Myanmar’s embattled military government cracks down on free flow of news by blocking VPNs
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has launched a major effort to block free communication on the…
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Holly Bobo murder case returns to court, 7 years after a Tennessee man’s conviction
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) — Seven years after a man was convicted of killing nursing student Holly Bobo, the case is…
Continue ReadingAides’ vehicle in a convoy carrying Mexico’s next president involved in a crash that killed 1
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A highway accident involving an SUV carrying aides to Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico’s June 2 presidential elections,…
Continue ReadingTrump once defied the NRA to ban bump stocks. He now says he ‘did nothing’ to restrict guns
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Donald Trump’s campaign has found itself defending a Supreme Court decision to strike down a ban that he…
Continue ReadingIllinois lawmakers unable to respond to governor’s prison plan because they lack quorum
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Members of a legislative review panel agree that two aging prisons need to be…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone isn’t the last word on the abortion pill
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Supreme Court ‘s ruling on technical grounds Thursday keeps the abortion pill mifepristone available in…
Continue ReadingArmy Corps finds soil contaminated under some St. Louis-area homes, but no health risk
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers has determined that soil is contaminated beneath some suburban St. Louis homes near a creek where…
Continue ReadingCourt upholds law taking jurisdiction over mass transit crimes from Philly’s district attorney
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court is turning aside a legal challenge by Philadelphia’s elected…
Continue ReadingSpeaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to…
Continue ReadingKansas governor and GOP leaders say they have a deal on tax cuts to end 2 years of stalemate
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Democratic governor and top Republican lawmakers in Kansas say they have an agreement on…
Continue ReadingMexico’s small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in Congress
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been a long strange trip for Mexico’s Ecologist Green Party, which rode on its…
Continue ReadingSerbian court rules to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian court has ruled to extradite a Belarusian filmmaker and pro-democracy political activist to the authoritarian…
Continue ReadingGoogle CEO testifies at trial of collapsed startup Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Google CEO Sundar Pichai has testified briefly at the federal financial conspiracy trial surrounding the collapse…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco park where a grandmother was fatally beaten will now have her name
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco park where a grandmother was beaten and then later died will now bear her name. Family and friends will…
Continue ReadingHannah Einbinder uses comedy as a coping mechanism in debut standup special
By BROOKE LEFFERTS and KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder has released her debut standup comedy…
Continue ReadingSome Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden’s asylum ban takes hold
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Some shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the…
Continue ReadingVirginia lawmakers to hold special session on changes to military education benefits program
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate will reconvene in a special legislative session next week to consider a proposal that would exempt some…
Continue ReadingMove over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffalo
By MATTHEW BROWN, MEAD GRUVER and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Standing at the edge of a bluff…
Continue ReadingMoschino shreds fashion rules and Dsquared2 turns up the heat on the first day of Milan Fashion Week
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week of mostly menswear previews has opened with two co-ed collections, underlining…
Continue ReadingA statement from Kate, Princess of Wales on her cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales has has given an update on her cancer treatment, saying she is making good progress and hopes to return to some…
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