Ministers meet in Morocco to discuss ongoing threat from IS
By TARIK EL BARAKAH Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Members of the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group are meeting in Morocco…
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Barcelona defender Araújo leaves hospital after concussion
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo has been discharged after a night in the hospital following a head injury sustained in a…
Continue ReadingDrug distributor for cartel sentenced to 9 years in prison
SEATTLE (AP) — A 32-year-old drug distributor for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was sentenced to nine years in federal prison, prosecutors said…
Continue ReadingSydney wins Australia’s National Basketball League title
SYDNEY (AP) — The Sydney Kings have swept the best-of-five National Basketball League final for their first Australian title since 2005 by beating…
Continue ReadingFinnish PM says joining NATO will strengthen security
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin says the possibility of her country joining NATO is for the…
Continue ReadingWork-from-home stocks are getting crushed
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business You remember the early days of the pandemic, when millions of office workers started doing their jobs from home for…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to 11 years for arson that damaged 14 homes
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man charged with setting an arson fire in the southwest part of the state that damaged more than a dozen properties…
Continue ReadingUS casinos had best month ever in March, winning $5.3B
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just…
Continue ReadingUS casinos had best month ever in March, winning $5.3B
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just…
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s endorsement of Oz gave Kathy Barnette an unexpected opening in Pennsylvania
By Dan Merica, CNN To Kathy Barnette and her ardent supporters in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary, former President Donald Trump made…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Clarence Thomas has waited over 30 years for this moment
CNN By Jeffrey Toobin, CNN For Justice Clarence Thomas, these are glory days. As Thomas settles into his fourth decade on the Supreme Court, his…
Continue ReadingOverturning Roe could have major repercussions for IVF treatments, fertility experts warn
By Jessica Schneider and Tierney Sneed, CNN News that the Supreme Court is on the cusp of overturning Roe v. Wade is sounding alarms for an…
Continue ReadingGrowing share of Covid-19 deaths are among vaccinated people, but booster shots substantially lower the risk
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Since Covid-19 vaccines became widely available, there has been a wide gap in deaths between the vaccinated and…
Continue ReadingORCA bus and ferry cards get a refresh, fare-free weekend
SEATTLE (AP) — ORCA, the pass system that transit riders use to pay fares on buses and ferries around Puget Sound, is getting a refresh. The new…
Continue ReadingThomas Bjorn to be European vice captain at 2023 Ryder Cup
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Thomas Bjorn will be one of European captain Henrik Stenson’s assistants at next year’s Ryder Cup in Italy.…
Continue ReadingUN says $144 million needed to avert Yemen tanker disaster
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations is seeking $144 million needed to fund the salvage operation of a decaying tanker…
Continue ReadingErling Haaland the ‘last piece in the jigsaw puzzle’ for Manchester City to win the Champions League?
By Matias Grez, CNN When Erling Haaland burst onto the Champions League stage, everybody in the world of football immediately sat up and took notice.…
Continue ReadingGermany shifts focus of military missions in West Africa
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has backed a change to two of the country’s military deployments in West Africa. The decision would move…
Continue ReadingGOP governors to hit the trail for Kemp in Georgia to counter Trump
By Kristen Holmes, CNN Two current and one former Republican governor will campaign for Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia ahead of the state’s primary…
Continue ReadingNobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Frank Wilczek, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author renowned for his boundary-pushing…
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