US Rhodes scholars for 2022 include record number of women
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America The class of U.S. Rhodes scholars for 2022 includes the largest number of women ever selected for…
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Croatia police say German reporter helped migrants cross
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say that a German reporter was briefly detained and fined for illegally entering the country from Bosnia…
Continue Reading Saudi critic’s fiancee urges Justin Bieber to cancel F1 show
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The fiancee of slain Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi joined a chorus of voices…
Continue Reading Yemen official warns dam will break if rebels take Marib
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The foreign minister of Yemen’s government in exile has warned that a rebel…
Continue Reading Indonesia hosts World Superbike finale on brand-new circuit
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press MANDALIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Toprak Razgatlioglu, a Yamaha rider, became the first-ever…
Continue Reading Hamas gunman kills 1 before Israeli police shoot him dead
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Hamas militant has opened fire in Jerusalem’s Old City, killing one Israeli and wounding…
Continue Reading Exit polls: Bulgarian president wins apparent reelection
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Exit polls in Bulgaria suggest that incumbent Rumen Radev is the apparent winner in the…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s doctors pushed to the limit by COVID-19 wave
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KAKHOVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is setting records almost every day for coronavirus…
Continue Reading Sudan military leaders reinstate deposed prime minister
By SAMY MAGDY and NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s deposed prime minister signed a deal with the military on Sunday that will…
Continue Reading Reports: Oscar-winning Japanese costume designer Wada dies
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Emi Wada, the Japanese costume designer who won an Oscar for her work in Akira Kurosawa’s…
Continue Reading Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two women whose relatives died from the coronavirus at home are questioning the Japanese…
Continue Reading Venezuela votes in regional election under international eye
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have cast ballots for thousands of local races under the scrutiny of…
Continue Reading Far-right lawmaker, ex-protester to meet in Chilean runoff
By EVA VERGARA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political…
Continue Reading China reduces ties with Lithuania in Taiwan spat
BEIJING (AP) — China has reduced its official relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level after Taiwan, the island democracy that Beijing…
Continue Reading A year to go, Qatar World Cup still feels heat of scrutiny
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The eight stadiums for the 2022 Qatar World Cup — all within a 30-mile radius of Doha — are now largely…
Continue Reading Olympic officials: Chinese tennis star Peng says she is safe
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai told Olympic…
Continue Reading Oil sheen spotted near Southern California’s oil spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Officials are investigating an oil sheen spotted Saturday near last month’s crude pipeline leak off Southern…
Continue Reading Venezuelan musicians set world’s largest orchestra record
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of Venezuelan musicians, most of them children and adolescents, have earned the title of the world’s largest…
Continue Reading At Alcatraz Island, Haaland highlights Indigenous progress
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says progress has been made by Indigenous people. But during a visit Saturday to Alcatraz…
Continue Reading Fox says it did not pay for Rittenhouse film and interview
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News on Saturday said it did not pay Kyle Rittenhouse for any special access during his murder…
Continue Reading Hundreds protest Rittenhouse acquittal across US
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement in Portland declared a riot Friday as about 200 demonstrators protested the acquittal of a teen who killed…
Continue Reading Oregon State Police seize 250 tons of illegal marijuana
WHITE CITY, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon say they have seized 250 tons of illegal marijuana from several industrial warehouses in White City. The…
Continue Reading Band director among those killed in Texas school bus crash
Big Spring, Texas (AP) — The three men killed in a fiery West Texas crash involving a school bus carrying members of a high school band include the…
Continue Reading Atlanta airport checkpoint chaos: Man grabs gun, it goes off
By BILL CORMIER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport’s main security…
Continue Reading Rittenhouse acquittal tightens the political vise for Biden
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A difficult political atmosphere for President Joe Biden may have become even more…
Continue Reading Israel returns Palestinian remains after mix up of bodies
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli officials say they successfully returned the remains of a 14-year-old Palestinian after mistakenly returning a…
Continue Reading UN agency: 75 migrants drown in Mediterranean off Libya
ROME (AP) — The UN’s migration agency says 75 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya earlier this week as they attempted…
Continue Reading Travis throws for 3 TDs, Florida State holds off BC, 26-23
KEN POWTAK By The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jordan Travis threw for three touchdowns and 251 yards and Florida State stopped Boston College in…
Continue Reading Top US admiral warns about China threat at Halifax forum
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says the U.S. and its allies need to operate…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Czech model freed in Pakistan following acquittal
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Czech model sentenced in 2019 to eight years in prison on charges of attempting to smuggle heroin from Pakistan to the…
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