NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery — the biggest sample yet from an asteroid. A NASA spacecraft…
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Italian rockers Måneskin continue to revive the genre, selling out Madison Square Garden
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In an era where rock bands seem endangered and most of the genre often seems formed in the last…
Continue ReadingTop US Air Force official in Mideast worries about possible Russia-Iran ‘cooperation and collusion’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help…
Continue ReadingAs actors restart talks and writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The key players in the two strikes that brought Hollywood to a halt include…
Continue ReadingIndia moves toward reserving 33% of the seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament has taken a major step toward reserving 33% of the seats in its powerful…
Continue ReadingWorld War I remembrance sites in Belgium and France have been added to UNESCO’s heritage registry
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — UNESCO added World War I funerary and memorial locations across the Western Front to its…
Continue ReadingUK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that…
Continue ReadingPentagon working to restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans forced out under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is beginning a new effort to contact former service members who may have been forced…
Continue ReadingIran’s parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory…
Continue ReadingConnecticut agrees to a $25 million settlement in the Henry Lee evidence fabrication case
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s attorney general has agreed to a $25.2 million settlement with two…
Continue ReadingVanna White extends her time at the puzzle board on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ for two additional seasons
The Associated Press Vanna White is not giving up her puzzle board when Ryan Seacrest takes over for Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune.” In…
Continue ReadingAlabama school band director says he was ‘just doing my job’ before police arrested him
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama high school band director said Wednesday that he was just “doing my job” when police officers arrested him…
Continue ReadingA new London exhibition highlights the untold stories of Black British fashion designers
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition is opening in London to chart for the first time the contributions Black British…
Continue ReadingFor many displaced by clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp, return is not an option
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press SEBLINE, Lebanon (AP) — Nearly a week after a cease-fire agreement between warring factions in Lebanon’s largest…
Continue ReadingAhead of abortion vote, Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a rewrite of some misleading ballot language
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court says a portion of the description of a ballot question enshrining…
Continue ReadingGrain spat drags Ukraine’s ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion
By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the…
Continue ReadingUN chief warns of ‘gates of hell’ in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations stay silent
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief says Earth is facing a hellish problem in climate change and…
Continue ReadingAt 91, Georgia’s longest serving sheriff says he won’t seek another term in 2024
PERRY, Ga. (AP) — A 91-year-old Georgia sheriff has said he will hand in his badge after more than 50 years as the county’s chief lawman.…
Continue ReadingAutopsy finds man who was punched at New England Patriots game before he died had medical issue
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched at least twice…
Continue ReadingGroups say philanthropists trying to boost local news shouldn’t leave minorities behind
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Organizations representing minority journalists say they’re worried that a recently-announced…
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