Ice Spice announces highly anticipated debut album ‘Y2K’ will arrive in July
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ice Spice’s long-awaited debut album, “Y2K,” is almost here. The Grammy-nominated Bronx…
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Judge dismisses cruelty charges against trooper who hit loose horse with patrol vehicle
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A judge has dismissed felony animal cruelty charges brought against a Pennsylvania state trooper who hit a loose horse…
Continue ReadingPutin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets
By JAMES JORDAN and HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin is warning that Russia could provide…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government has denied accusations that army troops and their…
Continue ReadingNHL to broadcast Stanley Cup Final games in American Sign Language, a 1st for a major sports league
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer While interpreting the annual pre-Stanley Cup Final state of the NHL address into American Sign Language for the…
Continue ReadingWhat will become of The Epoch Times with its chief financial officer accused of money laundering?
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of an executive at The Epoch Times in a money-laundering scheme this week has drawn…
Continue ReadingHe helped turn Detroit’s riverfront into an attraction. Feds say he stole $40M while doing it
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Authorities in Detroit have charged a man with embezzling millions of dollars from a group that has…
Continue ReadingGovernor halts plan to charge most drivers entering Manhattan $15 for transit and traffic fixes
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul halted a plan to charge most motorists $15 to…
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Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after years of delays
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from floods across southern Germany rises to 6
BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from floods across a large part of southern Germany has risen to six as police recovered the body of a woman missing…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban publicly flogs 63 people including women accused of crimes. The UN condemns it
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has condemned the public flogging of more than 60 people, including more than…
Continue ReadingUkraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, according to a senator and a Western official
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has used U.S weapons to attack inside Russia in recent days. That’s according to…
Continue ReadingJapan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health…
Continue ReadingBetting scandals for MLB’s Marcano and NBA’s Porter are hardly the first in pro sports
By The Associated Press Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita…
Continue ReadingVoters defeat hand-counting measures in South Dakota, but others might come in future
By JACK DURA Associated Press Voters in three small South Dakota counties on Tuesday defeated measure to require hand-counting of all ballots in…
Continue ReadingWisconsin warden and 8 staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths
By TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The warden of a maximum-security Wisconsin prison and eight members of his…
Continue ReadingSlovakia’s Fico says he was targeted for Ukraine views, in first speech since assassination attempt
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico says he believes he was targeted for having a Ukraine position…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear agency’s board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has censured Iran for failing to…
Continue ReadingA decade after ‘All About That Bass,’ Meghan Trainor aims to make her feel-good songs ‘Timeless’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ten years ago, Meghan Trainor became a hit pop performer. “All About That Bass” established…
Continue ReadingThe fatal stabbing of 3-year-old outside an Ohio supermarket took just seconds, police say
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Police near Cleveland say a woman who fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy sitting in a grocery cart attacked him and his…
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