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India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in country's deadliest rail accident in decades
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds as rail cars were flipped over and mangled in one of the country's deadliest train...
Biden expected to sign budget deal to raise debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, just two days before the U.S. Treasury warned that the country would struggle to pay its bills. The bipartisan measure, which was approved this week by the House and Senate,...
Inside the penal colonies: A glimpse at life for political prisoners swept up in Russia's crackdowns
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Alexei Navalny turns 47 on Sunday, he'll wake up in a bare concrete cell with hardly any natural light. He won't be able to see or talk to any of his loved ones. Phone calls and visits are banned for those in “punishment isolation” cells, a...
Emirati hosts want UN climate talks to deliver 'game-changing results,' with big oil at the table
BERLIN (AP) — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it's hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table. ...
As anti-gay sentiment grows, more LGBTQ+ people seek to flee Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pretty Peter flicked through frantic messages from friends at home in Uganda. The transgender woman is relatively safe in neighboring Kenya. Her friends feel threatened by the latest anti-gay legislation in Uganda prescribing the death penalty for...
US Defense Secretary Austin says Washington won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China
SINGAPORE (AP) — American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China, while assuring Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would...
Tragedy that left 5 dead or missing puts spotlight on safety in Alaska charter fishing industry
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Morgan Robidou posed next to the bright aluminum hull of his prized new vessel, a 30-foot (9-meter) fishing boat that he could use to take friends, family or tourists out after salmon or halibut in the bountiful waters of southeast Alaska. “Official boat...
Community mourns teenager's death after gas station owner charged with murder
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Elected officials met a South Carolina community mourning the death of a 14-year-old boy who authorities say was fatally shot in the back by a gas station owner with calls to channel their righteous anger into collective support and political action. Over 60...
EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap
NICANOR, Panama (AP) — Panama unveiled a new effort to control illegal migration through the treacherous Darien Gap that spans its eastern border with Colombia on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have risked the dangerous trek through the jungle in recent years and the...
Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations, not mere entrepreneurship. Francis made the...
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Israeli army kills gunman in shootout along Egypt's border
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops shot and killed a gunman on Saturday in a shootout in southern Israel along the Egyptian border, the military said. It said the assailant was in Israeli territory when he opened fire at troops. The soldiers returned fire, killing the gunman. In an...
Turkey's Erdogan set to take oath for 3rd term in office, announce new Cabinet lineup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s longtime president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is to be sworn in for his third term on Saturday. All eyes are on the announcement of his new Cabinet — its lineup should indicate whether there will be a continuation of unorthodox economic policies or a...
Plastic pollution: Key step toward landmark treaty to end plastic waste
PARIS (AP) — Global negotiators have agreed to craft an initial draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste. Environmental advocates cautiously welcomed the outcome of five days of U.N. talks...
Federal programs to aid endangered West Virginia darter fish
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The candy darter, a small, brightly colored fish found in 18 small populations scattered through West Virginia’s Greenbrier, Bluestone and Gauley river watersheds, will benefit from two federal conservation initiatives announced earlier this month on the 50th...
Women put "sweat equity" into their Habitat for Humanity home build
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — At first, Bernita Williams didn’t think it was real. Her daughter, LaTrayier Williamson, had applied for a house through Habitat for Humanity in Cleveland, Tennessee, which builds homes and trains homeowners. When the mother and daughter got...
India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in country's deadliest rail accident in decades
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds as rail cars were flipped over and mangled in one of the country's deadliest train...
Protests, poisoning and prison: A look at the life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny
LONDON (AP) — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner. Already serving two convictions that have landed him in prison for at least nine years, he faces a new trial that could keep him behind for...
As anti-gay sentiment grows, more LGBTQ+ people seek to flee Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pretty Peter flicked through frantic messages from friends at home in Uganda. The transgender woman is relatively safe in neighboring Kenya. Her friends feel threatened by the latest anti-gay legislation in Uganda prescribing the death penalty for...
US Defense Secretary Austin says Washington won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China
SINGAPORE (AP) — American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China, while assuring Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would...
Inside the penal colonies: A glimpse at life for political prisoners swept up in Russia's crackdowns
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Alexei Navalny turns 47 on Sunday, he'll wake up in a bare concrete cell with hardly any natural light. He won't be able to see or talk to any of his loved ones. Phone calls and visits are banned for those in “punishment isolation” cells, a...
