Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The higher education minister in the new Taliban government says women can study in…
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Pakistan police arrest alleged child abusers, seek suspects
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police are searching for members of a gang accused of abusing minors and making pornographic videos in a…
Continue Reading Japan detects suspected China submarine near southern island
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry says it detected a submarine believed to be Chinese off a southern…
Continue Reading Ever the showman, Thom Browne stages a stylish extravaganza
By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Never content to ply his wares on a regular runway, designer Thom Browne has long created theatrical productions…
Continue Reading Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber top star-packed MTV VMAs
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer Lil Nas X won video of the year at Sundays MTV VMAs on a night that Justin Bieber triumphantly…
Continue Reading Oil-rich Norway goes to polls with climate on the agenda
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — North Sea oil and gas has helped make Norway one of the wealthiest countries in the world.…
Continue Reading Torrential rains kill 17, destroy homes in northern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say that torrential monsoon rains and mudslides have flooded areas in northwestern Pakistan, destroying homes and…
Continue Reading Japan passes 50% vaccination rate, may ease limits in Nov.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Its campaign before later than many other wealthy…
Continue Reading China’s FM Wang offers aid and friendship on Cambodia visit
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says China has agreed to provide the Southeast…
Continue Reading Chinese city with coronavirus outbreak stops buses, trains
BEIJING (AP) — A city in southern China that is trying to contain a coronavirus outbreak has called on the public not to leave town. It has also…
Continue Reading Firefighters advance on blaze that shut California highway
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have reopened nearly all lanes of a major Southern California highway as firefighters made progress on a…
Continue Reading Typhoon pours 5 inches of rain on Taiwan, heads for Shanghai
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Chanthu has drenched Taiwan as the storm’s center passed the island’s east coast. The typhoon was moving Saturday…
Continue Reading Pope to Orban’s Hungary: Open your arms to everyone
By NICOLE WINFIELD and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis is urging Hungary to open its arms to everyone, in a…
Continue Reading Bush warns of domestic extremism, appeals to ‘nation I know’
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Former President George W. Bush appealed to Americans for a return to the spirit of…
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FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in…
Continue Reading Search in Mexico hill collapse slowed by fears of landslides
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico (AP) — Fears of new landslides are slowing the search for more victims from the collapse of a…
Continue Reading New US ambassador arrives in Mexico’s capital
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The new US ambassador to Mexico has arrived in the Mexican capital promising to work along Mexican authorities to address common…
Continue Reading Capitol Police recommend Jan. 6 officers for discipline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police is recommending disciplinary action in six cases stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The…
Continue Reading Brewers’ Burnes, Hader combine for MLB record 9th no-hitter
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes combined with reliever Josh Hader to pitch baseball’s record ninth…
Continue Reading Lucky cat: Falling feline gets saved at Miami football game
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The most notable catch in Saturday’s game between No. 22 Miami and Appalachian State…
Continue Reading Police: Officer killed man who pointed replica guns at him
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., fatally shot a man who had pointed guns at him…
Continue Reading Drones target northern Iraqi airport after 2 month lull
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq say explosives-laden drones targeted Irbil international airport in northern…
Continue Reading Newsom, GOP rivals seek votes in recall’s final weekend
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Republican rivals are making their final pitches…
Continue Reading Controversies over Islamophobia dog Canada’s conservatives
TORONTO (AP) — Candidate controversies over vaccines and Islamophobia dogged the leader of Canada’s opposition Conservative party on Saturday…
Continue Reading Mets, Yankees and more pay tribute on 9/11 20th anniversary
By NOAH TRISTER and JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer The Mets and Yankees held a Subway Series game on Sept. 11 for the first time on the 20th…
Continue Reading Salesforce to help workers leave states over abortion laws
DALLAS (AP) — Business-software company Salesforce says it will help employees leave Texas if they are worried about a new law that severely…
Continue Reading Pope: Aim to counter fundamentalist violence with schooling
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging fellow religious leaders and others to counter breeding grounds for fundamentalist violence by promoting…
Continue Reading Media outlets recall country’s unity after Sept. 11 attacks
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Media outlets that often spend hours each day exploring the country’s differences paused to…
Continue Reading N Macedonia march honors victims in COVID-19 hospital fire
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in a North Macedonia town to honor the 14…
Continue Reading Greece’s economy to grow 5.9% in 2021, prime minister says
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says the economy will grow 5.9%…
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