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Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent, principal and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford …
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By COREY WILLIAMS
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12/9/21
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Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it’s clear a change is needed, just in case.
Experts doubt today’s shots will …
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD
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12/9/21
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KAMAR KALAGH, Afghanistan (AP) — Hajji Wali Jan brought a half-dozen plastic containers to the well in Kamar Kalagh on a recent Friday — one of the handful of days each week he and those who live …
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By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV
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12/9/21
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How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by …
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By MARIA CHENG
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12/9/21
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GENEVA (AP) — Diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics aim to snub host nations while keeping athletes free to compete.
A small cascade of government boycotts hit China on Wednesday, less than two …
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR
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12/8/21
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GENEVA (AP) — The president of the International Olympic Committee did his best to stay neutral Wednesday as Canada, Britain and Australia followed the United States in announcing diplomatic …
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR
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12/8/21
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BERLIN (AP) — The German-born father of Chilean presidential frontrunner José Antonio Kast was a member of Adolf Hitler's Nazi party, according to a recently unearthed document obtained by The …
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By FRANK JORDANS and JOSHUA GOODMAN
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12/8/21
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CAIRO (AP) — Shortly after Kholoud al-Faqeeh was appointed judge in an Islamic religious court in the Palestinian territories, a woman walked in, laid eyes on her and turned around and walked out, …
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By MARIAM FAM of The Associated Press and AYSHA KHAN of Religion News Service
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12/8/21
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ROME (AP) — Women aspiring to leadership in the Catholic church have long come to terms with the glass ceiling that exists in the male-dominated institution, but Pope Francis’ spate of female …
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By CLAIRE GIANGRAVÈ of Religion News Service and DAVID CRARY of The Associated Press
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12/8/21
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — As 83-year-old Hanna Zientara endured subfreezing temperatures to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in Warsaw, her 30-year-old grandson was starting a Canary Islands …
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By VANESSA GERA
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12/8/21
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LONDON (AP) — Building materials maker Kingspan says it has agreed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One racing team to end a partnership deal after protests from families of people who died …
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12/8/21
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NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian army helicopter carrying the country's military chief crashed Wednesday in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said.
It did not say whether Chief of Defense …
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12/8/21
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists in more than a decade.
Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo …
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12/8/21
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MOSCOW (AP) — When the leaders of the Soviet Union's three Slavic republics met at a secluded hunting lodge on Dec. 8, 1991, the fate of vast country hung in the balance. With a stroke of their …
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU
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12/8/21
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HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan more than three and a half months ago amid a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops, their fighters have changed roles, from …
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By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS
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12/8/21
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The players race across the pitch on crutches, jostling for the soccer ball and passing it back and forth, their prosthetic legs lined up along the sidelines at a …
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By FARES AKRAM
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12/8/21
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St. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Normally giving food to wild animals is considered off limits, but the dire situation in Florida with more than 1,000 manatees dying from starvation due to manmade …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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12/7/21
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general said Tuesday her office will review events that occurred before the mass shooting that left four students dead at Oxford High School, despite the …
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DAVID EGGERT
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12/7/21
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PARIS (AP) — A suspect in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested Tuesday in France, according to a French judicial official.
The official said the suspect was being …
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By SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY
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12/7/21
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Eight years ago, a team of researchers launched a project to carefully repeat early but influential lab experiments in cancer research.
They recreated 50 experiments, the type of preliminary …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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12/7/21
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