Greece says ship with about 400 migrants at ‘safe anchorage’
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A small cargo ship carrying about 400 mostly Afghan migrants and refugees was towed Saturday to “a safe anchorage” off the Greek island of Kos near the Turkish coast, Greece’s coast guard said.
Kansas vaccine mandate foes rally; Holocaust comment decried
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Hundreds of people opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates rallied Saturday at the Kansas Statehouse and pushed state lawmakers to quickly counter them, while an international labor union disavowed a local leader's comparison of the ma...
The Latest: Gala dinner for world leaders at G-20 summit
The Latest on the Group of 20 summit taking place in Rome: ROME — World leaders are capping their day of
Biden receives Communion in Rome amid debate in US
ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden received Communion at St. Patrick’s Church during Saturday Vigil Mass, a day after saying Pope Francis told him he should continue to partake in the sacrament, despite the opposition of some conservatives in the
Chicago city worker vaccine mandate survives repeal effort
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers survived another challenge — this one from the City Council, which voted down a proposal pushed by some of its members to repeal it.
‘Prison gerrymandering’ endures in Nevada, despite law
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Incomplete demographic information that Nevada prison officials provided lawmakers preparing to redraw the state's political maps is prompting questions and frustration two years after the Legislature passed a law to count inca...
Ontario reports 356 new COVID-19 cases, 4 new virus-related deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 356 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 230 of the latest infections are among those who are not fully vaccinated or whose immunization status is unknown. She...
A post-Trump test for Democrats looms in Virginia election
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For four years, nothing rallied Democrats like the push to get Donald Trump out of office. Now, they're not sure what to do without him.
UK’s Johnson says Queen Elizabeth ‘on very good form’
ROME (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that Queen Elizabeth II was “on very good form” during their weekly conversation earlier this week.
Some facts about Manitoba Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Shelly Glover
WINNIPEG — Former MP Shelly Glover is one of two candidates for the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party leadership. The winner is to be announced Saturday. Born: Jan. 2, 1967. Early years: Born in Saskatoon and raised in Winnipeg, Glover recalls gr...