Fauci: US should consider vaccine mandate for US air travel
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. infectious disease expert says the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for…
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Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy baby
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans has given birth to a healthy male baby, but his twin brother died in…
Continue Reading Thousands of cranes killed by bird flu in northern Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say bird flu has killed thousands of migratory cranes and forced farms to kill over 500,000 chickens to…
Continue Reading Snow blasts California and freezes Pacific Northwest
By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Severe weather sweeping parts of the U.S. has brought frigid temperatures to the Pacific…
Continue Reading Greece: 3 charged with murder after migrant boat deaths
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say three people have been charged with murder following the death of 16 migrants who were killed when…
Continue Reading Ethiopia unhappy as U.S. ends its duty-free access
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia says it is unhappy with the U.S. decision to revoke duty-free access for the East African…
Continue Reading Again, crews find apparent time capsule at Lee statue site
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says crews wrapping up the removal of a giant pedestal that once…
Continue Reading Thomas Lovejoy, biologist who championed biodiversity, dies
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A leading conservation biologist who is credited with popularizing the term “biological diversity” has died. Thomas Lovejoy…
Continue Reading Syria condemns Israel’s plans to expand Golan settlements
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has called Israel’s plans to double the number of settlers living in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights…
Continue Reading Nicaragua seizes former Taiwan embassy to give it to China
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has seized the former embassy and diplomatic offices of Taiwan, saying they belong to China.…
Continue Reading UK police apologize for ex-soccer player’s killing
LONDON (AP) — A British police chief has written to apologize to the family of former professional soccer player Dalian Atkinson who died after a…
Continue Reading French tourist jailed in Iran begins hunger strike
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The sister and lawyer of a French tourist jailed in Iran last year say that he has begun a hunger…
Continue Reading Judge sets hearing to reconsider trucker’s 110-year sentence
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A truck driver sentenced to 110 years for an explosive crash that killed four people in…
Continue Reading India blocks foreign funds for Mother Teresa’s charity
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government has blocked Mother Teresa’s charity from receiving foreign funds, saying…
Continue Reading Changes to Belarusian Constitution may extend leader’s rule
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authorities have released a draft document proposing amendments to the…
Continue Reading Man pleads not guilty in restaurant shooting that killed 2
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting two men at a busy restaurant in Kentucky has pleaded not guilty. News outlets report…
Continue Reading Omicron, storms disrupt air travel for 4th consecutive day
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday. Staffers calling out…
Continue Reading Argentina: Shadows over abortion a year after legalization
By DÉBORA REY and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It’s been a year since Argentina legalized elective…
Continue Reading For celebrations, English fizz is on the rise
By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — English sparkling wine has been winning respect and an audience in recent years. Globally, English…
Continue Reading US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa
By KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU Associated Press WEDOWEE, Alabama (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic church faces a clergy shortage. The number of priests has…
Continue Reading France detains suspect in Syria chemical weapons probe
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — French investigators say they have detained a man suspected of supplying authorities in…
Continue Reading Jury signals verdict not near at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell has completed three full days of…
Continue Reading Israeli minister gets 24/7 guard, blames Jewish extremists
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government minister for public security says he is now under round-the-clock protection after coming under threats from…
Continue Reading Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as ‘ant man,’ dead at 92
BOSTON (AP) — Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism…
Continue Reading US steps up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into multiple engine fires that…
Continue Reading In abortion rights debate, Biden doesn’t often use the word
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden insists that he strongly believes in the rights spelled out…
Continue Reading Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — New Year celebrations are approaching and across the world there is an urge to party. But the desire…
Continue Reading A full deck of cards: Ohio House signs on to aide’s ambition
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Ohio House legislative aide Adam Headlee got his hands on a new set of trading…
Continue Reading Iraq’s top court rejects appeal contesting election results
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court has rejected an appeal filed by Iran-backed factions contesting the results of parliamentary elections held in…
Continue Reading Police probe video linked to Windsor Castle Christmas breach
LONDON (AP) — British police say they are investigating a video linked to a man armed with a crossbow who was arrested at Windsor Castle on…
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