Russian journalist arrested for years-old social media posts amid intensifying crackdown
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent media has been detained and faces charges of…
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A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer’s may cause some cases
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life…
Continue ReadingAmerican soldier was arrested in Russia and accused of stealing from a girlfriend, US officials say
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An American soldier visiting a girlfriend in Russia’s port city of Vladivostok was…
Continue ReadingOne natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press KEYPORT, N.J. (AP) — A major pipeline that would have moved natural gas through New Jersey and under two bays to…
Continue ReadingAfter AP investigation, family of missing students enrolls in school
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Four months after The Associated Press wrote about an Atlanta family struggling to…
Continue ReadingLawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades,…
Continue ReadingAfter Barstool Sports sponsorship fizzles, Snoop Dogg brand is attached to Arizona Bowl, fo shizzle
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg is putting his name on the Arizona Bowl for what will be the first partnership between an alcohol brand and a…
Continue ReadingLidia Bastianich, Melody Thomas Scott and Ed Scott to receive Daytime Emmys lifetime achievement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A cookbook author, actor and producer will be the Lifetime Achievement honorees at the Daytime Emmys in June. Lidia Bastianich…
Continue ReadingHow a beach trip in Mexico’s Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated…
Continue ReadingJanet Jackson to play 2024 Essence Fest instead of the Smoothie King Center this summer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Janet Jackson will make her fourth appearance at the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture this summer in New Orleans. Jackson was…
Continue ReadingInspired by the Met, ‘sleeping baddies’ tackle medical debt at the Debt Gala’s pajama party
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Met Gala has inspired pajama-clad New Yorkers to fundraise for medical debt relief at an…
Continue ReadingAuditors can’t locate former St. Louis circuit attorney to complete state audit
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A state examination of the office that handles criminal prosecutions in St. Louis is being delayed…
Continue ReadingFallen US Marshal is memorialized by Attorney General Garland, family and others
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press Friends, family and law enforcement officers gathered in Charlotte to remember the life of Deputy U.S. Marshal…
Continue ReadingCall it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat
PARIS (AP) — How do you smooth over trade tensions with the all-powerful leader of economic powerhouse China? Charm him with a bottle of Cognac or…
Continue ReadingGOP secretary of state who spoke out against election denialism wins JFK Profile in Courage Award
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Kentucky’s Republican secretary of state, Michael Adams, has been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy…
Continue ReadingPWHL’s strong first season coincides with a growing appetite for women’s sports
By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League has set one attendance record…
Continue ReadingBiden recognizes US Military Academy with trophy for besting other service academies in football
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has recognized the United States Military Academy with the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy for besting other…
Continue ReadingThe family of Irvo Otieno criticizes move to withdraw murder charges against 5 deputies
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press A Virginia judge has signed off on a prosecutor’s request to withdraw charges against five more people in…
Continue ReadingThe number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of fish on the government’s overfishing list sunk to a new low last…
Continue ReadingPolish prosecutors open investigation after judge flees to autocratic Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors say they have opened an investigation after a Polish judge fled to the autocratic state of Belarus and…
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