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US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
Elisabeth Borne appointed France's new prime minister

Elisabeth Borne appointed France's new prime minister

PARIS (AP) — Centrist politician Elisabeth Borne was appointed France's new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country.
English soccer player Jake Daniels says he is gay

English soccer player Jake Daniels says he is gay

LONDON (AP) — English soccer player Jake Daniels announced he is gay on Monday in a trailblazing moment for the European men's game.
Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia

Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country's Islamic extremist rebels, known as al-Shabab .
Burkina Faso fashion designers: More to nation than conflict

Burkina Faso fashion designers: More to nation than conflict

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Vibrant African clothes, both traditional and contemporary, enlivened the catwalk in Burkina Faso’s fashion week.
1st commercial flight in years takes off from Yemen's Sanaa

1st commercial flight in years takes off from Yemen's Sanaa

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The first commercial flight in six years took off from Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Monday, officials said, part of a fragile truce in the county’s grinding civil war.
California churchgoers detained gunman in deadly attack

California churchgoers detained gunman in deadly attack

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.
Hyde, Bills commit to helping victims of Buffalo shooting

Hyde, Bills commit to helping victims of Buffalo shooting

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Micah Hyde considered canceling his charity softball game after hearing about the shooting Saturday at a Buffalo supermarket.
Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say

Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say

BUFFALO, N.Y.
Somali lawmakers elect president voted out 5 years ago

Somali lawmakers elect president voted out 5 years ago

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A former Somali president voted out of power in 2017 has been returned to the nation's top office after defeating the incumbent leader in a protracted contest decided by legislators in a third round of voting late Sunday.