Haiti’s prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang attacks…
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Arizona’s health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s health department has named a physician to address ways to lessen the effects of extreme heat in the arid…
Continue ReadingFormer track coach sentenced to five years for duping female athletes into sending nude photos
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former college track and field coach has been sentenced to five years in prison for setting up…
Continue ReadingState of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union on Thursday night. It’s…
Continue ReadingMinnesota Rep. Dean Phillips ends Democratic primary challenge and endorses President Joe Biden
By WILL WEISSERT and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dean Phillips is ending his long-shot Democratic primary challenge of…
Continue ReadingOklahoma panel denies clemency for death row inmate, paves way for lethal injection
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has denied clemency for a death row inmate convicted of…
Continue ReadingHouse passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money…
Continue ReadingTexas sheriff who was under scrutiny following mass shooting loses reelection bid
COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff whose office drew national scrutiny and an FBI investigation following a shooting last year in which a man…
Continue ReadingA new IRS program is helping its first users file their income taxes electronically. And it’s free
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s new free electronic filing system for income tax returns is getting its…
Continue ReadingProtesting students use pickup truck to batter down doors at National Palace in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protesters have commandeered a pickup truck and used it to ram down the wooden doors of Mexico City’s National Palace.…
Continue ReadingUS official says Boeing hasn’t turned over records about work on the panel that blew off a jetliner
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing and the National Transportation Safety Board argued Wednesday over whether the company has cooperated with…
Continue ReadingWoman survives bear attack outside her home; mother bear killed and 3 cubs tranquilized
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in Pennsylania say a woman was seriously injured in a bear attack when she let her dog outside. State game…
Continue ReadingThe Czech parliament toughens gun laws after the worst mass shooting in the country’s history
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Parliament has approved changes in the gun law that tighten requirements for owning a weapon following the worst mass…
Continue ReadingIS militants kill at least 18 people in an attack on villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria
By GHAITH AL-SAYED and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Syria’s activists and pro-government media say Islamic State…
Continue ReadingNew to riding a sleeper train? Here’s the best way to book tickets
By ALBERT STUMM For the Associated Press Sleeper trains are regaining momentum in Europe thanks to travelers who are concerned about climate change…
Continue ReadingHaley’s exit from the GOP race pushes off — again — the day Americans could elect a woman president
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman ascends toward the heights of American politics, with the nation’s top elected…
Continue ReadingNew York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is sending the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police…
Continue ReadingClimate-conscious travelers are jumpstarting Europe’s sleeper trains
By ALBERT STUMM Associated Press After being gently rocked awake in her sleeper cabin, Sarah Marks spent the morning of her 29th birthday watching…
Continue ReadingHondurans glued to their former president’s US drug trafficking trial
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hondurans call it the “Trial of the Century,” but it’s…
Continue ReadingA blast rocks the Ukrainian city of Odesa during a visit by Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister
By SUSIE BLANN and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of…
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