‘My heart was always just with the sheep.’ One Navajo’s push to keep tradition vibrant
By MELINA WALLING and JOHN LOCHER Associated Press GANADO, Ariz. (AP) — Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona,…
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UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — United Nations peacekeepers have withdrawn from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali weeks…
Continue Reading Spain’s bishops apologize for sex abuses but dispute the estimated number of victims in report
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops have apologized again for sex abuses committed by members following…
Continue Reading Visitors will be allowed in Florence chapel’s secret room to ponder if drawings are Michelangelo’s
By LUIGI NAVARRO Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Just four at a time, visitors soon will be allowed access to a long-hidden space inside…
Continue Reading US wages rose at a solid pace this summer, posing challenge for Fed’s inflation fight
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and benefits grew at a slightly faster pace in the July-September quarter than…
Continue Reading 2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister’s resignation
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh have clashed with opposition supporters who are blocking roads to…
Continue Reading Freedom Under Fire: 5 takeaways from AP’s series on rising tension between guns and American liberty
By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer In a country shadowed by the threat of mass shootings and neighborhood violence, courts have embraced an…
Continue Reading In a first, MIT trains students to resolve clean energy conflicts
By AMY HARDER, Cipher News CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — As the United States injects hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy through its…
Continue Reading In the shadow of loss, a mother’s long search for happiness
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer AJIJIC, Mexico (AP) — There’s a look Sandy Phillips came to know each time she arrived somewhere a gunman had…
Continue Reading Abuse victims say gun surrender laws save lives. Will the Supreme Court agree?
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Legal Affairs Writer As Janet Paulsen prepared to leave her husband, who had become increasingly volatile over their 15-year…
Continue Reading Veterans are more likely than most to kill themselves with guns. Families want to keep them safe.
By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer FLINT, Texas (AP) — She leaned out of the tent at a small-town summer festival, hoping someone would stop to…
Continue Reading For parents who’ve been through shootings, raising kids requires grappling with fears
By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — By the time Hollan Holm pulls the family minivan into Chickasaw Park, the buzz rising…
Continue Reading Two pastors worry for their congregants’ safety. Are more guns the answer or the problem?
By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Inside the columned church on the corner, the rich tones of the organ have wrapped…
Continue Reading A UN report urges Russia to investigate an attack on a Ukrainian village that killed 59 civilians
By NEBI QENA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.N investigators on Tuesday urged Russia to acknowledge responsibility for a missile strike on…
Continue Reading Spain’s Crown Princess Leonor turns 18 and is feted as the future queen at a swearing-in ceremony
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The heir to the Spanish throne has sworn allegiance to the Constitution on her 18th birthday,…
Continue Reading India-led alliance set to fund solar projects in Africa in a boost to the energy transition
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — An alliance of nations that push for more solar power worldwide are set to announce nearly…
Continue Reading UN experts call on the Taliban to free 2 women rights defenders from custody in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.N. experts are demanding the Taliban immediately release two women’s rights defenders in Afghanistan. Neda Parwan and…
Continue Reading Indonesian police arrest 59 suspected militants over an alleged plot to disrupt 2024 elections
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police squad has arrested at least 59 suspected…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson’s former top aide is withering about UK government during COVID-19 pandemic inquiry
By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The former top aide to ex-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has painted a picture…
Continue Reading Springboks arrive to a heroes’ welcome in South Africa after another Rugby World Cup triumph
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Springboks have returned to a heroes’ welcome in South Africa after retaining their…
Continue Reading Biden administration takes on JetBlue as its fight against industry consolidation goes to court
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration and JetBlue Airways are facing off in court over the Biden administration’s effort…
Continue Reading Germany’s highest court overturns a reform that allowed for new trials after acquittals
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has overturned a reform to the country’s criminal code that allowed for people who have been acquitted to…
Continue Reading Surge in interest rates and a cloudier economic picture to keep Federal Reserve on sidelines
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised to leave its key interest rate unchanged at a time when…
Continue Reading Singapore defense minister calls on China to take the lead in reducing regional tensions
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Singapore’s defense minister has urged China as a dominant power in Asia to take the lead in…
Continue Reading China’s forces shadow a Philippine navy ship near disputed shoal, sparking new exchange of warnings
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine navy patrol ship has been shadowed by Chinese forces near a disputed shoal in…
Continue Reading Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made death threats in the latest security incident
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police have opened fire on a woman who threatened to blow herself up and allegedly made…
Continue Reading Police arrest an armed suspect after 8-hour hostage drama at a post office north of Tokyo
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police say they have arrested an armed suspect and ended an eight-hour standoff at a post office…
Continue Reading Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA’s help
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A pair of recent reports from the Environmental Protection Agency put striking numbers on…
Continue Reading Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown
By RIAZ KHAN and ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Afghans are piling into trucks and buses and leaving Pakistan to avoid…
Continue Reading Bud Light brewer confident it can win back US drinkers, but sales are still down after backlash
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Anheuser-Busch InBev said Tuesday that revenue growth in most of its global regions was offset by a drop in…
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