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By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The act of remembering is a complex one, particularly when it comes to an event like 9/11. Memory can be filled with emotion, with politics, with anger and with a desire to make sure that certain stories are told. As the 20th anniversary of 9/11

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered a western Michigan couple to pay $30,441 to their son for getting rid of his pornography collection. The decision this week came eight months after David Werking won a lawsuit against his parents. Werking says they had no right to throw out his collection of films,

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry benefitted from nearly $24,000 in property tax breaks in both New York and Wisconsin that are supposed to only be applied to a primary residence, not multiple properties. Property records from both states show that Lasry received at least

By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Business owners planning a move from remote-only to a hybrid workplace face unique challenges. Define what a hybrid setup will look like for your team or company and invest in tools to create a seamless experience for employees, no matter where they’re working. Owners and managers also need to rethink

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The SUV carrying Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was stopped and surrounded by a radical teachers’ group, preventing him from leading his usual daily morning news conference. The incident occurred Friday in the southern state of Chiapas. López Obrador’s vehicle was allowed to proceed after a couple of hours. The

By STEPHEN McGRATH AND AUREL OBREJA Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western president has been joined in the capital Chisinau by her counterparts from Romania, Poland, and Ukraine to celebrate the country’s three decades of independence from Soviet rule. Moldova, Europe’s poorest country, sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, proclaimed its independence from the

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II will attend the United Nations climate change conference in Scotland in November. British official Alok Sharma, president of the COP26 conference, said he is “absolutely delighted” the queen will be at the event, which is due to be held in Glasgow Nov. 1-12. Details of the monarch’s schedule have

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Akis Tsochadzopoulos, a once prominent Greek socialist politician who held nearly a dozen ministerial positions over two decades but later fell from grace, was convicted and imprisoned in one of Greece’s highest profile corruption trials, has died, the successor to his former party has confirmed. He was 82. Tsochadzopoulos had been

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for arriving Afghans near Dulles International Airport, where thousands fleeing the Taliban are now arriving daily. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday confirmed that the site has begun administering vaccinations to the Afghan evacuees. It

LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities plan to excavate a suburban Chicago backyard this weekend after one of two adult brothers found living in deplorable conditions in a home told officers he had buried their mother and sister’s bodies behind the home years ago after they died. Lyons Police Chief Thomas Herion says after survey work