World

2-week UN climate summit formally opens in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow has formally opened, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries on how to tackle the common challenge ...

Oct 31, 2021

Unlikely hero, 2 HRs carry Braves to brink of Series title

ATLANTA (AP) - A guy who spent most of the season in the minors kept the Braves in it. Then the offense finally came to life. Just like that, Atlanta is one win from its first World Series title in 26...

Oct 30, 2021

Heartless! Artists says NYC tribute removed in permit snafu

NEW YORK (AP) - Have a heart, New York! A giant red heart sculpture installed this week in Central Park as a tribute to health care workers and COVID-19 victims has been taken down - an apparent casua...

Oct 30, 2021

Sudan security forces shoot dead 2 protesters, doctors say

CAIRO (AP) - The Sudan Doctors Committee, a professional union, says security forces have shot dead two people during a mass protest against the country's recent military coup. Saturday's fatal shooti...

Oct 30, 2021

Anderson, Braves' 2-hitter takes 2-1 Series lead vs Astros

ATLANTA (AP) - Rookie Ian Anderson and the Braves bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Austin Riley and Travis d'Arnaud drove in runs and Atlanta beat the Houston Astros 2-0 Friday night ...

Oct 29, 2021

Supreme Court declines to block Maine vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday. Three conservative justices noted their ...

Oct 29, 2021

Saudi Arabia orders Lebanese ambassador to leave kingdom

BEIRUT (AP) - Saudi Arabia on Friday ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave the country within 48 hours and stopped all imports from Lebanon, a response to comments by a Lebanese mini...

Oct 29, 2021

Letitia James announces she will run for New York governor

NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Letitia James formally announced Friday that she is running for governor, a widely anticipated move from the woman who oversaw an investigation into allegatio...

Oct 29, 2021

Queen Elizabeth II advised to rest for 2 weeks

LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks, accepting doctors' advice to cut back on her busy schedule, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The 95-year-old mo...

Oct 29, 2021

Biden: Pope told him he should 'keep receiving communion'

ROME (AP) - President Joe Biden said the issue of abortion did not come up in his meeting with Pope Francis, but that the pontiff told him he should continue to receive Communion, despite calls from c...

Oct 29, 2021