Fund to preserve, assist Black churches gets $20M donation
By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $20…
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Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff
By JAMIE STENGLE, JAKE BLEIBERG and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took…
Continue Reading Support flows to ‘changed’ Texas synagogue after standoff
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The tight-knit congregation at a Texas synagogue where four people were held hostage by an armed…
Continue Reading Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
BEIJING (AP) — A 26-year-old woman in China’s capital Beijing who contracted the omicron strain of COVID-19 has drawn national attention on…
Continue Reading On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights
By JEFF MARTIN and MICHAEL WARREN The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Martin Luther King, Jr.’s eldest son has condemned the inaction of federal…
Continue Reading Jill Biden: I didn’t expect ‘healing role’ as first lady
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden campaigned to help unite the country. But first lady Jill Biden says…
Continue Reading Birju Maharaj, legend of India’s kathak dance form, dies
NEW DELHI (AP) — Birju Maharaj, a legend of classical Indian dance and among the country’s most well-known performing artists, has died. He was…
Continue Reading Vaccination mandated for commuters on Manila public transit
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — People who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are being banned from riding public transport in the Philippine…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after China reports slowing growth
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after China reported that its economy expanded at an 8.1% annual…
Continue Reading China’s economy grows 8.1% in 2021, slows in second half
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economy grew by 8.1% in 2021 but Beijing faces pressure to shore up activity after an…
Continue Reading Osaka, Nadal advance in Australia after Djokovic flies home
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open has started without nine-time champion Novak Djokovic. The focus is…
Continue Reading Biden, new Japanese prime minister to meet virtually Friday
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on Friday. The meeting comes as the…
Continue Reading Djokovic lands in Serbia as questions arise over French Open
By DARKO BANDIC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has returned home after being thwarted from defending…
Continue Reading Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102
By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Charles McGee, who flew fighter combat missions…
Continue Reading N. Korea fires short-range missiles in 4th launch this month
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons…
Continue Reading Group: Tax rich to fund vaccines for poor hit by pandemic
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Anti-poverty group Oxfam has called for governments to impose a one-time 99% tax on the world’s…
Continue Reading North Macedonia: Center-left government OK’d by parliament
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s parliament has approved a new coalition C abinet led…
Continue Reading Djokovic leaves Australia but debate goes on in vaccine saga
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Australia made its decision, but opinion remains divided worldwide on Novak Djokovic and whether he should have…
Continue Reading Iowa coach disbands diversity group created after 2020 probe
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz has disbanded an alumni advisory committee that was created after a 2020 investigation…
Continue Reading 4 young manatees flown from Florida to Ohio for treatment
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Orlando transferred four manatee calves to an Ohio aquarium for rehabilitation, freeing space to treat more of the…
Continue Reading Celebrated Greek painter Alekos Fassianos dies at 86
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Alekos Fassianos, one of the most important modern Greek painters, has died at age 86. The state news agency ANA said…
Continue Reading Bidens pack carrots, apples into boxes during food bank stop
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden packed carrots and apples into food boxes for…
Continue Reading Jeff Goldblum, Kyle MacLachlan bookend Prada menswear show
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Jeff Goldblum infused Milan Fashion Week with some levity as he shimmied down the Prada runway in a…
Continue Reading For ‘ice wine’ vintners, frigid temps are reason to rejoice
OVID, N.Y. (AP) — While the vast majority of New Yorkers are hunkering down to ride out frigid temperatures and snow blasts from the latest winter…
Continue Reading For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — For more than a year, federal prosecutors have been investigating the Capitol riot, and at…
Continue Reading ‘Scream’ scares off ‘Spider-Man’ with $30.6M debut
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a month at the top of the box office, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has finally been overtaken…
Continue Reading No vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law
PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament has approved a law that will exclude unvaccinated people from restaurants, sports arenas and other venues.…
Continue Reading For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — For more than a year, federal prosecutors have been investigating the Capitol riot, and at…
Continue Reading Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As California enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales, industry insiders say…
Continue Reading Election overhaul in Alaska aimed at reducing partisanship
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new election system, narrowly passed by voters in 2020, is set to be used in Alaska races…
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