Carrie Meek, pioneering Black former congresswoman, dies
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida congresswoman Carrie Meek has died at the age of 95. Meek was a…
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Body of missing 2-year-old girl found in Indiana river
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — A diver has found the body of a 2-year-old girl reported missing after her father was pulled from his partially submerged…
Continue Reading Mexicans hope for recovery of monarch butterflies
By LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Communal farmers and butterfly guides are hoping for a rebound in the number of monarch…
Continue Reading New country, new name for US citizen ‘Enes Kanter Freedom’
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to “Enes Kanter Freedom” to celebrate becoming a United States citizen.…
Continue Reading Fauci fires back at Cruz over COVID claims about Chinese lab
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci is blasting Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements…
Continue Reading WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has urged countries not to impose flight bans on southern…
Continue Reading Northwest residents urged to stay alert as storms roll in
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press Weather officials are urging Northwest residents to remain alert because more rain is on the way to an…
Continue Reading Phil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of…
Continue Reading Fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies of cancer at 41
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has…
Continue Reading ‘Encanto,’ ‘House of Gucci’ fuel Thanksgiving box office
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney’s…
Continue Reading Asian leaders at economic summit vow to help Afghanistan
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The leaders of several Asian countries have called for boosting economic ties…
Continue Reading Israel to allow 3,000 Ethiopian Jews to immigrate
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government has approved the immigration of several thousand Ethiopian Jews, some of…
Continue Reading Thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in Czech capital
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands have rallied in the Czech capital to protest the government’s restrictive measures to…
Continue Reading Israeli president celebrates Hanukkah at West Bank site
By MOSHE EDRI Associated Press HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s president has visited one of the most contentious spots in the occupied West…
Continue Reading Dutch impose new tighter lockdown amid spiking infections
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands has moved into a tougher lockdown that was announced amid spiking infection rates…
Continue Reading Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?
By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches…
Continue Reading Community systems offer alternative paths for solar growth
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As demand for renewable energy surges, “community solar” installations are popping…
Continue Reading In Iraq, family mourns daughter who drowned crossing to UK
By SALAR SALIM and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Snow globes, teddy bears and makeup brushes. These were the trinkets left…
Continue Reading Train derails in suburban Atlanta, blocking streets
HIRAM, Ga. (AP) — A freight train has derailed in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs, blocking roads and slightly injuring two crew members. Local news…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands without power in UK in storm’s wake
LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Scotland and northern England remain without power after a storm brought sleet, subzero temperatures…
Continue Reading Sudan says 6 soldiers killed in Ethiopia border fighting
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s armed forces says that six of its forces were killed in fighting in the country’s border region with Ethiopia. It comes a…
Continue Reading Religious abortion rights supporters fight for access
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Catholic bishops and evangelical pastors are prominent leaders in the anti-abortion movement, but not all believers…
Continue Reading Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79
LONDON (AP) — Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Formula One’s Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is ex-cop charged with in Wright death?
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors will try to prove that a white suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim Potter,…
Continue Reading Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?
By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches…
Continue Reading New vents open up, lava surges from Spanish island’s volcano
MADRID (AP) — Several new volcanic vents have opened up on the Spanish island of La Palma, releasing new lava that is speeding down a ridge and…
Continue Reading For cop who shot Daunte Wright, will ‘wrong gun’ plea work?
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection begins Tuesday for a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim…
Continue Reading In omicron hot spot, somber mood as S Africa faces variant
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The overcast, drizzly skies match the somber mood at the…
Continue Reading Taiwan sends jets after 27 Chinese planes enter buffer zone
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defense buffer zone in the latest in a long series of incursions as part of…
Continue Reading Morocco halts all incoming flights because of virus variant
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread…
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