Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 12,000 military service members refusing the COVID-19 vaccine are seeking…
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United Arab Emirates to end censorship of cinematic releases
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says that it will no longer censor films released in cinemas, the country’s latest…
Continue Reading Nebraska’s quandary: Can it force more citizens to work?
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has held one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates for years, with fewer…
Continue Reading Omicron may sideline two leading drugs against COVID-19
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The rapidly-spreading omicron variant may soon leave U.S. doctors without two of the standard…
Continue Reading Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Republican U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson has died. He was 76. His son John…
Continue Reading 7 bodies found in Minnesota home; cause of deaths not known
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of seven people were discovered inside a twin home in a northwestern Minnesota city but did not…
Continue Reading Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The White House’s top medical adviser says the COVID-19 omicron variant is “just…
Continue Reading Manchin not backing Dems’ $2T bill, potentially dooming it
By ALAN FRAM and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t back his party’s signature $2 trillion social…
Continue Reading Across US, houses of worship struggle to rebuild attendance
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer In-person attendance at houses of worship across the U.S. has slowly risen from dramatically low levels when the…
Continue Reading UN leader says more aid needed for crisis-hit Lebanon
By LUJAIN JO Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the international community has not done enough…
Continue Reading Rapper Drakeo the Ruler fatally stabbed at LA music festival
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A West Coast rapper known as Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed in an altercation at a Los Angeles music festival. His real…
Continue Reading Thousands in Brussels protest renewed COVID-19 restrictions
BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of peaceful protesters have demonstrated in Brussels for a third time against reinforced COVID-19 restrictions imposed by…
Continue Reading More COVID controls still possible in UK before Christmas
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before…
Continue Reading Israeli PM says kids must be vaccinated as omicron spreads
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister is calling on parents to vaccinate their children against the coronavirus as the new omicron variant…
Continue Reading Islamic world pitches ways to aid desperately poor Afghans
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Islamic countries are scrambling to find ways to help Afghanistan avert an imminent economic…
Continue Reading Report: Iran announces 1st case of omicron variant
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State TV reports that Iran has detected its first case of infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The report…
Continue Reading German experts urge stricter virus measures, more boosters
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Germany should implement stricter measures this week to slow the spread of the omicron variant.…
Continue Reading Lauded modern British architect Richard Rogers dies at 88
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Richard Rogers, the lauded British architect who was one of the forces behind the Pompidou Center in…
Continue Reading Death toll in southern Pakistan sewer gas blast jumps to 17
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani police officer says the death toll from a sewer gas blast in the country’s largest city has jumped to…
Continue Reading Mass anti-coup protests in Sudan mark uprising anniversary
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese have taken to the streets across the country in mass protests against a military takeover and…
Continue Reading DJ David Guetta lauds Saudi reforms ahead of show in kingdom
By MALAK HARB Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Internationally-known DJ David Guetta has defended his participation in Saudi…
Continue Reading Finland’s Christmas resorts in full swing but fear omicron
By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Christmas is in full swing in Finnish Lapland, where venue operators happily report that…
Continue Reading Restaurants anxious as omicron, high food costs take toll
By DEE-ANN DURBIN, MAE ANDERSON and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — While restaurants in the U.S. and United Kingdom are open without…
Continue Reading Iraq military: 2 rockets strike inside Green Zone
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s military says two rockets have struck Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, home to the U.S.…
Continue Reading Light aircraft crash in Australia kills 2 children, 2 adults
SYDNEY (AP) — Four people including two children have died after a light aircraft crashed into the sea near the coast of Australia’s Queensland…
Continue Reading Israeli army arrests 4 suspects in deadly West Bank shooting
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has apprehended four Palestinian suspects believed to have taken part in a deadly shooting in the…
Continue Reading Indian man beaten to death inside historic Sikh temple
NEW DELHI (AP) — A man has been beaten to death in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after he allegedly attempted to commit a sacrilegious act…
Continue Reading Leftist millennial wins election as Chile’s next president
By PATRICIA LUNA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government…
Continue Reading 12 killed in Guatemalan village plagued by land disputes
n GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Police in Guatemala say 12 people have been slain in a village that has been involved in a years-long territorial dispute…
Continue Reading Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 140; mayors plead for food
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year has reached at…
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