Windows at German mosque damaged, unclear if it was targeted
BERLIN (AP) — Police say several windows at a mosque in the eastern German city of Leipzig were broken after dozens of people set off fireworks,…
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Philippine leader quits from Senate race in latest flip-flop
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn his candidacy for a Senate seat in next…
Continue Reading Prosecutors at Kim Potter trial document her Taser training
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A police official says the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and…
Continue Reading Serbia takes big step forward in EU membership talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia is taking a significant step toward joining the European Union. Belgrade opened talks Tuesday on a series of policies linked…
Continue Reading China detects 2nd case of omicron variant
BEIJING (AP) — China has detected its second case of the omicron variant in a 67-year-old man who tested positive after more than two weeks of…
Continue Reading Scientists cautious as erupting Spanish volcano falls quiet
MADRID (AP) — A volcano that has been spewing lava in Spain’s Canary Islands for almost three months has fallen quiet. But scientists are warning…
Continue Reading UN weather agency affirms 2020 Arctic heat record in Siberia
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency has certified a 38-degree Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) reading in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk last year as…
Continue Reading Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads…
Continue Reading Vatican fraud trial sees more delay amid procedural errors
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s big fraud and embezzlement trial has suffered another delay. The tribunal…
Continue Reading Report: British ship didn’t noticed it rammed smaller vessel
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A British freighter reportedly didn’t noticed it had rammed a smaller Danish freighter that capsized off southern…
Continue Reading Supply chain disruptions cloud German machinery outlook
BERLIN (AP) — A group representing Germany’s machinery industry says it expects a weaker rebound in production this year than previously forecast…
Continue Reading ‘Return of Jedi,’ ‘Selena’ added to National Film Registry
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year’s inductees into the National Film Registry include an epic Star…
Continue Reading Person on Israeli PM’s flight from UAE tests COVID positive
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli prime minister’s office says a person on the Israeli leader’s flight back from the United Arab…
Continue Reading Omicron stalks UK jobs market after previous fears allayed
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s jobs market appears to have brushed aside the ending of a salary support program that…
Continue Reading Europe, US frustrated with Iranian stance in nuclear talks
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — European diplomats are expressing frustration with Iran’s stance in talks aimed at salvaging…
Continue Reading Japan’s Toyota promises more electric models, investment
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota is beefing up its electric vehicle lineup, offering 30 new fully…
Continue Reading 7 migrants killed, 3 injured in car accident in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police in Hungary say seven migrants have been killed and three others injured when the vehicle they were traveling in…
Continue Reading Austrian leader: won’t go to Beijing games, but no protest
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s leader says no high-ranking politicians from his country will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, but he says that is…
Continue Reading ‘Gone’: MLB umpire Tripp Gibson home in tornado-hit Mayfield
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Major League Baseball umpire Tripp Gibson grew up in Mayfield, Kentucky, and is back home this week after the town…
Continue Reading Turkey, Armenia to appoint envoys in bid to normalize ties
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says Turkey and Armenia will appoint special representatives to discuss steps to normalize…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Moscow’s rocky relationship with NATO alliance
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military buildup has raised fears in Ukraine and the West that Moscow could invade…
Continue Reading Hong Kong officials distance themselves from Nanking footage
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials have distanced themselves from the screening of a 1937 Nanking massacre video in a…
Continue Reading McConnell, Spears, Osaka: A look at 2021’s notable quotes
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A line from a speech given from the U.S. Senate floor before rioters broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6 tops a Yale Law…
Continue Reading In the ruins of Mayfield, a search for hope in what’s saved
By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer WINGO, Ky. (AP) — Victoria Byerly-Zuck is one of thousands made homeless by the tornado that tore through her…
Continue Reading Miss America turns 100. Will she last another 100 years?
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — As Miss America turns 100, a major question remains unanswered: Is she still relevant? The…
Continue Reading Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an autopsy found unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the…
Continue Reading Worker says she risked discipline if she left job amid storm
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — An employee of the Kentucky candle factory where eight workers were killed by a tornado…
Continue Reading Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them…
Continue Reading Manchin hits Dems’ $2T bill as too costly, talks to Biden
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin is signaling anew that he’s still not ready to back his party’s $2 trillion…
Continue Reading Michigan school district sets new safety plan after shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — Administrators in a Michigan school district where four students were…
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