kill Palestinian after alleged car-ramming
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media and officials say Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian motorist who allegedly tried to ram his car into…
Continue Reading Chinese survivors had no food, water on sinking boat
By HENG SINITH Associated Press SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese survivors from a boat that sank near a Cambodian island have described…
Continue Reading Abortion is a matter of ‘freedom’ for Biden and Democrats
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The way President Joe Biden sees it, the overturning of Roe vs. Wade was not just about whether…
Continue ReadingThis police chief’s reforms could be a model for other communities
By Martha Shade, CNN Police encounters with people dealing with mental health issues can go very wrong, very quickly. Often, the presence of a law…
Continue ReadingAtlanta wants to build a massive police training facility in a forest. Neighbors are fighting to stop it
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Photos by Austin Steele, CNN Videos by Matthew Gannon, CNN When Ram moved to the Boulder Walk neighborhood just southeast…
Continue Reading In Lebanon, boat tragedy kills 89 but others plan to migrate
By BILAL HUSSEIN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press NAHR EL-BARED, Lebanon (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians held prayers on a small soccer field in…
Continue Reading ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the…
Continue Reading ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the…
Continue Reading Swiss mull animal welfare, women’s pensions in weekend votes
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland is considering whether to improve the living conditions of its livestock and whether…
Continue Reading Staffing shortages, violence plague Oklahoma prisons
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Working as a prison guard in Oklahoma is becoming an ever more dangerous job as the…
Continue Reading In GOP legislatures, a gender divide emerges over abortion
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A stark gender divide has emerged in debates unfolding in Republican-led states…
Continue Reading South Dakota investigation weighs Noem’s use of state plane
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was returning from an official appearance in Rapid City…
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