1 dead, 15 injured after SUV traveling wrong way collides with Chicago bus
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say an SUV traveling the wrong way along a Chicago lakefront road has collided with a city bus, killing one of the…
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What to stream this weekend: ‘Asteroid City,’ Lukas Nelson, ‘Quarterback’ and ‘Secrets of Playboy’
By The Associated Press Albums from Lukas Nelson and Kool & The Gang plus a Spanish-language spin-off of “Bird Box” are among the new…
Continue Reading Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After major blows to his agenda by the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is…
Continue Reading Man sought in Nebraska homicide, armed carjacking shot and killed by police in Iowa
By The Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A man sought in connection with a fatal shooting and an armed carjacking in Nebraska is dead…
Continue Reading Mexican military to take over airports as president takes aim at corruption, mismanagement
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s armed forces are taking control of the capital’s main airport, and the government…
Continue Reading ‘Insidious 5’ topples ‘Indiana Jones’ before ‘Mission: Impossible’ launches
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Indiana Jones’ reign atop the box office was short-lived. In its second weekend in theaters, the Disney release was…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s investigation into cities leaving lead pipe in the ground
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press There are 9.2 million lead pipes in the U.S. They contaminate drinking water with lead, which damages brain…
Continue Reading Man accused of crashing into police cars during chase, killing a 19-year-old officer, faces charges
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a burglary suspect who led police on a high-speed chase and crashed his truck into two police…
Continue Reading Top EU lawmaker says firewall against German far right stands, but willing to work with Meloni
BERLIN (AP) — The leader of the conservative bloc in the European Parliament says his party will not cooperate with the far-right Alternative for…
Continue Reading Nine shot in downtown Cleveland, one man seriously wounded as police search for suspect
CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say an early morning shooting in a nightclub area of downtown Cleveland sent nine people to the hospital, but no…
Continue Reading Iga Swiatek finally reaches the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Novak Djokovic’s match was suspended
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Twice, Iga Swiatek was a single point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a single…
Continue Reading US drone strike kills an Islamic State group leader in Syria, the Defense Department says
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department says a U.S. drone strike has killed an Islamic State group leader in…
Continue Reading Russia reports intercepting a missile over annexed Crimea and briefly halts traffic on key bridge
By The Associated Press Russian-installed authorities in the Crimean peninsula on Sunday reported shooting down a cruise missile near the city of…
Continue Reading Hundreds gather in Sarajevo to pay their respects to Srebrenica massacre victims
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds have lined the main street of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, as a truck carrying 30 coffins passed on…
Continue Reading German government wants ex-minister to foot $267 million bill for a failed highway toll plan
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is considering whether it can make former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer foot at least part of the…
Continue Reading Los Angeles police arrest suspect in apparent random shootings at 3 locations with 1 person wounded
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following what appeared to be a series of random shootings that wounded one victim…
Continue Reading Jordanian security forces kill 3, including 2 escaped prisoners, in a gunbattle
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian authorities say security forces have killed three men, including two escaped inmates, in a shootout in a remote part…
Continue Reading Snap presidential vote is underway in Uzbekistan and expected to extend incumbent’s rule
MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in Uzbekistan are casting their ballots on Sunday in a snap presidential election which is widely expected to extend the…
Continue Reading Syria revokes BBC accreditation over alleged bias after report on high-level ties to drug trade
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Information Ministry has revoked the BBC’s media accreditation over alleged bias. The…
Continue Reading Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from…
Continue Reading UN chief says Sudan is on the brink of a ‘full-scale civil war’ after nearly 3 months of fighting
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” as…
Continue Reading The BBC suspends presenter over claims he paid a teenager for explicit photos
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC said Sunday that it has suspended a leading presenter who is alleged to have paid a teenager…
Continue Reading Luis Suárez, only Spanish man to win Ballon d’Or, has died
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Suárez Miramontes, the so-called “Golden Galician” who is the only Spanish man to win soccer’s most prestigious…
Continue Reading Ukraine and the environment will top the agenda when Biden meets with UK politicians and royalty
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during President Joe…
Continue Reading NATO unity will be tested at upcoming summit. Ukraine’s possible entry may be the biggest challenge
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with no end in…
Continue Reading South Korean lawmakers berate IAEA chief over Japanese plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United…
Continue Reading Y2K fashion has taken over. And Gen Z is loving it
By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — First came the supposed death of skinny jeans. Then, the resurgence of…
Continue Reading Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?
