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Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power

Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power

MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19; President Biden tests negative for virus

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19; President Biden tests negative for virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms currently, her spokeswoman said.
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Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo

Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo

DENVER (AP) — A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time out of its tropical trappings to get a CT scan at the Denver Zoo.
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Two military officers are arrested in Congo for leading a protest crackdown that killed 43 people

Two military officers are arrested in Congo for leading a protest crackdown that killed 43 people

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Two high-ranking military officers in northeast Congo were arrested Monday for taking part in a crackdown on protests last week that left 43 people dead and another 56 severely injured, authorities said.
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UN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium

UN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Monday.
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Gabon's military leader is sworn in as head of state after ousting the president last week

Gabon's military leader is sworn in as head of state after ousting the president last week

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon's new military leader was sworn in as the head of state Monday less than a week after ousting the president whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades. Gen.
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China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India over soured relations and Premier Li Qiang will go instead

China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India over soured relations and Premier Li Qiang will go instead

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy and Premier Li Qiang will attend in his place, China’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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Iga Swiatek's US Open title defense and stay at No. 1 end with a loss to Jelena Ostapenko

Iga Swiatek's US Open title defense and stay at No. 1 end with a loss to Jelena Ostapenko

NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek arrived at the U.S. Open as its reigning champion, as the winner at three of the past six Grand Slam tournaments and as the owner of the No. 1 ranking for nearly 1 1/2 years.
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Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's party

Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's party

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s top electoral authority said Sunday it blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the party back its legal status and cutting off an attempt by opposing po
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Tribe getting piece of Minnesota back more than a century after ancestors died there

Tribe getting piece of Minnesota back more than a century after ancestors died there

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Golden prairies and winding rivers of a Minnesota state park also hold the secret burial sites of Dakota people who died as the United States failed to fulfill treaties with Native Americans more than a century ago.
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