Suicide bombing at southwest Pakistan checkpoint kills 3
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a security checkpoint…
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Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties
By HUIZHONG WU and KATIE TAM Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong says it…
Continue Reading Surfer fatally bitten by shark off Australia’s east coast
SYDNEY (AP) — A surfer was fatally bitten by a shark off eastern Australia’s coast as many locals went to beaches to celebrate Father’s Day. An…
Continue Reading Crash victim recalls terror after Mississippi road collapse
Associated Press LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl says she heard vehicles crashing all around the pickup truck where she and her mother…
Continue Reading Louisiana residents thankful for small miracles after Ida
By MATT SEDENSKY and AARON MORRISON Associated Press MARRERO, La. (AP) — Parishioners of a church outside New Orleans were surprised to find…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missile that hurt 2
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which sent debris…
Continue Reading Women say they met porn actor Jeremy for fun; rape came next
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Testimony from more than 20 women showed that adult film actor Ron Jeremy used his…
Continue Reading Police: 3 killed, 3 wounded in shooting in NW Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department says three people were killed and three others were wounded…
Continue Reading (Shane) Beamer Ball debuts in South Carolina’s 46-0 win
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach turned quarterback Zeb Noland threw for four touchdowns on 13…
Continue Reading Women say they met porn actor Jeremy for fun; rape came next
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Testimony from more than 20 women showed that adult film actor Ron Jeremy used his…
Continue Reading Virus pushes some California hospitals near ICU capacity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hospitals in the heart of California’s Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units because…
Continue Reading Corrective: Virus Outbreak California story
In a story published September 3, 2021, about the coronavirus outbreak in California, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the San Joaquin…
Continue Reading Companies: $26B settlement of opioid lawsuits to move ahead
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Four companies say they’ll move ahead with a $26 billion settlement of lawsuits over the opioid crisis. An…
Continue Reading Newsom, Warren see national consequences in recall fight
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom to urge…
Continue Reading Prominent lawyer shot and hurt months after wife, son slain
ESTILL, S.C. (AP) — A family attorney says a lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to death at their…
Continue Reading Facebook sorry for ‘primates’ label on video of Black men
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times reports Facebook has apologized for putting a “primates” label on a video of Black men. The newspaper says…
Continue Reading Kentucky governor calls special session on handling COVID-19
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s calling the Republican-led legislature into…
Continue Reading Harris to California on Wednesday to campaign with Newsom
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit California’s Bay Area on Wednesday to campaign with Gov.…
Continue Reading Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ show, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC’s “Today” show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful…
Continue Reading 2 inmates charged after riot in South Carolina jail
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff’s department has brought charges against two inmates after a jail riot in which two guards…
Continue Reading Banderas skewers his own craft in ‘Official Competition’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz have brought some laughs to the Venice Film Festival.…
Continue Reading Miami Beach says law-breaking partiers no longer tolerated
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — South Beach’s sizzling party scene is about to undergo a massive boost in police presence against…
Continue Reading Israel President meets Jordanian king to cultivate ties
JERUSALEM (AP) — The new Israeli president has met with the Jordanian king in a new sign of improved relations between the two countries. President…
Continue Reading El Salvador court drops ban on presidential reelection
By MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s top court and its election authority have tossed aside what…
Continue Reading It’s a girl, and a boy: Buttigieg celebrates 2 babies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his spouse, Chasten, are celebrating the arrival of not one — but two — bundles…
Continue Reading River closes after California family dies nearby
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mysterious deaths of a Northern California family of hikers and their dog have led federal officials to…
Continue Reading Cleanup boats on scene of large Gulf oil spill following Ida
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill…
Continue Reading Afghan filmmakers at Venice fear loss of identity, culture
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban are begging the world to not…
Continue Reading Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites
By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: Paraplegic man’s foot ‘shredded’ on rollercoaster
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t…
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