Landslide in northwest Congo kills at least 17 people after torrential rain
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Congo say torrential rain has caused a landslide that…
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Former Colorado officer gets probation for putting woman in police vehicle that was hit by a train
DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked vehicle that was hit by a freight train last year, causing…
Continue ReadingPrivate Louisiana zoo claims federal seizure of ailing giraffe wasn’t justified
ETHEL, La. (AP) — A private Louisiana zoo says that federal regulators overreached last week when they took away an ailing giraffe. Barn Hill…
Continue ReadingA Mississippi jury rules officers justified in fatal 2017 shooting after police went to wrong house
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A federal jury in Mississippi has rejected a civil lawsuit seeking money damages from two police officers who fatally shot a…
Continue ReadingWorld War I-era plane flips onto roof trying to land near Massachusetts museum; pilot unhurt
STOW, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts authorities say a World War I-era plane crashed and flipped over onto its roof as the pilot tried to land outside…
Continue ReadingThe spotlight is on Ukraine at UN leaders’ gathering, but is there room for other global priorities?
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take center stage at the United Nations…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of…
Continue ReadingAlabama high school band director stunned, arrested after refusing to end performance, police say
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama high school band director was shocked with a stun gun and arrested after Birmingham police said he wouldn’t…
Continue Reading‘Nun 2’ narrowly edges ‘A Haunting in Venice’ over quiet weekend in movie theaters
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian…
Continue ReadingMinnesota man acquitted of killing 3 people, wounding 2 others in case that hinged on alibi defense
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge has acquitted a Minnesota man accused of killing three people and wounding two others in St. Paul in a case that…
Continue ReadingIndiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a…
Continue Reading‘American Fiction’ wins People’s Choice award at Toronto Film Festival
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this week: Doja Cat, ‘Sex Education,’ ‘Spy Kids,’ ‘The Super Models’ and ‘Superpower’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Doja Cat, a reboot of Robert Rodriguez’s “Spy Kids”…
Continue ReadingUNESCO names Erfurt’s medieval Jewish buildings in Germany as a World Heritage Site
BERLIN (AP) — A U.N. committee has named a group of medieval Jewish sites in the eastern German city of Erfurt as a World Heritage Site. It’s…
Continue ReadingBiden’s national security adviser holds two days of talks in Malta with China’s foreign minister
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser met with China’s foreign…
Continue ReadingBalmain designer says robbers made off with 50 items for his upcoming Paris Fashion Week show
PARIS (AP) — Balmain artistic director Olivier Rousteing says robbers have made off with more than 50 pieces of the new collection that his Paris…
Continue ReadingMissing the Emmy Awards? What’s happening with the strike-delayed celebration of television
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a normal year — if there is any such thing in Hollywood anymore — the 75th Emmy…
Continue ReadingDrew Barrymore and ‘The Talk’ postpone their daytime talk shows until after the Hollywood strikes
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite…
Continue ReadingNYC day care owner, neighbor arrested after toddler dies and 3 others show signs of opioid exposure
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of a New York City day care center and a tenant living in the…
Continue ReadingTrump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer…
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