Advocates fear US weighing climate vs. human rights on China
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press U.S. envoy John Kerry is on a diplomatic quest to stave off the worst scenarios of global warming, but…
Continue Reading Communists, observers report violations in Russian election
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Communist Party, the country’s second-largest political party, is…
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Why we’re talking about the debt limit again
By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Republicans and Democrats in Washington are gearing up for their occasional fight over raising the US debt limit. Also known…
Continue Reading Top doctors say not so fast to Biden’s boosters-for-all plan
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver…
Continue Reading Pope to bishops: Listen to abuse victims for sake of church
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is urging European bishops to listen to survivors of clergy sexual abuse and consider…
Continue Reading After Afghanistan pullout, US seeks NATO basing, intel pacts
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The top U.S. military officer is in Greece meeting with NATO counterparts this weekend,…
Continue Reading France’s Notre Dame cathedral secured at last. Next: rebuild
PARIS (AP) — France’s Notre Dame Cathedral is finally stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it. It took more than two years…
Continue Reading Attack on gas pipeline in Syria causes brief power outage
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s electricity minister says an attack with explosive devices laid along a natural gas pipeline southeast of…
Continue Reading Yemen Houthi rebels execute 9 over senior official’s killing
By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have executed nine people for their alleged…
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The world’s tallest nation is getting shorter
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Netherlands has long been the world’s tallest nation — but its people are getting shorter, according to…
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How televangelist Tammy Faye Messner became a gay icon
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker) was camp incarnate. With her wildly over-the-top makeup and garish animal-print…
Continue Reading Taliban replace ministry for women with ‘virtue’ authorities
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers have set up a ministry for the “propagation of…
Continue Reading High temperatures, wildfire smoke and drought: The politics of climate change in one California congressional district
By Dan Merica, CNN Photographs by Damon Casarez for CNN The changing climate is everywhere Gustavo Carranza looks when he walks through his…
Continue Reading ‘Hotlanta’ is even more sweltering in these neighborhoods due to a racist 20th-century policy
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an…
Continue Reading Chile, Fiji and South Africa are ready for travelers to come back
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN There have been mixed fortunes for the world’s island communities this week, as some have restricted entry due to…
Continue Reading New tropical depression forms; Odette well offshore
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters have announced Saturday night the formation of a new tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National…
Continue Reading Search for Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie focuses on Florida nature reserve
By Alta Spells, Jenn Selva, Dakin Andone and Travis Caldwell, CNN The search for the now-missing fiancé of 22-year-old Gabby Petito is focused on a…
Continue Reading The Murdaugh family saga: a tangled web of secrets and murder
By Faith Karimi, CNN A powerful family. A deadly boating accident. Two mysterious slayings. Drug addiction, stolen money and a botched shooting in an…
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Vaccine boosters for more people are on the horizon. But the unvaccinated remain the biggest obstacle to curbing the pandemic
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN While more people are likely to be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, the most glaring issue prolonging the pandemic…
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LEADING OFF: Scherzer unbeaten with Dodgers, faces Reds
By The Associated Press Max Scherzer has dominated since being traded to the Dodgers, and tries to extend his streak of success when he pitches…
Continue Reading ‘We’re here to help you.’ What Afghan Americans want refugees fleeing the Taliban to know
By Sahar Akbarzai and Nicole Chavez, CNN Decades after the last major exodus from Afghanistan, refugees find themselves forced to flee their homeland…
Continue Reading In Russian Far East city, discontent smolders amid election
By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press KHABAROVSK, Russia (AP) — In the city of Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East. a few demonstrators gather nightly…
Continue Reading Photos show North Korea expanding uranium enrichment plant
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Recent satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its…
Continue Reading Budapest mayor enters primary to run against Hungary’s Orban
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A frontrunner in the race for a joint opposition candidate to fight Hungarian Prime…
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Borderland Blitz – See week 4 highlights & scores
EL PASO, Texas – The schedule for week four of the high school football season is attached below. All games on Friday kickoff at 7 p.m. MT Del Valle…
Continue Reading Petrino’s late FG lifts Maryland over Illinois 20-17
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Joseph Petrino kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift Maryland over Illinois 20-17. In a game best described…
Continue Reading Pinch-hitter pitcher Gausman sac fly in 11th, SF tops Braves
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitting pitcher Kevin Gausman lofted a full-count, bases-loaded sacrifice fly in…
Continue Reading In 4th decade playing Ryder Cup, Garcia still going strong
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Sergio Garcia is still the youngest Ryder Cup player in history. He was 19 when he was sprinting and leaping into the…
Continue Reading A’s keep pace in wild-card race with 5-4 win over Angels
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cole Irvin pitched six solid innings to earn his first victory in four weeks, and the…
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Aluminum wrap used to protect homes in California wildfires
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Aluminum wraps designed to protect homes from flames are getting attention as wildfires burn in…
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