Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
By DAVID BILLER and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no…
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US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
By COLLIN BINKLEY and CAROLE FELDMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief says he’s open to using…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy speaks before Canadian Parliament in his campaign to shore up support for Ukraine
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Canada to stay with his country to victory as he…
Continue Reading Top warming talks official hopes for ‘course correction’ and praises small steps in climate efforts
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A top official of upcoming international climate negotiations hopes to prove critics wrong and…
Continue Reading A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Along with such classics as “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Truman…
Continue Reading Back at old job, Anthony Mackie lends star power to New Orleans’ post-Ida roof repair effort
By STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Movie star Anthony Mackie was back in his home town — and back at an old job — as he took…
Continue Reading Nevada Republicans brace for confusion as party eyes election rules that may favor Trump
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s push to bend state Republican parties…
Continue Reading A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A longshot candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters…
Continue Reading Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it’s legal
By JIM SALTER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some medical providers are dropping continuing gender-affirming care for…
Continue Reading Lahaina residents brace for what they’ll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lahaina residents are bracing for what they’ll find when they return to the ruins…
Continue Reading Hollywood actor and writer strikes have broad support among Americans, AP-NORC poll shows
By ANDREW DALTON and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public support for striking Hollywood actors and writers is broad, but not…
Continue Reading From an old-style Afghan camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The odd device draws curious onlookers everywhere. From the outside, it resembles…
Continue Reading Music Review: On ‘Scarlet,’ Doja Cat’s demons demand attention — as if it was possible to look away
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before Doja Cat released her stellar fourth full-length album, the take-no-prisoners…
Continue Reading The UN system is ‘sclerotic and hobbled’ and needs urgent reform, top European Union official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top European Union official says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed an urgent need to reform the “sclerotic and…
Continue Reading Christian McCaffrey and the 49ers win 13th straight in the regular season, beat the Giants 30-12
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The New York Giants kept dialing up blitzes and the San Francisco 49ers just got…
Continue Reading Labor unions say they will end strike actions at Chevron’s three LNG plants in Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Labor unions say they will end disruptive strike actions at Chevron Corp.’s…
Continue Reading Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an…
Continue Reading Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an…
Continue Reading UNGA Briefing: Netanyahu, tuberculosis and what else is going on at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s Day 4 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim sets forth steps to boost Russia ties as US and Seoul warn about weapons deals
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered unspecified steps to further develop relations…
Continue Reading Australia’s government posts $14.2 billion budget surplus after 15 years in the red
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government has reported a $14.2 billion budget surplus for the last fiscal…
Continue Reading Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights
By DIANE JEANTET and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous people celebrated Thursday after Brazil’s Supreme…
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Border leaders weigh in on U.S. allowing some Venezuelans to legally work
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The Biden Administration announced it would grant temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants,…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy visits Canada for first time since war started seeking to shore up support for Ukraine
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the Canadian Parliament on Friday as he…
Continue Reading Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video
By MUHAMMAD HATTA and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious…
Continue Reading Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child’s remains
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday amid preparations for a trial against an extended…
Continue Reading Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child’s remains
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday amid preparations for a trial against an extended…
Continue Reading Nigerians protest mysterious death of Afrobeat star as police exhumes body for autopsy
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Thousands have marched across Nigeria over the mysterious death of an Afrobeat star whose…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Bolsonaro denies proposing coup to military leaders
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is denying a report claiming he consulted with top military leaders on staging a coup to…
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Texas Military Department sends more soldiers to the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Military Department announced the arrival of more personnel and equipment to the southern border in response…
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