Firetruck plows through furniture shop on Long Island, injuring 4
NEW YORK (AP) — A firetruck has plowed through the facade of a furniture store on New York’s Long Island. A Rockville Centre Police…
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Truck driver pulled to safety after crash leaves vehicle dangling over bridge across Ohio River
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The driver of a semi-truck was pulled to safety Friday by firefighters following a crash that left the vehicle dangling over…
Continue ReadingAn SUV crashed into a Walmart in suburban Detroit, injuring 5 people, police say
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A sport-utility vehicle has crashed into a Walmart in suburban Detroit, injuring several people. The Canton Township…
Continue ReadingCam Newton apologizes for letting emotions get the best of him at youth football tournament fight
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton says he’s disappointed in himself for losing control of his emotions over the…
Continue ReadingNew York attorney general says a county must rescind its ban on female transgender athletes
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is demanding that a county on Long Island rescind its ban on transgender athletes competing…
Continue ReadingHaitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: ‘The city center was at war’
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A national police spokesman says Haitian police were overwhelmed by a series of…
Continue ReadingIndiana University officials ditch plan to split off Kinsey Institute, known for its sex research
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana University’s board of trustees has abandoned a plan that would have split…
Continue ReadingPentagon to lift ban on V-22 Osprey flights, 3 months after fatal crash in Japan
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that the Pentagon will lift the ban…
Continue ReadingUnited Flight from London diverted to Maine because of disruptive passengers
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Officials say a United Airlines flight from London to Newark, New Jersey, had to divert to Bangor International Airport…
Continue ReadingIrish President Michael Higgins is to remain in hospital as a precaution after feeling unwell
LONDON (AP) — Irish President Michael Higgins is expected to spend the weekend in the hospital as a precaution after he felt ill. Higgins’…
Continue ReadingTurkey rejects accusations by a human rights group that it committed abuses in Syria
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish official has rejected allegations by a human rights group that Turkey bears…
Continue ReadingUkraine official says Russia massing forces around a key city in the country’s east
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV (AP) — A Ukrainian official says Russia is accumulating large forces around Chasiv Yar as it seeks to make a…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden signs short-term spending bill to avoid partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed a short-term spending measure that keeps one set of federal agencies operating through March…
Continue ReadingCanada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will hold a state funeral for Brian Mulroney, the prime…
Continue ReadingYogurts can make limited claim that the food reduces risk of type 2 diabetes, FDA says
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry gets OK to use key evidence in phone hacking case against Daily Mail publisher
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has scored a tactical victory in his battles with British tabloids. Government…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez,…
Continue ReadingMissouri police charge man with 2 counts first-degree murder after officer, court employee shot
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Authorities charged a Kansas City-area man who killed a court employee trying to serve an eviction notice…
Continue ReadingMilitary court in Somalia sentences 6 Moroccan men to death for membership in Islamic State group
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A military court in Somalia’s northeastern semiautonomous state of Puntland has…
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