Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals (apnews.com)
Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans (apnews.com)
Pakistan’s government announced a major crackdown Tuesday on migrants in the country illegally, saying it would expel them starting next month and raising alarm among foreigners without documentation who include an estimated 1.7 million Afghans....
EPA to investigate whether Alabama discriminated against Black residents in infrastructure funding (apnews.com)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it has opened a civil rights investigation into whether Alabama discriminated against Black residents when handing out funding for wastewater infrastructure....
Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jail (apnews.com)
A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county, three months after the U.S. Justice Department unveiled its own inquiry of Fulton County jail conditions....
US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas carjacked by three armed attackers about a mile from Capitol (apnews.com)
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, his office said....
Israeli arms quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of region's Armenians (apnews.com)
How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets (apnews.com)
In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past....
Philippine boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in a faceoff near a disputed shoal (apnews.com)
Massachusetts shooting claims life of baby delivered after mother was one of several hit by gunfire (apnews.com)
A shooting claimed the life of a baby that was delivered after its mother was one of several people hit by gunfire during a fight Wednesday on a downtown street in the western Massachusetts city of Holyoke, authorities said....
Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison (apnews.com)
Shane Jason Woods, 45, was the first person charged with assaulting a member of the news media during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection....
Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting (apnews.com)
Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting takes effect Sunday, with proponents vowing to pursue more gun legislation despite legal challenges happening across the country....
New York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: 'We are at capacity' (apnews.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he will travel to Latin America to discourage people from seeking asylum in the city as it struggles to handle a massive influx of migrants that have overwhelmed its shelter system and strained financial resources....
Health care workers picket outside US hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike (apnews.com)
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Where are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO (apnews.com)
The highest mortgage rates in more than two decades are keeping many prospective homebuyers out of the market and discouraging homeowners who locked in ultra-low rates from listing their home for sale....
Nanny convicted in California of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care (apnews.com)
A nanny who worked for families across Southern California was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care and showing another boy child pornography, prosecutors said....
US expands probe into Ford engine failures to include two motors and nearly 709,000 vehicles (apnews.com)
U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles....
The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended (apnews.com)
The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended, the mayor confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday....
Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year (apnews.com)
Judges aiming to give Black voters more influence in Alabama set to redraw congressional districts (apnews.com)
A federal judge said Tuesday that the court will soon adopt new congressional districts for Alabama, choosing among proposals aimed at giving Black voters a greater opportunity to influence election outcomes in the Deep South state....
Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur's fatal shooting will appear in a court in Las Vegas (apnews.com)
A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 is due to make his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge....
Indian police arrest editor, administrator of independent news site after conducting raids (apnews.com)
Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist-led government....
US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers (apnews.com)
The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug....
Panama Canal reduces the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day (apnews.com)
The Panama Canal announced Saturday it will reduce the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day, from 32 in August, due to a drought that has reduced the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks....
Pennsylvania inmates sue over 'tortuous conditions' of solitary confinement (apnews.com)
Solitary confinement conditions in a Pennsylvania state prison are unconstitutional, worsening and creating mental illness in those held there, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of five inmates who say they have spent long periods in “torturous conditions.”...
US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots (apnews.com)
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax....
