Prominent Lebanese journalist Talal Salman dies at age 85 after long illness
BEIRUT (AP) — Prominent Lebanese journalist Talal Salman who founded one of the country’s largest Arabic-language independent newspapers has died…
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Protest this way, not that way: In statehouses, varied rules restrict public voices
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, JEFF AMY and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shaking violently between sobs, parent Sarah Shoop…
Continue ReadingMissouri death row inmate who claims innocence sues governor for dissolving inquiry board
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri death row inmate is suing Gov. Mike Parson over the governor’s decision to dissolve a…
Continue ReadingThe conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the conflict in Sudan is fueling “a humanitarian emergency of epic…
Continue ReadingTrump and all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that…
Continue ReadingBritish Museum’s director resigns, says he didn’t take warning about possible theft seriously enough
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The director of the British Museum says he’s stepping down amid investigations into the theft…
Continue ReadingRangers hire Hall of Fame U.S. women’s star Angela Ruggiero as a hockey operations adviser
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have hired Hockey Hall of Famer Angela Ruggiero as a hockey operations adviser. The team announced the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s lunar rover keeps walking on the moon, days after spacecraft’s historic touchdown
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s lunar rover is continuing its walk on the moon after the historic touch-down of…
Continue ReadingEstonia’s pro-Ukrainian PM faces pressure to quit over husband’s indirect Russian business links
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonia’s strongly pro-Ukrainian prime minister is under increasing pressure to resign, after Estonian media revealed…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh to plead guilty in theft case. It would be the first time he admits to a crime
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Court records show convicted murderer and former attorney Alex Murdaugh has agreed to…
Continue ReadingGerman minister says she hopes someone is indicted for the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says she hopes prosecutors will find sufficient evidence to indict whomever carried out an ttack on…
Continue ReadingInfant dies after being left in a car on a scorching day in South Dakota, police say
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Police say an infant has died after being left in a car on a scorching day in South Dakota. Police say the baby was found…
Continue ReadingBahamas introduces bills to legalize marijuana for medical and religious purposes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of the Bahamas has unveiled several bills aimed at legalizing marijuana for medical and religious…
Continue Reading5 family members were found fatally shot in an Ohio home by police checking on their welfare
LAKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Police performing a welfare check at an Ohio home found five family members dead inside. Authorities say the family died…
Continue ReadingNew York man sentenced to 3 months in prison for threats to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a New York man to serve three months in prison for making threatening phone calls to Republican…
Continue ReadingParis booksellers won’t let their street stands along the Seine be removed for the 2024 Olympics
By YOUCEF BOUNAB Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris booksellers who work on the banks of the River Seine for decades are refusing to leave during…
Continue ReadingJason Mraz is feeling free and curious — in music and in love
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy winner Jason Mraz released his latest album “Mystical Magical Rhythmical…
Continue ReadingGeorge Soros’ Open Society Foundations intend to cut programs in Europe, worrying grantees
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Open Society Foundations plan to significantly curtail their work in Europe and lay off much of their staff there.…
Continue ReadingNorth American grassland birds in peril, spurring all-out effort to save birds and their habitat
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press POTTER, Neb. (AP) — When Reed Cammack hears the first meadowlark of spring, he knows his family has made it…
Continue ReadingDutch foreign minister is the ‘right man’ to fill European Commission post, prime minister says
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says the foreign minister of the Netherlands is “the right man” to to fill a…
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