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Armani cancels men's Milan show, Paris haute couture

ROME (AP) - Designer Giorgio Armani said Tuesday he was cancelling his Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani men's fashion shows in Milan this month and his Prive haute couture show in Paris because of so...

Jan 04, 2022

Biden urges concern, not alarm as omicron surges

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm Tuesday as the U.S. set new records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggled to ease concerns about testing ...

Jan 04, 2022

COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren't climbing as fast. Dr. An...

Jan 04, 2022

Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Albany's top prosecutor said Tuesday he is dropping a criminal charge accusing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of fondling an aide. Albany County District Attorney David Soares' ...

Jan 04, 2022

Suspects held after fake online sale of Indian Muslim women

NEW DELHI (AP) - Police in India have detained a man and a woman alleged to be involved in the offering for sale of prominent Muslim women on a fake online auction website, according to government off...

Jan 04, 2022

A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans

SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) - When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, or the fines from the poli...

Jan 04, 2022

Roethlisberger, Steelers top Browns to stay in playoff mix

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger passed for 123 yards with a touchdown and an interception in likely his last start at Heinz Field, and the Pittsburgh Steelers handled the listless Cleveland Brown...

Jan 03, 2022

Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces

Some school systems around the U.S. extended their holiday break Monday or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases, while others pressed ahead with in-person cla...

Jan 03, 2022

Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalized in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital early Monday with a suspected intestinal obstruction, the country's media reported. Globo reported that Bo...

Jan 03, 2022

Jerusalem Post hacked on Iran general's killing anniversary

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Hackers targeted the website of an Israeli newspaper on Monday, the anniversary of the 2020 killing of a top Iranian general, replacing its content with an image thr...

Jan 03, 2022