Boeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle…
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Former security guard convicted of killing unarmed man during an argument at a Memphis gas station
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former security guard has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man during a dispute at…
Continue ReadingTexas police officer dies after being injured when a tornado struck his home
CONROE, Texas (AP) — A Texas police officer has died of injuries he suffered when a tornado struck his home. The Conroe Police Department announced…
Continue ReadingSnakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants
MIAMI (AP) — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week. It was a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants.…
Continue ReadingRussia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
The Associated Press Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the…
Continue ReadingLondon, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic third term
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan has won a historic third term in office. The win announced Saturday marks…
Continue ReadingCheers and flames as Orthodox worshipers greet the ancient ceremony of the ‘Holy Fire’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the…
Continue ReadingMissouri man charged in 1966 killing in suburban Chicago, based on DNA evidence
CREVE COEUR, Mo. (AP) — A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in her suburban Chicago home — a crime that happened nearly six…
Continue ReadingSenate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies…
Continue ReadingA British Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A British Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals says he was denied entry to France…
Continue ReadingIt’s Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much
The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo. Music, all-day happy hours and deals on tacos are planned at venues across the country on Sunday…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan’s only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghan diplomat in India who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and says she…
Continue ReadingBoeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to…
Continue ReadingAfter Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,”…
Continue ReadingAfter Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,”…
Continue ReadingA group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — It was Election Day last November, and one of Georgia’s top election officials saw that…
Continue ReadingA candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections
By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party in next month’s European elections was beaten…
Continue ReadingHulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush…
Continue ReadingPakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s national weather center says the country has recorded its wettest April since 1961. The weather service said on…
Continue ReadingKevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from men…
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