What’s wrong with Arizona’s 2020 audit? A lot, experts say
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A cybersecurity firm plucked from relative obscurity to conduct an unprecedented review of…
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Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats have something in common when it comes to recruiting candidates…
Continue ReadingVeterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats have something in common when it comes to recruiting candidates…
Continue Reading‘Rob’s rules.’ Witnesses testify about how R. Kelly controlled those in his orbit
By Sonia Moghe and Ray Sanchez, CNN To move in R&B singer R. Kelly’s world, associates and girlfriends had to follow what they called…
Continue ReadingBeshear critics vow to work with governor to fight pandemic
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Top Republican leaders in Kentucky are promising to work with Gov. Andy Beshear to fight…
Continue ReadingRemnants of Hurricane Grace may bring flooding to central Mexico
By Aya Elamroussi, Taylor Ward and Travis Caldwell, CNN Remnants of Hurricane Grace, which slammed into Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane Saturday…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s new PM strikes conciliatory tone in 1st address
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new prime minister has struck a conciliatory tone in his first national address. A day after being sworn…
Continue ReadingMerkel, Ukrainian leader discuss peace efforts, gas pipeline
By YURAS KARMANAU and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to move forward stalled peace…
Continue Reading‘Imbecilic’: Ex-UK leader Tony Blair slams Afghan withdrawal
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The former British prime minister who deployed troops to Afghanistan 20 years ago says the U.S.…
Continue ReadingAn Apple II manual signed by Steve Jobs just sold for nearly $800,000
By Alaa Elassar, CNN If you thought Apple computers were expensive, you haven’t seen what their manuals go for. Boston-based RR Auction on…
Continue ReadingIsraeli probe into deadly holy site stampede opens hearings
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli government commission investigating a deadly accident at a holy site in April has…
Continue ReadingTokyo Paralympics press ahead to allow students to attend
By STEPHEN WADE and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Plans are afoot to allow tens of thousands of school children to attend the Tokyo…
Continue Reading93 fugitives arrested in Baltimore-area crime sweep dubbed ‘Operation Washout’
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A multi-agency law enforcement operation resulted in 93 fugitives being arrested, according to the US Marshals Service.…
Continue ReadingAt least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
CNN By Melissa Alonso, CNN With the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant fueling a summer of more infections and hospitalizations, health care…
Continue ReadingHenri cuts short Manilow set at NYC virus recovery concert
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — This time, Barry Manilow didn’t make it through the rain. Unlike the Grammy-winning recording…
Continue ReadingJapanese FM discusses de-escalation with Iranian officials
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media are reporting that Iran’s president has met with Japan’s foreign minister in Tehran and the two discussed…
Continue ReadingBerlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie reopens after 6-year overhaul
BERLIN (AP) — An iconic modern art museum in Berlin designed by Bauhaus pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has reopened to the public after a…
Continue ReadingFull FDA approval for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will likely drive up vaccination rates, experts say
CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine expected to be given full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in the coming…
Continue ReadingCrimean Tatars bemoan their plight as Ukraine hosts summit
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s annexation of of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula in 2014 evoked tragic…
Continue ReadingRomania’s LGBT community sees gains, ongoing rights struggle
By VADIM GHIRDA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The 20th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in…
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