Jan. 6 charges against Trump would add to his mounting legal peril as he campaigns for 2024
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hush-money payments. Classified records. And now, his efforts to…
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Court hearing for Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges delayed after judge doesn’t show
RUSTBURG, Va. (AP) — A court hearing for a Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges in connection with a hit-and-run was postponed this week after…
Continue ReadingTwo planets sharing same orbit around their star? Astronomers find strongest evidence yet
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers reported Wednesday the discovery of what could be two planets sharing…
Continue ReadingKentucky Republican Daniel Cameron picks conservative senator as running mate in race for governor
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republican Daniel Cameron has selected state legislator Robby Mills as his…
Continue ReadingMexican volunteer searchers find 27 hacked-up bodies in northern border city
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Volunteer searchers say they have found 27 corpses in clandestine graves in the border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen,…
Continue ReadingTa-Nehisi Coates attends school board meeting to back teacher told to stop using his book on racism
IRMO, S.C. (AP) — Author Ta-Nehisi Coates sat silently through a school board meeting in South Carolina to support a high school teacher told to…
Continue ReadingTop progressives are backing Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden would seem an unnatural fit for the activists at Netroots Nation, an annual…
Continue ReadingCracks are emerging in Israel’s military. Reservists threaten not to serve if government plan passes
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Cracks are emerging in Israel’s military. The Middle East’s best equipped and most powerful…
Continue ReadingSoul Cap approved for swimming’s biggest meets but real impact expected at the grassroots level
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Soul Cap has gotten the green light from swimming’s top governing body, which figures…
Continue ReadingGerman woman voices remorse over enslaved Yazidi girl’s death at new court hearing
BERLIN (AP) — A German woman convicted on charges that she and her husband allowed the death by thirst of a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa says Putin will skip a Johannesburg summit next month because of his ICC arrest warrant
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend an economic…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern hazing scandal included multiple sports, men and women, attorneys say
By LARRY LAGE and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Allegations of hazing in Northwestern’s athletic programs have broadened.…
Continue ReadingCleveland Browns release defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey following spate of off-field problems
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey was cut by the Cleveland Browns after police opened an…
Continue ReadingPolice in Kenya open fire on activists protesting new taxes. At least 12 people are wounded
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya have opened fire on protesters calling for the government of President…
Continue ReadingHigh-water rescue crews save people flooded in Kentucky as death toll rises in northeast US
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — High-water rescue crews pulled people from flooded homes and vehicles Wednesday in Kentucky, where waves of thunderstorms…
Continue ReadingFive European countries will extend ban on Ukraine’s grain but let it head to other places
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Five European Union countries will extend their ban on Ukrainian grain to protect their farmers’ interests. But agriculture…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft and Activision extend deadline to close $69 billion deal under close regulatory scrutiny
The deadline for Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard has been extended as the companies seek to close…
Continue ReadingThe upper house of Russian parliament approves a ban on gender changes
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russia’s parliament has unanimously approved a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures and sent the measure…
Continue ReadingZhang Shuai quits tennis match after opponent rubs out a ball mark with her foot in disputed call
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai has quit a match after her opponent rubbed out a ball mark with her foot following a…
Continue ReadingAfghan players watch Morocco’s team practice for Women’s World Cup, hoping to get their chance
By CASSIDY HETTESHEIMER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There’ll be 32 national teams competing across Australia and New Zealand…
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