Catalans protest against mandate for more Spanish in schools
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of Catalans have taken to the streets of Barcelona to protest against a court…
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Pope doubles down on quashing old Latin Mass with new limits
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is doubling down on his efforts to quash the old Latin Mass. He is forbidding the…
Continue Reading People pressure governments worldwide to act on inflation
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish truckers have won concessions from the government to help check rising fuel costs…
Continue Reading Moderate earthquake shakes Milan; no reports of injuries
ROME (AP) — A moderate earthquake has rattled Milan. There have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Italy’s Institute for Geophysics…
Continue Reading Typhoon leaves 31 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon has left at least 31 people dead in the Philippines, knocked down power…
Continue Reading Gas explosion in sewer kills 12 in Pakistan’s largest city
By ADIL JAWAD Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a powerful gas explosion in a sewage system in Pakistan’s largest city,…
Continue Reading Russia envoy: Moscow may up the ante if West ignores demands
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says that Moscow may take unspecified new measures to ensure its…
Continue Reading Egypt announces its first cases of omicron variant
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian health authorities say they have identified the country’s first cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the…
Continue Reading Japan police search house of man linked to deadly Osaka fire
By CHISATO TANAKA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Japanese police have searched the house of one of the patients at a…
Continue Reading Pakistan to rally Muslim countries to help Afghanistan
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian…
Continue Reading Typhoon leaves 19 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon has left at least 19 people dead in the Philippines, knocked down power…
Continue Reading Republicans resist saying 3 simple words: ‘Joe Biden won’
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press They are just three little words, but they have become nearly impossible for many Republicans to say: “Joe…
Continue Reading Hong Kong election defines dramatic changes by Beijing
HONG KONG (AP) — Elections for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Sunday mark the culmination of Beijing’s campaign to rein in the body that…
Continue Reading Indonesia raises Semeru volcano alert, fearing new eruption
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for the highest volcano on Java…
Continue Reading California commission OKs poisoning plan for wildlife refuge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Coastal Commission has approved a plan to poison invasive mice threatening rare seabirds on the Farallon…
Continue Reading Socialist Seattle City Councilmember survives recall attempt
SEATTLE (AP) — Voters in Seattle have retained socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the controversial lawmaker and long-time foe of…
Continue Reading 2021 Notebook: In 2021, the US right to abortion is in peril
By The Associated Press As 2021 comes to a close, Roe v. Wade — the historic 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion…
Continue Reading Plea deal reached in San Francisco public corruption case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s former public works director has agreed to plead guilty to accepting bribes and kickbacks to settle a…
Continue Reading Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A federal appeals court panel has ruled that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for…
Continue Reading Police sued over April custody death of Oakland man
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The family of an Oakland, California, man who died after police held him down has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, contending…
Continue Reading Long Beach, California, mayor to seek open US House seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mayor of Long Beach, California, launched a campaign for a U.S. House seat in Southern California, a day after long-serving…
Continue Reading Afghan envoy to UN resigns after Taliban moved to oust him
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The former Afghan government’s ambassador to the United Nations has resigned after the country’s current Taliban rulers…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue Reading Deceptive videos used to link athlete deaths to COVID shots
By ANGELO FICHERA and SOPHIA TULP Associated Press Jake West was a seemingly healthy 17-year-old before he collapsed during football practice and…
Continue Reading Police: Van full of Christmas toys stolen in New Mexico
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Time is of the essence for the Salvation Army in New Mexico now that the Grinch has thrown a wrench into the group’s…
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Ex-hostages doing well, have left Haiti, mission agency says
By PETER SMITH and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press All the former hostages from a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti have been flown…
Continue Reading Harris sharply defends Biden in interview with Charlamagne
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has gotten into a testy exchange with media host Charlamagne Tha…
Continue Reading US General seeks to strengthen South American military ties
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The U.S. military’s new Southern Command Gen. Laura Richardson says she’s…
Continue Reading California governor boosts efforts to combat smash-and-grabs
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will seek more than $300 million in state funding…
Continue Reading Illinois governor repeals parental notification of abortion
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ governor has signed legislation to repeal a requirement that parents or guardians be…
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