AP National News

By JAY REEVES Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The quest by a civil rights pioneer to have her arrest record wiped clean after nearly 70 years after she protested racial segregation has raised the possibility of similar bids to clear the names of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama. An attorney

By LISA RATHKE and THOMAS PEIPERT JAY, Vt. (AP) — Ski resorts are expecting a more normal season on the slopes this winter with many virus restrictions lifted. But skiers and snowboarders are advised to keep a mask in their pocket in case they’re required to wear one inside lodges and restaurants. Any virus-related protocols

ROME (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Queen Elizabeth II was “on very good form” during their weekly conversation earlier this week. His comment comes a day after Buckingham Palace said the 95-year-old monarch has been told to rest by doctors for another two weeks. Johnson has a weekly audience with the

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A doctors’ union says Sudanese security forces have shot dead two people during mass protests against the country’s recent military coup. Saturday’s shootings came despite repeated appeals by the West to the new military rulers to show restraint and allow peaceful protests. During the protests, thousands of

By JAY REEVES Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The quest by a civil rights pioneer to have her arrest record wiped clean after nearly 70 years after she protested racial segregation has raised the possibility of similar bids to clear the names of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama. An attorney

By ASHLEY DUONG Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Research from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy shows that people in the U.S. are coming out as gay at a younger age than previous generations. But there’s still a segment of the LGBTQ community that waits until much

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America Caring for her father, the nation’s oldest veteran, is a full-time job for Vanessa Brooks. The 112-year-old World War II veteran Lawrence Brooks lives with her in her New Orleans home. For years, she’s tried to balance her job as a neighborhood security patrol officer — the job

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese have poured into the streets, chanting “revolution, revolution” to the sound of whistles and drums. They’re protesting Saturday against a military coup earlier this week that threatened to derail the country’s fitful transition to democracy Pro-democracy groups had called for mass protest marches across

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Four astronauts were supposed to blast off Sunday on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. The forecast for Florida was near

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says the country’s air defenses have responded to missiles that were fired from Israel toward suburbs of the capital Damascus. State news agency SANA said the surface-to-surface missiles were fired Saturday from northern Israel, wounding two soldiers and causing material damage. Israeli attacks on Syria have mostly happened during

By ANGELA CHARLTON and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Britain and France are facing calls to sort out their latest post-Brexit spat over fishing rights in the English Channel. The dispute threatens to escalate within days into a damaging French blockade of British boats and trucks. French President Emmanuel Macron warned Saturday that

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer’s vaccine has been authorized by U.S. regulators for younger children, and millions of teens already safely received the shot. It’s the only one available for children in the country. More than 5 million children ages 5 to 11 have gotten a first dose since November and government safety

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say more than 160 buildings in a northwestern town, including at least two churches, have been destroyed by fires caused by government shelling. A government spokesman blamed insurgents for setting the fires. The destruction of buildings in Thantlang in Chin state appeared to be

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is among three top Republicans engaged in a hotly contested 2022 U.S. Senate primary. President Donald Trump gave U.S. Rep. Ted Budd a huge boost when he endorsed him in June. Former pastor and U.S. Rep. Mark

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Kuwait has followed Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by ordering the Lebanese charge d’affaires to leave the emirate within two days over comments made by a Lebanese minister regarding the war in Yemen. The United Arab Emirates said it would withdraw its diplomats from Lebanon in solidarity with

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is satisfied with the timing of her departure after 16 years at the helm of the country and is now looking forward to dedicating time to things she had to neglect during her chancellorship. Weekly Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Saturday

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is trying to block documents including call logs, drafts of remarks and speeches and handwritten notes from his chief of staff relating to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. That’s according to a filing made early Saturday by the National Archives. Trump has sued to prevent the

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Saturday reported a record number of new coronavirus infections as authorities hope to stem the rising contagion by keeping most people off work for the next week. The government’s coronavirus task force reported 40,251 new infections in 24 hours, exceeding the previous record 40,096 reported

By NICOLE WINFIELD, DAVID McHUGH and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press ROME (AP) — A summit of leaders from the world’s powerhouse economies has been challenged to pick up the pace in getting vaccines to poor countries. Italian Premier Mario Draghi, hosting the Group of 20’s two-day gathering, blasted the gaping global COVID-19 vaccine gap “morally