For Ukrainian Orthodox in US, war news casts pall on Easter
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Many Ukrainian Americans are observing Orthodox Easter this Sunday, but they’re finding it difficult to be joyful…
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Sanctions hit Russian economy, although Putin says otherwise
By KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two months into the Russian-Ukraine war, the Kremlin has taken…
Continue ReadingSanctions hit Russian economy, although Putin says otherwise
By KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two months into the Russian-Ukraine war, the Kremlin has taken…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Johnny Depp’s wild testimony, cross-examination
By R.J. RICO Associated Press For three days, Johnny Depp has been testifying in a libel trial that is supposed to be about whether Amber Heard…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of South Carolina’s first-ever…
Continue ReadingCivil trial to begin in 2010 death of UVA lacrosse player
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly 12 years after University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love was found…
Continue ReadingUS military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. government is dropping its appeal of a Hawaii order requiring it to remove fuel from a…
Continue ReadingIn election misinformation fight, ‘2020 changed everything’
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As voters get ready for hundreds of elections of local and national importance this year,…
Continue ReadingIn election misinformation fight, ‘2020 changed everything’
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As voters get ready for hundreds of elections of local and national importance this year,…
Continue ReadingWannenburg, former Springbok, dies age 41 when car hit in US
HOUSTON (AP) — Pedrie Wannenburg, a former South Africa rugby player, has died after his car was struck by a teenage driver who was fleeing from…
Continue ReadingRonaldo scores on return to United team after death of son
LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored on his return to the Manchester United team after missing a game while grieving the death of his newborn…
Continue ReadingRonaldo scores on return to United team after death of son
LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored on his return to the Manchester United team after missing a game while grieving the death of his newborn…
Continue ReadingSwing-state Democrats turn on Biden over Title 42 border decision
By Eric Bradner and Alex Rogers, CNN The Democratic rebellion against President Joe Biden‘s plans to lift pandemic-era border restrictions is…
Continue ReadingVerstappen overtakes Leclerc to win sprint at Imola
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Max Verstappen has overtaken Formula One leader Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap to win the sprint race at the…
Continue ReadingMan dies after setting himself on fire at Supreme Court plaza
CNN, WJLA, WUSA By Jamie Crawford, Jessica Schneider and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A man who set himself on fire Friday on the plaza in front of…
Continue ReadingSomalia’s extremists bomb restaurant in the capital; 6 dead
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A bomb blast by Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels hit a popular seaside restaurant in…
Continue ReadingTour boat with 26 aboard missing in frigid Japan waters
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard says a tour boat with 26 people aboard has been missing in the frigid waters…
Continue ReadingRussian mercenaries are Putin’s ‘coercive tool’ in Africa
By CARLEY PETESCH and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russia has engaged in under-the-radar military operations in at least…
Continue ReadingAll-private SpaceX astronaut mission to return home from the ISS after week-long delay
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The first all-private mission to the International Space Station is slated to complete the final leg of its journey…
Continue ReadingTunisia: Sunken tanker contained no fuel, government says
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A tanker that sank off the Tunisian coast and and was believed to be holding 750 tons…
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