Judge dismisses defamation claim by Dakota Access protester

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit by a New York City woman who was severely injured in an explosion while protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota four years ago.

1000s of pensioners protest against Belarus' hardline leader

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of aged pensioners marched Monday in the capital of Belarus to demand the resignation of the authoritarian president, who has been under pressure of daily demonstrations for nearly th…

Algerian voters approve new constitution amid low turnout

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's electoral commission said Monday that a large majority of voters approved a revised constitution that imposes term limits and promises new freedoms. But turnout was low, and the op…

New case of detained British-Iranian dual citizen adjourned

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A British Iranian dual national detained for years in Tehran was taken to court on new sedition charges on Monday, her husband said, the latest twist in a case that has long stirr…

Supreme Court changes fuel moves to protect abortion access

A vast swath of West Texas has been without an abortion clinic for more than six years. Planned Parenthood plans to change that with a health center it opened recently in Lubbock.

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Ethiopia officials: Unknown number 'massacred' in terror act

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian officials said Monday an unspecified number of civilians including children have been “massacred” in what they described as a terror attack on Sunday evening in the far wester…

Hurricane Eta threatens to bring flooding, storm surge

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — New Hurricane Eta quickly gained force Monday as it headed for Central America on the verge of becoming a major hurricane, threatening massive flooding and landslides across a vulnerable r…

US manufacturing activity posts strong gain to 59.3% in October despite increase in coronavirus cases in many states

WASHINGTON (AP) — US manufacturing activity posts strong gain to 59.3% in October despite increase in coronavirus cases in many states.

Breonna Taylor memorial moving to an African American museum

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A memorial for Breonna Taylor will be moved from a downtown park into a nearby museum in Louisville, Kentucky.

Plane from North Carolina with 3 aboard missing in New York

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities searched Monday for a small plane carrying three people that lost contact with air traffic controllers in western New York.

Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74

BEIRUT (AP) — Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk, one of the best-known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting from the troubled region and won accolades for challenging mainstream narratives…

In solidarity, Poles buy flowers to help struggling vendors

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Driven by new solidarity, Poles have been buying armloads of chrysanthemums to help out flower vendors who unexpectedly faced bankruptcy when the government ordered all cemeteries locked due t…

US construction spending rises 0.3% in September, fourth straight monthly gain

WASHINGTON (AP) — US construction spending rises 0.3% in September, fourth straight monthly gain.

2 children pulled alive in dramatic Turkey quake rescues

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — When firefighter Muammer Celik reached a 3-year-old girl trapped for three days under the rubble of a deadly earthquake in a Turkish coastal city, his heart sank. She was lying motionless, cove…