2 officers killed in Louisiana police helicopter crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two Louisiana police officers are dead after their helicopter crashed into sugarcane field. Local media reported that the…
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Doctor charged with murder in Florida lawyer disappearance
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida surgeon has been charged with murder in the disappearance of a Tampa area attorney. Police in Largo said…
Continue Reading Philadelphia residents warned about chemical spill in river
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia residents are being told that they may want to drink only bottled water following a chemical spill into the…
Continue Reading Army pulls recruiting ads after Jonathan Majors’ arrest
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The arrest of actor Jonathan Majors has upended the Army’s newly launched advertising…
Continue Reading Union Pacific 2nd railroad to drop push for one-person crews
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from…
Continue Reading Is the David porn? Come see, Italians tell Florida parents
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on…
Continue Reading 12 injured in apartment floor collapse near university
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a dozen people were injured in the collapse of a second-story floor inside an apartment complex near a western…
Continue Reading Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought
By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press L’ESPUNYOLA, Spain (AP) — When Josep Altarriba looks across his parched fields, the Spanish farmer…
Continue Reading Eyes on abstention as Cubans vote for National Assembly
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cubans are voting in National Assembly elections with attention focused on voter turnout amid a…
Continue Reading Adele extends Las Vegas residency, plans concert film
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adele announced Sunday that she’s extending her Las Vegas residency with 34 more dates between June and November and also plans…
Continue Reading All 7 Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion victims found
WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — All seven bodies have been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in a small town in…
Continue Reading ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ comes out blazing with $73.5M
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “John Wick: Chapter 4,” the fourth installment in the Keanu Reeves assassin series, debuted with a…
Continue Reading Biden’s Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases
By MICHAEL TARM and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rejon Taylor hoped the election of Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to…
Continue Reading Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security…
Continue Reading Veto puts Kentucky in thick of fight over transgender rights
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care puts…
Continue Reading In Ghana, Kamala Harris ‘excited about the future of Africa’
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was greeted by schoolchildren, dancers and drummers as she…
Continue Reading States’ divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee Republicans began this year’s legislative…
Continue Reading Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential ban
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security…
Continue Reading Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets —…
Continue Reading California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — At the start of 2022, Thomas Marshall weighed 311 pounds. He had been hospitalized 10 times…
Continue ReadingFactory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber…
Continue Reading GOP states press voter photo ID rules, with unclear effects
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Ohio’s primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns…
Continue Reading Tax the rich? Chicago mayoral hopefuls debate city budget
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Ken Kunz used to know everyone in the North Side Chicago neighborhood where he’s lived for…
Continue Reading Travel disruption hits Germany on eve of transport strike
BERLIN (AP) — An increased number of travelers in Germany have boarded trains and planes to avoid a major one-day strike Monday that aims to bring…
Continue Reading Group says Libyan coast guard fired shots over rescue ship
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A sea rescue group says Libya’s coast guard fired warning shots over a humanitarian vessel as it…
Continue Reading Berlin climate proposal fails to get enough yes votes to win
BERLIN (AP) — The German news agency dpa reports that a Berlin referendum that would have forced the city to ramp up its climate goals has failed…
Continue Reading Technical issues at Lufthansa cause delays in Frankfurt
BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa says Lufthansa’s operations have been disrupted at Frankfurt airport because of technical problems. A…
Continue Reading Turkmenistan votes for new, opposition-free parliament
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Voters in Turkmenistan have cast ballots for a new parliament that’s expected to be opposition-free and loyal…
Continue Reading Mass protests erupt after Netanyahu fires defense chief
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities across the country Sunday night…
Continue Reading Rushed daylight-saving decision puts Lebanon in 2 time zones
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight saving time by a…
Continue Reading Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of people have joined Hong Kong’s first authorized protest since the lifting of major…
Continue Reading Tensions on the rise at revered Kyiv monastery complex
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The courtyards of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been busy with more than just the usual…
Continue Reading Israeli FM: UAE pardons Israeli citizen after drug sentence
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli officials say the United Arab Emirates has pardoned an Israeli woman after initially sentencing her to death for…
Continue Reading New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Advertisements promise cash bonuses and enticing benefits. Recruiters are making cold…
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After tornado, harrowing tales of survival in Mississippi
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SILVER CITY, Miss. (AP) — Nothing remained of William Barnes’ home in the tiny western…
Continue Reading Daunting recovery underway in tornado-devastated Mississippi
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick to lead FAA withdraws amid shaky Senate support
By DAVID KOENIG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading Honduras establishes ties with China after Taiwan break
BEIJING (AP) — Honduras established diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated…
Continue Reading Jonathan Majors arrested on assault charge in New York
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and…
Continue Reading Mourners gather for American killed by cartel on Mexico trip
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) — Photos of a peewee football player flashed across a slideshow. The…
Continue Reading McConnell leaves rehab facility after therapy for concussion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had…
Continue Reading Ex-Navy swimmer tried to drown security guard, officials say
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A former Navy rescue swimmer is charged with attempted murder after Florida authorities say he tried to drown a…
Continue Reading Protests erupt in NYC — not for Trump but for ‘The Joker’
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their…
Continue Reading Venezuela: 21 officials, businessmen arrested in oil scheme
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s attorney general says 21 people, including senior officials in President Nicolás Maduro’s government…
Continue Reading Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd…
Continue Reading Tornadoes deadliest in Mississippi since 2011
The Associated Press With at least 25 people dead in Mississippi, tornadoes that ravaged parts of the Deep South overnight were the deadliest in the…
Continue Reading Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a…
Continue Reading Challenger wins close race to lead United Auto Workers union
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday…
Continue Reading Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to…
Continue Reading Israeli defense minister calls for halt to judicial overhaul
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister became the first ally in Prime Minister Benjamin…
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