US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the…
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An Ironman Wisconsin competitor dies after he fell ill during the bike portion of Sunday’s triathlon
CROSS PLAINS, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a man competing in Ironman Wisconsin fell ill during the grueling triathlon and later died. Ironman…
Continue ReadingOver 100 VIPs attend UN screening of documentary on Russia’s siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than a hundred ambassadors, journalists and representatives of a broad spectrum of…
Continue ReadingTrial begins over Texas voter laws that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A trial is underway over a sweeping Texas voting law that set off a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021 and resulted in…
Continue ReadingBalzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards
MILAN (AP) — An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer…
Continue ReadingActive-duty Marine gets probation and community service for storming Capitol with 2 unit members
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together has been sentenced…
Continue ReadingEx-Bengals player Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones arrested at Cincinnati airport
HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested early Monday after police responded to a report of…
Continue ReadingOklahoma assistant Lebby sorry for distraction disgraced father-in-law Art Briles caused at game
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby has apologized after his father-in-law, disgraced…
Continue ReadingLighthouse where walkway collapse injured visitors to remain closed for indefinite amount of time
ARROWSIC, Maine (AP) — A nonprofit group says a lighthouse that was the site of a walkway collapse that injured 11 people will remain closed for an…
Continue ReadingWestern Balkan heads of state press for swift approval of their European Union membership bids
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The heads of state of six Western Balkan countries that are seeking to join the European Union have urged the bloc…
Continue Reading6 people fatally shot in Greece, at a seaside town near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece say six people have been fatally shot in an attack in a seaside town near Athens. Greek state-run ERT…
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The US marks 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears, from ground zero to Alaska
By JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 with moments of silence, tearful words…
Continue ReadingCourt convicts Portuguese hacker in Football Leaks trial and gives him a 4-year suspended sentence
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A Portuguese hacker whose bombshell revelations on the “Football Leaks” website rocked European soccer has been…
Continue ReadingDrinking water testing ordered at a Minnesota prison after inmates refused to return to their cells
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — State officials have ordered additional tests on drinking water at a Minnesota prison to ensure that it’s safe for…
Continue ReadingAs US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press POINT PLEASANT BEACH,N.J. (AP) — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform…
Continue ReadingAs US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform…
Continue ReadingDisney, Charter settle cable dispute hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ season opener
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Disney and Charter Communications announced a deal to settle a dispute that had cut some 15 million…
Continue ReadingMet Opera, Lincoln Center Theater commission work about detained Ukrainian children
NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukrainian composer has been commissioned to write an opera about mothers from that country going into Russia to rescue their…
Continue ReadingBosnia court confirms charges against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik for defying top international envoy
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia says it has confirmed an indictment against Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik on…
Continue ReadingChile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal military dictatorship
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday,…
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