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Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped...

Aug 19, 2021

Judge won’t dismiss suit on Florida school mask mandate ban

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that parents should decide whether their children wear masks at school ...

Aug 19, 2021

Police probing report of explosive in truck near Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) - Police were investigating a report Thursday of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated multiple buildings on ...

Aug 19, 2021

Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) - A significant majority of Americans doubt that the war in Afghanistan was worthwhile, even as the United States is more divided over President Joe Biden's handling of foreign policy ...

Aug 19, 2021

Desperation, pressure for aid increase in Haiti after quake

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake mounted Wednesday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the injured continued to arrive from r...

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban violently disperse rare protest days after takeover

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person as they quashed a rare public show of dissent. The militant group me...

Aug 18, 2021

Death toll from Haiti's weekend earthquake raised to 1,941

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Officials in Haiti raised the death toll from a powerful weekend earthquake to 1,941 on Tuesday, just as a tropical storm brought strong winds and heavy rains the Caribbean nat...

Aug 17, 2021

Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19, in 'good health'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said he is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Abbott, who was vac...

Aug 17, 2021

Taliban announces 'amnesty,' urges women to join government

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A Taliban official has announced a general "amnesty" for all in Afghanistan and urged women to join its government. Enamullah Samangani, member of Islamic Emirate's cultural ...

Aug 16, 2021

Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasti...

Aug 16, 2021