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Filipino who helped tame insurgency and pro-poor Indian cancer doctor among Magsaysay awardees
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine university professor who became a peace negotiator and helped…
Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, jailed after returning from exile, requests a royal pardon
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who recently returned from exile and…
As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home
JERUSALEM (AP) — With the walls stripped bare and furniture dismantled, the east Jerusalem apartment…
With an election looming, New Zealand lawmakers wrap up rowdy final session
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers rushed Thursday to pass legislation and criticize…
College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It…
After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant
Before the fatal shootings of three Black residents in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend, the…
Marijuana recommendation by US health agency hailed as first step to easing weed restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation…
Missouri Republican seeks exceptions to near-total abortion ban, including for rape and incest cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican on Wednesday proposed constitutional amendments that would allow…
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Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power…
N.W.T. extends state of emergency, premier tours Edmonton evacuation centre
EDMONTON – A state of emergency in the Northwest Territories has been extended until Sept.…
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was…
Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for…
Top prosecutors from 14 states back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and top prosecutors from 13…
Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth
Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an executive order strictly defining a person’s…
Voters in one Iowa county reject GOP-appointed auditor who posted about 2020 election doubts
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Earlier this summer, a GOP-controlled board in an Iowa county decided…
Residents of West Kelowna, B.C., offered bus visits to their homes destroyed by fire
People whose homes were destroyed by the wildfire in and around West Kelowna, B.C., are…
B.C. posts $704-million budget surplus after multi-billion-dollar swings in forecasts
VICTORIA – British Columbia finished last fiscal year $700 million in the black, after forecasts…
Judge’s illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sentencing for former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was…
Millions more workers would be entitled to overtime pay under a proposed Biden administration rule
NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would make…
Children getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of automation `glitch’
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Children in many states are being wrongly cut off from…
Mississippi Democrat wins primary, set to become the state’s first openly gay lawmaker
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will have its first-ever openly gay state legislator after a…
California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke
A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were…
Canadian Armed Forces doing away with mandatory duty to report policy
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces will end its “inflexible and inhuman” mandatory reporting policy…
Abortion anecdote from DeSantis at GOP debate is more complex than he made it sound
MIAMI (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was asked during last week’s GOP presidential…