By MELINA WALLING and ISABELLA O’MALLEY CHICAGO (AP) — With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at…
Continue Reading From poverty to power, new California Speaker seeks Democratic caucus unity but offers few details
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas was a child growing up in California’s…
Continue Reading 9 missing in China landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures
BEIJING (AP) — Nine people are missing in central China after a landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures across much…
Continue Reading Here’s why there is still so much lead pipe in Chicago
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press Even though lead in drinking water damages children’s development, the Environmental…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s investigation of a Texas sheriff’s history of alleged corruption and dysfunction
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a…
Continue Reading Deputies accused a Texas sheriff of corruption and dysfunction. Then came the mass shooting
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the classic picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the…
Continue Reading Some cities are digging up water mains and leaving lead pipe in the ground
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Prandy Tavarez and his wife were expecting a baby when they bought a four-bedroom house…
Continue Reading At New York’s Lincoln Center, love is definitely in the air with a post-pandemic mass wedding
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Pess NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Lincoln Center is accustomed to hosting grand events, but Saturday’s…
Continue Reading Uzbekistan’s leader poised for landslide victory in presidential election
MOSCOW (AP) — Uzbekistan is holding a snap presidential election, a vote that follows a constitutional referendum that extended the incumbent’s…
Continue Reading Peter Nero, a Grammy-winning pianist and ex-conductor of the Philly Pops, dies at 89
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Peter Nero, a Grammy-winning pianist who interpreted pop songs through classical and jazz forms and served as…
Continue Reading National newspaper in Mexico says its reporter was killed in western state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The national newspaper La Jornada in Mexico says its staff reporter in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit has been found dead.…
Continue Reading Condemned building used by homeless people falls in Brazil, killing 14 people
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An apartment building condemned for more than a decade but used by homeless people collapsed in Brazil’s northeastern state…
Continue Reading Crews continue to battle cargo ship blaze that killed 2 New Jersey firefighters
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews on Saturday continued to battle flames that have smoldered inside a cargo ship docked at the East Coast’s biggest…
Continue Reading Underwater music show in the Florida Keys promotes awareness of coral reef protection
BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of divers and snorkelers listened to an underwater concert that advocated coral reef protection in the Florida…
Continue Reading Police link man to two women whose bodies were found in different Minnesota storage units
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The body of a Minnesota woman who had been missing for two years was found in a storage unit, and St. Paul police said…
Continue Reading Greece’s government wins vote of confidence in Parliament to begin a second 4-year term
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government has won a vote of confidence in Parliament to start…
Continue Reading Judge holds Washington state in contempt for not providing services to mentally ill people in jails
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million in fines for…
Continue Reading The presidents of Brazil and Colombia meet to boost cooperation ahead of Amazon summit
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has met with his Colombian counterpart…
Continue Reading Gunman on scooter shoots randomly in NYC, police say, killing an 87-year-old and wounding 3 others
NEW YORK (AP) — A scooter-riding gunman killed an 87-year-old man and wounded three others in a string of random shootings that stretched across…
Continue Reading Protests grow as Israel’s far-right government advances with its judicial overhaul
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s anti-government protest movement gained new momentum on Saturday night as…
Continue Reading Solar storm on Thursday expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states
By The Associated Press A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern…
Continue Reading Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans announced Saturday that the party’s presidential nominating caucuses…
Continue Reading Megan Rapinoe says she’ll retire after the NWSL season and her 4th World Cup
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe is ready to retire after an illustrious career in…
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