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GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ main human rights body has overwhelmingly voted to recognize the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right, and to appoint an expert to monitor human rights in the context of climate change. The Human Rights Council passed the clean-environment resolution, which also calls

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have labeled nine more journalists and three media organizations as “foreign agents,” part of official efforts to sideline critics — just as a Russian journalist won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Dmitry Muratov, and fellow journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines, won the prize Friday for their fight for freedom

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal agent shot and killed while questioning a passenger on an Amtrak train in Arizona is being remembered as a venerated leader and mentor with an unparalleled work ethic. Dozens of family, friends and colleagues filled Calvary Chapel in Tucson on Friday to honor Michael Garbo, a longtime Drug Enforcement

By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stock indexes are mixed in afternoon trading Friday after a weak jobs report raised questions about the Federal Reserve’s timeline to pare back its immense support for the markets. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% after wavering between small gains and losses. Government

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state news agency says the country’s air defenses have responded to missiles flying over the central Homs province. The SANA agency didn’t name the source of the Friday night attack. Israel is believed to have been behind many of the strikes inside government-controlled parts of Syria. Israel has acknowledged it is

By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will not block the handover of documents sought by a House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. This sets up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who has pledged to

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — Marie Wilcox, a Native American woman in California who saved her tribe’s dying language, has died. She was 87. Wilcox was once the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni but she worked for more than 20 years to produce a dictionary of the language spoken by her tribe in California’s San Joaquin

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The U.N. says forces from Libya’s rival sides have reached an initial agreement on the withdrawal of foreign fighters and mercenaries from the North African nation. The withdrawal is seen as a key precondition in unifying the country ahead of landmark elections due in December.

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press A federal judge hopes a three-month sentence handed down after new video of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot emerged will send a message to other defendants who don’t seem to be truly accepting responsibility. U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan spoke Friday as he sentenced Robert Reeder. The Maryland man

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — September wasn’t exactly the robust month for hiring that many had expected and hoped for. With the delta variant still disrupting the economy and employers struggling to find enough workers, the gain for the month amounted to 194,000 jobs — not even half of what economists

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to let some adult children add parents as dependents on their insurance plans. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the new law this week. The trend nationally has been to let children linger on their parents’ health insurance plans. But California is now