Esper: US troops, armored vehicles going to Syria oil fields
Oct 25, 2019
By LOLITA C. BALDOR BRUSSELS (AP) — Pentagon chief Mark Esper said Friday that the United States will leave more American troops and armored vehicles in eastern Syria to help prevent Islamic State militants from…
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Wildfire rages as California hit with more rolling blackouts
Oct 24, 2019
By JOCELYN GECKER and NOAH BERGER GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire exploded in size early Thursday amid dangerous winds that prompted the state’s largest utility to impose electrical blackouts to prevent fires.…
Russian forces deploy at Syrian border under new accord
Oct 23, 2019
By SUZAN FRASER and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Russian military police began patrols on part of the Syrian border Wednesday, quickly moving to implement an accord with Turkey that divvies up control of…
Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall at Georgia home
Oct 22, 2019
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter is in the hospital again after falling and fracturing his pelvis at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter Center spokeswoman Deanne Congileo described the fracture as minor in…
Companies reach tentative deal to settle opioids lawsuit
Oct 21, 2019
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and GEOFF MULVIHILL CLEVELAND (AP) — The nation’s three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a tentative deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just…
Syria Kurds accuse Turkey of violating cease-fire
Oct 18, 2019
By ELENA BECATOROS and SARAH EL DEEB CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — The Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria accused Turkey on Friday of violating a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect overnight, as fighters from both sides clashed…
Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died
Oct 17, 2019
By BRIAN WITTE and REGINA GARCIA CANO BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House…
Worried about flying on a 737 Max? Your options may be few
Oct 16, 2019
By DAVID KOENIG DALLAS (AP) — At some point early next year, air travelers will need to decide if they’re willing to take a flight on a Boeing 737 Max. If they’re not, they’ll need…
Fort Worth officer released on bond after murder charge
Oct 15, 2019
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JILL BLEED FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A white former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder after shooting a black woman through a window of her home has been released…
Some states honoring indigenous people instead of Columbus
Oct 14, 2019
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus. From…