Tag: Holidays
Actresses, gymnast named grand marshals of 2020 Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Actresses Rita Moreno and Gina Torres and Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez have been named grand marshals of the 2020 Rose...
Some US states marking their first Indigenous Peoples’ Day
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples' Day as part of a trend to move away from...
AP Explains: Columbus, once immigrant hero, now heel to some
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The image and story of Christopher Columbus, the 15th century navigator who began European incursions into the Americas, have changed...
Germany probes synagogue suspect, pledges better security
HALLE, Germany (AP) - German investigators puzzled Thursday over how the suspect in a botched attack on a synagogue on Judaism's holiest day managed...
German suspect planned ‘massacre,’ had explosives in car
HALLE, Germany (AP) - The suspect in an attack on a German synagogue on Judaism's holiest day had around four kilograms (nearly nine pounds)...
Germany seeks to reassure rattled Jews after holy day attack
HALLE, Germany (AP) - Top German officials were heading Thursday to the scene of an attack on a synagogue in the city of Halle,...
German synagogue is attacked on holy day; 2 dead nearby
HALLE, Germany (AP) - A heavily armed assailant ranting about Jews tried to force his way into a synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur,...
German synagogue is attacked on holy day; 2 dead nearby
HALLE, Germany (AP) - A heavily armed assailant shouting anti-Semitic sentiments tried to force his way into a synagogue in eastern Germany on Yom...
Ban could block Capitol Christmas Tree from New Mexico
TAOS, N.M. (AP) - A tree to be displayed outside the U.S. Capitol building over the holidays is supposed to come from a northern...
Hong Kong upholds ban on National Day march after violence
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong authorities on Monday rejected an appeal for a major pro-democracy march on China's National Day holiday after two...
