New Jersey lawmakers pause open records bill overhaul to consider amendments
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey legislative leaders have hit the brakes on a fast-moving bill that would have…
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New opera production adds something new to Luis Buñuel’s ‘The Exterminating Angel’: cannibalism
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Calixto Bieito added an element to “The Exterminating Angel” that Luis Buñuel and Thomas Adès left out:…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey voters may soon decide whether they have a right to a clean environment
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey residents may soon get the chance to vote on whether they have the right to a clean…
Continue ReadingA young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped in central Warsaw has been…
Continue ReadingBill shelved that sought changes to Iowa law outlining penalties for terminating a pregnancy
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill that sought to change wording in an existing Iowa law outlining the penalties…
Continue Reading‘Manhunt,’ about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press A new series on Apple TV+, premiering Friday, tells the lesser-known aspects of the assassination of Abraham…
Continue ReadingUFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman from hospital bed: ‘I’m the happiest man in the world’
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — UFC Hall of Famer and former champion Mark Coleman called himself “the happiest man in the world” as he embraced members of…
Continue ReadingDuty, Honor, Outrage: Change to West Point’s mission statement sparks controversy
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — “Duty, Honor, Country” has been the motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point since 1898. That motto isn’t…
Continue ReadingA plane carrying the UK defense minister had its GPS jammed as it flew near Russian territory
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says a plane carrying Defense Secretary Grant Shapps had its satellite signal jammed as it…
Continue ReadingNLRB certifies union to represent Dartmouth basketball players
BOSTON (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has certified a union to represent Dartmouth basketball players after the deadline passed for the…
Continue ReadingA plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say
By BERT WILKINSON and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is…
Continue ReadingEPA tightens limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, citing cancer risk
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize…
Continue ReadingRussia should return Romania’s gold sent to Moscow during World War I, European Parliament says
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Lawmakers in the European Parliament have adopted a non-binding resolution saying Russia should return gold and other…
Continue ReadingMacron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they’re not needed now
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning Western powers not to show any weakness to Russia as he…
Continue ReadingReport finds flawed tactics, poor communication in a probe of New Mexico trooper’s death
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Flawed tactics and poor communications were among the key findings of a New Mexico State Police internal review of the deadly…
Continue ReadingWoman’s ‘illegal buying spree’ armed killer of 3 Minnesota first responders, prosecutor says
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities say a woman has been charged with illegally buying guns used in the…
Continue ReadingUkrainians living under Russian occupation are coerced to vote for Putin
By YURAS KARMANAU and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Ukrainians living in regions illegally annexed by Russia are being coerced to vote in the…
Continue ReadingA Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court is raising the bar for religions to show that their…
Continue ReadingWriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — They’re wriggly, they’re gross and they’re worth more than $2,000 a…
Continue ReadingNebraska governor blames university leadership for AD Trev Alberts’ sudden departure for Texas A&M
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen says athletic director Trev Alberts’ sudden decision to take the same job at…
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