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US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox…
CNN cancels ‘Reliable Sources,’ host Stelter leaving network
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has canceled its weekly “Reliable Sources” show on the media…
From ‘She-Hulk’ to JLo, variety’s key for director Kat Coiro
With high expectations and a sprawling scope of storytelling, directing anything in the Marvel Cinematic…
Treasury Board rejects ‘blanket exemption’ idea for official language requirements
OTTAWA – The Treasury Board is rejecting an idea pitched by some Indigenous public servants…
US home sales fell in July; some buyers see silver lining
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The housing market’s comedown from its high-flying days early this year…
Husband sentenced to 65 years in Fitbit murder case
ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was sentenced Thursday to 65 years in prison…
Prosecutors rest their case against 2 men in Whitmer plot
Prosecutors rested their case Thursday against two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor,…
Ex-judge gets 15 months for sex assault against co-workers
ASOTIN, Wash. (AP) — A former judge in southeastern Washington state who pleaded guilty to…
Feds arrest 28 suspects in South Los Angeles gang takedown
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrested 28 people linked to a South Los Angeles street…
Judge denies bail for Rushdie’s attacker, bars interviews
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge refused to grant bail Thursday to the man accused…
Negotiations with the Canadian men’s soccer team could go on beyond the World Cup
The countdown to the World Cup in Qatar is ticking. And at the same time,…
Review: ‘Beast,’ with Idris Elba, has B-movie bite
Sharks, grizzlies, giant snakes and rampaging apes have traditionally been the go-to choices for animal-kingdom…
Stars Coffee, anyone? Starbucks successor opening in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops…
High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Turkey’s leader and the U.N. chief met with in Ukraine with…
EU-mediated Serbia-Kosovo meeting ends without agreement
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo failed Thursday to reach an agreement…
California advances broadest US law sealing criminal records
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would have what proponents call the nation’s most sweeping law…
Israel raids Palestinian rights groups it labeled terrorists
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it…
Another anti-graft figure leaves top post in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — One of the last remaining official pillars of Guatemala’s effort to…
Climate protesters target the Vatican’s Laocoon statue
ROME (AP) — Italian environmental activists staged a second museum protest in as many months,…
UN: Myanmar’s ruler open to UN visit to Suu Kyi but not now
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-installed government “expressed openness to arranging a…
The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis
GENEVA (AP) — Europe’s embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion showed that…
Famed Iran art museum closes to deal with insect infestation
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran’s contemporary art museum has issued an apology and temporarily closed…
Chicago cop charged, allegedly pinned boy while off-duty
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago police sergeant has been charged in an off-duty…
Colombian rebels free 5 soldiers, 1 policeman ahead of talks
HAVANA (AP) — A Colombian guerrilla group says it has freed six captive members of…