Mask, vaccine conflicts descend into violence and harassment
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, TERRY TANG and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Across the country, more anti-vaccine and anti-mask…
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French virus health pass in full use but protests keep going
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of protesters are marching in cities and towns across France against a COVID-19 health pass that is now required to enter…
Continue Reading With black flags, Sri Lanka Christians protest bombing probe
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Christian community has hoisted black flags at churches and homes to express anger over the government’s…
Continue Reading Police: Man dies after exchanging gunfire with Texas cops
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Police say a man was fatally shot by Amarillo, Texas, police after opening fire on officers who approached him while looking…
Continue Reading EU warns Taliban it has not recognized their regime
By ALICIA LEÓN and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The European Union’s top officials have warned the Taliban that current…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to…
Continue Reading As Biden monitors Afghanistan, no weekend stay in Delaware
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t spend the weekend at his home in Delaware after all. The White House says Biden no longer will…
Continue Reading Silenced by COVID, mariachi Mass returns to Tucson cathedral
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A blast of trumpet flourishes and guitarrón bass breaks the solemn hush of Mass…
Continue Reading Though young and healthy, unvaccinated father dies of COVID
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Health officials in Alabama say they are seeing a spike in cases among young adults and…
Continue Reading Biden sees dip in support amid new COVID cases: AP-NORC poll
By JULIE PACE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has ticked down and Americans…
Continue Reading ‘Unmute us’: Marchers demand return of Dutch music festivals
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — People are protesting in the streets of Dutch cities to call for an end to the government’s…
Continue Reading Parents get coached on how to escape mask and vaccine rules
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, JANIE HAR and SARA CLINE Associated Press ALSEA, Ore. (AP) — Across the U.S., some public officials and other community leaders…
Continue Reading Not giving up: Afghan relatives in UK reach out for help
By JO KEARNEY and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The last week has been a frantic mix of fear and frustration for people in west London…
Continue Reading Southern Democrats aim to export Georgia’s 2020 success
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After the success that Democrats in Georgia had in 2020, the Deep South battleground is working with…
Continue Reading All about Henri as storm wanes, plods through US Northeast
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A weakening Henri is now a tropical depression and is churning eastward over New England and back…
Continue Reading Henri thwarts Central Park concert hailing NYC virus rebound
NEW YORK (AP) — A superstar-laden Central Park concert meant to celebrate New York City’s recovery from the coronavirus was cut short because of…
Continue Reading Hundreds arrested, fined during Australia lockdown protests
SYDNEY (AP) — Authorities in Australia say more than 250 people have been arrested while protesting coronavirus lockdowns in the country. Many…
Continue Reading Coastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Henri is now a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory late Saturday morning upgrading the…
Continue Reading Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
By KARL RITTER and MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press HANGEDIGI, Turkey (AP) — European Union leaders haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the…
Continue Reading Merkel’s bloc steps up German election fight amid poll sag
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s would-be successor is pledging to “fight with everything that I…
Continue Reading China’s Mars rover soldiers on after completing program
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for whether it…
Continue Reading Malaysia new PM faces tall task in uniting polarized society
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been sworn in, bringing back…
Continue Reading IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport
By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ, KATHY GANNON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. official says potential Islamic…
Continue Reading The Latest: India evacuates 168 people on flight from Kabul
The Associated Press NEW DELHI — An Indian official says an air force transport plane has left Kabul for New Delhi carrying 168 people on board.…
Continue Reading China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis
BEIJING (AP) — China will now allow couples to have a third child as the country seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that threatens its hopes of…
Continue Reading Vietnam calls on army for food delivery ahead of lockdown
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s government says it is sending troops to Ho Chi Minh City to help deliver food and aid to households as it further…
Continue Reading For US military leaders, Afghan news strikes personal chord
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For senior military and Pentagon leaders, this week’s news was profoundly personal. The…
Continue Reading Winds threaten to fan destructive California wildfire
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews are digging in and burning out fire lines amid fears that another round of high winds will bring renewed fury to a…
Continue Reading Hurricane Grace hits Mexico’s Gulf coast, dissipates; 8 dead
By FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Grace hit Mexico’s Gulf as a major Category 3…
Continue Reading Biden’s view of job comes into focus after Afghan collapse
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden actually made up his mind a long time ago about…
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