Warnock balances partisanship with broad pitch ahead of 2022
SMYRNA, Ga. — On Capitol Hill, Sen. Raphael Warnock blasts Republicans’ push for tighter voting rules as “Jim Crow in new clothes,” while his...
Census takers worry that apartment renters were undercounted
Census taker Linda Rothfield's government-issued iPhone kept directing her back to apartments in San Francisco that she already knew were vacant. When she did...
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a...
Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases while they can
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Across Colorado, parched rivers are at some of their lowest levels on record. But on one still spared by the...
US women’s hoops program director stepping down after Tokyo
USA Basketball women's national team director Carol Callan will step down after the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her role as the president of...
Kosovo: Serb ex-police officer jailed for rape during war
PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovar court on Monday sentenced to 10 years in prison a Serbian ex-policeman accused of raping an ethnic Albanian woman...
3 killed in northern Wisconsin house fire; 3 escape blaze
ASHLAND, Wis. — Authorities say three people were killed in a house fire Monday morning in the northern Wisconsin town of Ashland.
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Cyprus forest fire that killed 4 now under control
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A deadly brush fire that claimed four lives and has been described as the most destructive blaze in Cyprus' 61-year history...
Fallout continues from biggest global ransomware attack
BOSTON — The single biggest global ransomware attack yet continued to bite Monday as details emerged on how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the...
Mayor: Crews did everything possible to find missing pets
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rescue teams combed through closets, looked under beds and even used drones with thermal imaging as they looked for pets...