‘Totally cold’ is not too cold for winter swimmers competing in a frozen Vermont lake
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — Plunging into a frozen lake and swimming laps may not be everyone’s good time but it is for…
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Hundreds attend funeral mass for the woman killed during a celebration of Chiefs’ Super Bowl win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral mass for a Kansas City-area DJ who was killed during a celebration rally of the…
Continue ReadingAfter 2 years of war, questions abound on whether Kyiv can sustain the fight against Russia
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The future looks bleak for war-weary Ukraine: It is beset by shortages in soldiers and…
Continue ReadingCelebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape
By RUTH BROWN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of…
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US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death row inmates
A U.S. appeals court panel on Friday declined to delay Idaho’s scheduled execution next week of one of the nation’s longest-serving death row…
Continue ReadingTrump says his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters
By MATT BROWN Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claims his multiple criminal indictments have boosted his…
Continue ReadingMexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest in Mexico says churchmen have helped arrange a truce between two…
Continue ReadingColombia will send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has announced an underwater exploration more than 600 meters…
Continue Reading1 killed, 17 injured in New York City apartment fire
NEW YORK (AP) — Fire officials say one person was killed and 17 were injured in a fire at an apartment building in New York City on Friday.…
Continue ReadingPolice: 7 farmworkers in van, 1 pickup driver killed in head-on crash in California farming region
MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Seven farmworkers traveling in a van and the driver of a pickup truck were killed Friday in a head-on crash in a farming area…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia lawmakers push to remove a suicide risk exemption from gender-affirming care bill
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some Republican lawmakers in West Virginia want to ban transgender youth at risk for…
Continue ReadingJury convicts Southern California socialite in 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California socialite has been found guilty of murder and other charges in the hit-and-run deaths of two young…
Continue ReadingNCAA president says Congress must act to preserve sports at colleges that can’t pay athletes
By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker says action by Congress was needed to protect what he described as…
Continue ReadingMan charged with killing Indianapolis police officer found guilty but mentally ill
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with killing an Indianapolis police officer has been found guilty but mentally ill. A jury convicted 31-year-old…
Continue ReadingCleats left behind after Jackie Robinson statue was stolen to be donated to Negro League Museum
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The bronze Jackie Robinson cleats that were left behind when a statue of the first player to break Major…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing ‘strong probability’ it won’t stand
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge Friday to suspend an $83.3 million defamation…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s top diplomat tells skeptics at the UN that his country will win the war
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister is telling skeptics who believe Ukraine can’t win the war…
Continue ReadingAssault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Claims of violence against women are roiling the world’s most famous sled dog race —…
Continue ReadingSeaplane crashes near PortMiami, all 7 passengers escape without injury, officials say
MIAMI (AP) — Officials say a seaplane overturned Friday afternoon while trying to land near PortMiami, but no serious injuries were reported.…
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol releases hundreds of migrants at a bus stop after San Diego runs out of aid money
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Buses dropped off hundreds of migrants at a San Diego bus stop instead of at a reception center…
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