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By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The main lawyer for Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he has been issued a gag order barring him from talking about her cases. Suu Kyi, whose elected government was overthrown by the army in February, is being tried on several criminal charges that supporters

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The title of the new CBS sitcom “Ghosts” seems to be a dead giveaway. But there’s more to the series than things that go bump in the night. A producer describes it as a blend of the vampire satire “What We Do in the Shadows”

By ZEINA KARAM and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — At least six people have been killed and dozens wounded in armed clashes in Beirut. The clashes unfolded Thursday during protests organized by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies against the lead investigator into last year’s massive blast at the city’s port.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Parson has condemned one of Missouri’s largest newspapers for exposing a flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security numbers. Parson’s criticism of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday came even though

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas ban on most abortions is getting a show of support from 18 other states. It comes as clinics and the Biden administration on Thursday waited for a ruling to determine whether the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. can remain in place.

ROME (AP) — It’s the end of business for Italy’s bankrupt national carrier Alitalia, and an end of an era for Italy. Alitalia is flying it final flight on Thursday, from Cagliari, Sardinia to Rome, before it formally folds. Alitalia operated in the red for more than a decade will be replaced by a new

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed and prolific children’s author who often drew upon his rural affinities and wide-ranging adventures for tales that included “Hatchet,” “Brian’s Winter” and “Dogsong,” has died at age 82. Random House Children’s Books says Paulsen died Wednesday. Literary agent Jennifer Flannery said