New claims in NYC restaurant brawl over vaccine proof
NEW YORK (AP) — New details have emerged on a brawl outside a popular New York City restaurant between several out-of-town visitors and an employee…
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Things to watch at the UN General Assembly meeting this week
By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — This week at the United Nations, there is more to watch than the parade of leaders’ speeches. A…
Continue Reading As leaders reconvene at UN, climate and COVID top the list
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Despite the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 world leaders are heading to…
Continue Reading California firefighters scramble to protect sequoia groves
By NOAH BERGER Associated Press THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Flames have reached a grove of sequoia trees in California as firefighters battled to…
Continue Reading UN, US, UK condemn Houthis’ execution of 9 Yemenis
Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The United Nations, the United States and the United Kingdom have condemned the executions of nine Yemenis by…
Continue Reading ‘Shang-Chi’ tops box office for 3rd straight weekend
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is the top film at the box office for the third…
Continue Reading 3 migrants found dead in Poland, 9 others hospitalized
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says the bodies of three people who were trying to illegally cross into Poland were found in the…
Continue Reading Syrian, Jordanian defense officials discuss border security
AMMAN (AP) — Syria’s defense minister has paid a rare visit to Jordan after Syrian troops captured several rebel-held areas near the border…
Continue Reading Former Algerian leader Bouteflika buried with quiet honors
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been laid to rest, quietly honored despite being forced from office in…
Continue Reading Report: Iran appoints new air force commander
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State television says that Iran’s top leader has appointed a pilot of Russian fighter jets to command the nation’s air…
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Chris Rock says he has COVID-19, urges vaccination
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Rock on Sunday said he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: “Get…
Continue Reading ‘Un(re)solved’ exhibit focuses on civil rights-era killings
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An interactive exhibit in Mississippi is shining light on killings that took place…
Continue Reading Two men fatally shot at North Carolina Central University
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Two men were shot and killed on the North Carolina Central University campus while a college football game was being played…
Continue Reading Recall vote highlights California’s geopolitical divisions
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California recall election was a blowout win for Gov. Gavin…
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US launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas
By JUAN A. LOZANO, ERIC GAY, ELLIOT SPAGAT and EVENS SANON Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas…
Continue Reading Early results in Russia show pro-Kremlin party leads
By JIM HEINTZ and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Early results Sunday in Russia’s parliamentary election show the dominant…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson to urge climate action over 4-day trip to US
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is travelling to the United States with senior Cabinet officials…
Continue Reading Trudeau makes final appeal ahead of Canada’s election
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making his case to voters on the final day of campaigning before…
Continue Reading Dutch king unveils Holocaust name monument in Amsterdam
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — King Willem-Alexander has officially unveiled a new memorial in the heart of Amsterdam’s…
Continue Reading Body found in Wyoming believed to be Gabrielle Petito
Associated Press MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito. An FBI…
Continue Reading Favela centennial shows Brazil communities’ endurance
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — One of Sao Paulo’s biggest favelas is celebrating its centennial —…
Continue Reading Probe of Southern Baptist sex abuse response moves forward
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A new Southern Baptist Convention task force is overseeing a third-party investigation…
Continue Reading Festival season returns to Nepal amid declining COVID cases
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of devotees have packed the old palace courtyard in the heart of…
Continue Reading Capsized river boat leaves 10 dead in southwest China
BEIJING (AP) — State media says that a capsized river boat in southwest China has left at least 10 people dead, with another five still missing.…
Continue Reading France’s Macron to talk to Biden amid crisis over submarines
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government spokesman says President Emmanuel Macron will speak in the coming days…
Continue Reading Thousands march in Ukraine for LGBT rights, safety
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Some 7,000 people have gathered in Ukrainian capital for the annual March for Equality in support of the rights of the…
Continue Reading Boxer-senator Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 elections. Pacquiao…
Continue Reading Biden pitching partnership after tough stretch with allies
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes before the United Nations this week to address the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Democrats push to retool health care programs for millions
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dental work for Medicare recipients. An end to sky’s-the-limit…
Continue Reading Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The interim mayor of Afghanistan’s capital says female employees in the Kabul city…
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