Cyclone Jasper crosses Australia’s east coast as category 2 storm with 87 mph winds
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Austrtalia (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Jasper has crossed Australia’s northeast coast as a category 2…
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Norfolk, Virginia, approves military-themed brewery despite some community pushback
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A military-themed brewery will open in Virginia despite some community opposition over alleged…
Continue ReadingA Russian missile attack on Kyiv wounds at least 53 as Ukraine pleads for more European support
By HANNA ARHIROVA and KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A barrage of Russian missiles has targeted Kyiv and wounded at least 53…
Continue ReadingSouthern California school janitor who spent years in jail acquitted of child sexual abuse
JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (AP) — A former Southern California elementary school janitor who spent years in jail after being accused of sexually abusing…
Continue ReadingAndre Braugher, Emmy-winning actor who starred in ‘Homicide’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ dies at 61
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor who would master gritty drama for seven seasons…
Continue ReadingFBI to exhume woman’s body from unsolved 1969 killing in Netflix’s ‘The Keepers’
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI investigators are planning to exhume the body of a young woman whose unsolved 1969 killing was…
Continue ReadingNovelist’s book is canceled after she acknowledges ‘review bombs’ of other writers
NEW YORK (AP) — A debut author who used fake accounts to “review bomb” other writers on the influential online platform Goodreads has been…
Continue ReadingUS proposes replacing engine-housing parts on Boeing jets like one involved in passenger’s death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are proposing modifications and additional inspections on nearly 2,000 Boeing planes in the United States to…
Continue ReadingFashion retailer Zara yanks ads that some found reminiscent of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Spanish fashion brand Zara has pulled advertising images that to some appeared to reference Israel’s war against Hamas…
Continue ReadingPacked hospitals, treacherous roads, harried parents: Newborns in Gaza face steeper odds of survival
By WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The birth of their daughter should have marked the beginning of…
Continue ReadingLawsuit challenges Alabama inmate labor system as ‘modern day slavery’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Current and former inmates of the Alabama prison system have filed a lawsuit challenging the prison labor program. The…
Continue ReadingPlaintiffs in a Georgia redistricting case are asking a judge to reject new Republican-proposed maps
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The people who sued to overturn Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are attacking plans…
Continue ReadingJudge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit has been freed after…
Continue ReadingFive whales came to a Connecticut aquarium in 2021. Three have now died
MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) — A 9-year-old beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium named Kharabali has died. It marks the third death among five whales that were…
Continue ReadingUniversities of Wisconsin regents to vote again on GOP deal to cut diversity spots for cash
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Universities of Wisconsin regents are set to vote again on a deal with Republican lawmakers…
Continue ReadingCongressional candidate’s voter outreach tool is latest AI experiment ahead of 2024 elections
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press A phone-banking tool powered entirely by artificial intelligence is getting its first real-world test in a…
Continue ReadingRussian man who flew on Los Angeles flight without passport or ticket charged with federal crime
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Russian man who flew on a plane from Denmark to Los Angeles in November without a passport or ticket told U.S. authorities he…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says ‘no way’
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have rested his defense and have sought again to…
Continue ReadingHouse panel urges tougher trade rules for China, raising chance of more tariffs if Congress agrees
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee focused on China is calling for altering the way the U.S. treats…
Continue ReadingHaley gets endorsement from Gov. Chris Sununu ahead of pivotal New Hampshire primary
By MEG KINNARD and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has endorsed Nikki Haley for president.…
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