Under China’s ‘zero COVID,’ uncertainty reigns and unsettles
By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As coronavirus cases rose in Shanghai earlier this year and the city's lockdown stretched from…
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Across vast Muslim world, LGBTQ people remain marginalized
By EDNA TARIGAN, MARIAM FAM and DAVID CRARY - Associated Press
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — On the outskirts of Yogyakarta, an Indonesian city that’s…
Minnesota town drops Texas-style anti-abortion lawsuit plan
By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota town has backed away from a proposal to let people sue abortion providers,…
Tibetans in India support ‘zero COVID’ protesters in China
By BHUMIKA SARASWATI - Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — About 150 Tibetan exiles held up blank pieces of paper as they rallied in India's capital on…
China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests
By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the…
Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has won a federal judge's approval to carry…
Portland, Oregon, approves $27M for new homeless camps
By CLAIRE RUSH - Associated Press/Report for America
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City Council members in Portland, Oregon, have voted to allocate $27 million…
Mayor says NYC will treat mentally ill, even if they refuse
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Bidding to address a mental health crisis on New York City streets and subways, Mayor Eric…
Students sent home, police on patrol as China curbs protests
By JOE McDONALD, DAKE KANG and HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing…
University students sent home as China tries to end protests
By JOE McDONALD, DAKE KANG, and HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing…