George W. Bush’s portraits of veterans are heading to Disney World
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World will host dozens of portraits of service members and veterans from the nation’s…
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US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The U.S. military plans to return to Chad within a month for talks about revising an…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis school district will pay families to drive kids to school amid bus driver shortage
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ school district is offering to pay some families to drive their kids to school as part of an effort to offset a…
Continue ReadingStudent protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere
By STEVE LeBLANC and NICK PERRY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston College students held a protest rally against the Israel-Hamas war last week.…
Continue ReadingNo criminal charges after 4 newborn bodies found in a freezer
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts prosecutor won’t seek criminal charges two years after four newborns were…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 10 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 10 people and left 21 missing since Monday.…
Continue ReadingUnited Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
By PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with…
Continue ReadingRetired U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd announces she and her husband are expecting baby in October
By The Associated Press Retired U.S. women’s soccer star Carli Lloyd and her husband are expecting their first child in October. The 41-year-old…
Continue ReadingF1 champion Ayrton Senna remembered on Imola track 30 years after his death during the San Marino GP
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — The 30th anniversary of three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna’s death is being commemorated with a memorial on the Imola track…
Continue ReadingAfter hunt for clandestine crematorium in Mexico City, police say bones found were ‘animal origin’
By MARTÍN SILVA REY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Volunteers have searched on the fringes of Mexico City for what they thought could be a…
Continue ReadingRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote…
Continue ReadingTimeline of the nationwide protest movement that began at Columbia University
By The Associated Press Columbia University has announced that it is canceling its main commencement ceremony scheduled for next week because of…
Continue ReadingWrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney want to expand stadium capacity to 55,000
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have given an insight into their long-term ambitions for Welsh soccer team Wrexham,…
Continue ReadingTrump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.8 billion after hitting price benchmarks
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has secured an additional $1.8 billion worth of shares in Trump…
Continue ReadingTennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — German tennis legend Boris Becker has been discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge…
Continue Reading30 people are injured when a trailer overturns in southwestern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a trailer packed with people celebrating May Day has overturned in southern Germany, leaving 30 injured, 10 of them…
Continue ReadingIran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Iranian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against activists and journalists following a BBC…
Continue ReadingNo need to guess: Mom knows best what she wants for Mother’s Day
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not all moms are the same. They like and do different things. Some, gasp, don’t love the…
Continue ReadingFord recalls Maverick pickups in US because tail lights can go dark, increasing the risk of a crash
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The…
Continue ReadingTourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after…
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