Month: November 2021

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Health Ministry has issued instructions to doctors confirming that it is legal to end a pregnancy when the woman’s health or life is in danger. The document comes in reaction to the hospital death of a young mother whose pregnancy had medical problems. Her family said doctors held off performing

By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An ambitious program to replace thousands of residential lead water lines in New Jersey’s largest city is about to be completed years ahead of schedule. Newark was once castigated for its slow response and was sued in 2018. The city is now on the verge of

VIENNA (AP) — Police in Germany say a 27-year-old man who stabbed four people on a German high-speed train apparently attacked his victims “at random” and showed signs of mental illness. Police and investigators told reporters Sunday that the attacker’s intentions are still unclear, but there is no indication of a terrorist motive. Shortly before

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say they plan to watch video, interview witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died at a Houston music festival when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott. City officials say they are in the early stages of

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are increasingly optimistic about flipping governor’s offices in key battleground states next year. The GOP is buoyed by President Joe Biden’s sagging approval ratings, Democratic infighting in Congress and better-than-expected results in elections in Virginia and New Jersey. Democrats were already battling historical

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — High wind off the Florida coast has prompted SpaceX to delay the return of four space station astronauts. They were supposed to leave the International Space Station on Sunday, with their capsule splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning. But with

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 4 million federal workers, from FBI agents to Bureau of Prisons guards to U.S. Food and Drug Administration workers, are to be vaccinated by Nov. 22 under the president’s executive order aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. Some employees, like

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Troops have deployed around Baghdad following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted the residence of Iraq’s prime minister. The attack significantly ramps up tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month’s parliamentary election results. Al-Kadhimi was unharmed, but seven of

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decried the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia and is pressing for dialogue to prevail over conflict. The pontiff in his traditional Sunday appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square said he was following the news with “worry” from the Horn of Africa particularly from Ethiopia. He asked

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Troops have deployed around Baghdad following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted the residence of Iraq’s prime minister. The attack significantly ramps up tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month’s parliamentary election results. Al-Kadhimi was unharmed, but seven of

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Palestinians have slammed Israel for rejecting the promised reopening of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Israel, as an occupying power, could not veto the U.S. decision. Israel says there is no room for another U.S. mission in

ROME (AP) — A German humanitarian ship with more than 800 rescued migrants aboard is sailing to Sicily after being granted permission by Italian authorities after days of waiting. The organization Sea-Eye says its vessel Sea-Eye 4 was assigned the port of Trapani in western Sicily on Saturday evening. The ship was expected to arrive