Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos

A lab experiment aimed at fixing defective DNA in human embryos shows what can go wrong with this type of gene editing and why leading scientists say it’s too unsafe to try. In more than half of the cases, the edit…

French president says he will more than double number of soldiers deployed to protect against attacks to 7,000

PARIS (AP) — French president says he will more than double number of soldiers deployed to protect against attacks to 7,000.

Police: Mother pretended baby was in SUV when it was stolen

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago mother has been charged with filing a false police report after she said her SUV had been stolen with her 7-month-old son inside — a detail she later admitted she added to accelerate the hu…

US allows Jerusalem-born citizens to put Israel on passports

JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States will allow Americans born in disputed Jerusalem to list Israel as their place of birth on passports and other documents, according to a new policy announced Thursday.

Indiana girl, 8, dies after being shot while doing homework

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — An 8-year-old northwest Indiana girl has died days after she was

US economy grew at 33% rate in Q3 but recovery is incomplete

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a record 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter but has yet to fully rebound from its plunge in the first half of the year — and the recovery is slowing as corona…

Israel-Lebanon maritime talks productive, mediators say

BEIRUT (AP) — Talks between Israel and Lebanon over disputed maritime borders were productive and are expected to resume next month, the U.S. and the United Nations said Thursday.

3 dead in attack at French church; country on high alert

PARIS (AP) — An attacker armed with a knife killed three people inside a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, prompting the government to raise its security alert status to the highest level and doubl…

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The Latest: Pakistani students denounce French secular laws

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on a

The Latest: Pope ends public audiences amid virus surge

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is ending Pope Francis’ general audiences with the public amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Italy and a confirmed infection at last week’s encounter.

The Latest: Man drowns in Biloxi as Zeta blows through

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Zeta (all times CDT):

Coronavirus dims Mexico's bright Day of the Dead celebration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration this weekend won’t be the same in a year so marked by death, in a country where more than 90,000 people have died of COVID-19.

Searchers in western Alaska look for 7 missing boaters

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Search teams have looked in western Alaska for more than a week without success for seven boaters who went missing while seal hunting.

UN weather agency: Moderate to strong La Nina this year

BERLIN (AP) — The La Nina climate phenomenon has developed and is expected to last into next year, affecting temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns across the world, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.