Boris Johnson ally Nadine Dorries quits Britain’s Parliament after months of delay
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Conservative lawmaker Nadine Dorries has stepped down from the House of Commons more than two…
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Gabon imposes curfew and cuts internet access as voting wraps up in major elections
By YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s government has imposed a nationwide curfew and cut off internet access…
Continue Reading A second merchant ship leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa following Russia’s exit from grain deal
A second container ship has left port through a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Ukraine’s government after Russia halted a wartime…
Continue Reading Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price Is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh Steelers connect with Gaelic games to grow fan base in Ireland
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer DUBLIN (AP) — The Irish economy is getting a boost from the Notre Dame football game in Dublin. The Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading German state official denies writing an antisemitic flyer when he was at school
BERLIN (AP) — The deputy governor of the German state of Bavaria has rejected allegations that he was responsible for an antisemitic flyer as a…
Continue Reading Much of Florida under state of emergency as possible tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Forecasters are warning of possible flash flooding and landslides across the eastern…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of pretrial detention in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court’s decision to extend his pretrial detention in Russia until the end of…
Continue Reading Maryland oral surgeon convicted of murder in girlfriend’s overdose death
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — An oral surgeon has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend who overdosed on anesthetic drugs that he administered at his…
Continue Reading An EF-2 tornado knocks down trees and injures at least 6 in Pennsylvania
MILL RUN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an EF-2 tornado brought down trees and damaged homes as well as a resort and campground in southwestern…
Continue Reading Toddler died in hot car parked outside South Carolina high school, coroner says
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina coroner says a toddler died inside a hot car after her mother forgot that she left the girl in the vehicle…
Continue Reading With drones and webcams, volunteer hunters join a new search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Mystery hunters converged on a Scottish lake on Saturday to look for signs of the mythical Loch Ness…
Continue Reading Boston shooting wounds at least 7 on the outskirts of Caribbean festival
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston police commissioner says two people have been arrested and multiple weapons recovered in a shooting that wounded at least…
Continue Reading Hot air balloon lands on Vermont highway median after being stalled in flight
HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) — A hot air balloon made an emergency landing on a highway median in Vermont after becoming stalled in flight. The Valley News…
Continue Reading An attack by al-Qaida-allied group in northwest Syria kills, wounds dozens of troops, activists say
BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition activists say insurgents in northwest Syria have attacked a government position killing and wounding more than 30 troops.…
Continue Reading FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup win kiss
By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JOSEPH WILSON AP Sports Writers GENEVA (AP) — FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on Saturday…
Continue Reading Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
By KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the…
Continue Reading Pope warns of social media perils: relationships reduced to algorithms, partisan propaganda, hatred
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis in a speech to Catholic lawmakers has warned against social media reducing human relationships to “mere algorithms”…
Continue Reading Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, BERNARD CONDON and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down…
Continue Reading A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — A recent study showed that tests for sick newborns that look at their full genetic blueprints…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico board submits third plan in attempt to restructure power company debt of $10 billion
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Lawyers have filed a new plan for restructuring $10 billion in debt owed by Puerto…
Continue Reading Hawaii’s cherished notion of family, the ohana, endures in tragedy’s aftermath
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JAE C. HONG and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Families were torn asunder. A community is reeling…
Continue Reading The British Museum says it has recovered some of the stolen 2,000 items
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum says it has recovered some of the 2,000 items believed to have been stolen by an…
Continue Reading Shelling kills civilians in Ukraine’s northeast as fears grow of a second Russian takeover
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces struck a cafe in a key front-line area in northeastern Ukraine Saturday,…
Continue Reading A Palestinian dies a month after being shot during an Israeli raid in the West Bank
NASSER NASSER Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian news agency has reported that a 20-year-old died of wounds a month after…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz vows a quick resolution to his coalition government’s latest standoff
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor OIaf Scholz is vowing that his coalition government will quickly resolve a dispute over child benefits that has…
Continue Reading Greek authorities arrest 2 for arson while firefighters battle wildfires across the country
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire department officials say two men have been arrested in different parts of Greece on…
Continue Reading Police say 1 teenager is dead, 2 people wounded after shooting at Oklahoma high school football game
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a teenager has died after being shot during a Friday night high school…
Continue Reading New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station…
Continue Reading UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in the West…
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