Barbara Kingsolver wins Women’s Prize for Fiction with Appalachian novel ‘Demon Copperhead’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for a…
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US Army soldier pleads guilty to trying to contact terrorists to ambush Army soldiers in Middle East
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier from Stow, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to trying to aid terrorists in a plot…
Continue ReadingOregon jury: PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for fires, plus award that could reach billions
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday ordered the electric utility PacifiCorp to pay punitive…
Continue ReadingStove wars: Republican-controlled House approves bills to protect gas stoves
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House has…
Continue ReadingPunishing winds, possible tornadoes inflict damage as storms cross US South
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms…
Continue ReadingGermany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country’s emissions gap by 2030
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German officials say that an array of climate measures being introduced by the government will…
Continue ReadingWashington says it’s asking Israel about the death of detained Palestinian-American
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States says it’s seeking more information about the closure of an Israeli military investigation into the death…
Continue ReadingFox News says it ‘addressed’ onscreen message that called Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News appeared to express regret Wednesday for showing an onscreen message that called President…
Continue ReadingCommuter train collides with truck in Connecticut, pickup driver hospitalized
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — A commuter train has collided with a pickup truck in Connecticut, injuring the driver and heavily damaging the vehicle. The…
Continue ReadingIn student loan and affirmative action rulings, advocates fear losses for racial equality
By ANNIE MA and AARON MORRISON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she…
Continue ReadingParents of girl who drowned at Kansas City water park file lawsuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old girl who drowned at a Kansas City water park allege in a lawsuit that the park hires young,…
Continue ReadingFierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance fighters kills at least 26, groups say
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports say recent fierce fighting between Myanmar’s army and resistance fighters in an area east…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles City Hall rocked by another corruption scandal, rattles trust in government
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is facing another scandal as it tries to manage a homeless…
Continue ReadingOhio House votes to mandate defibrillators in schools, sports venues after collapse of Bills’ Hamlin
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, would be placed in…
Continue Reading`Cats’ returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown Manhattan
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Lloyd Webber’s absence from New York City’s stages will be at most 14 months, with…
Continue ReadingCaptured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia
,MOSCOW (AP) — More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine are facing trial in southern Russia. The captured…
Continue ReadingGuatemala convicts renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora of money laundering
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan tribunal has convicted newspaper founder and editor José Rubén Zamora of…
Continue ReadingTrump’s GOP rivals grapple with their response as his legal woes dominate the presidential contest
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Just last week, former Vice President Mike Pence said he hoped federal…
Continue Reading28-year-old woman accused of posing as Louisiana high school student
HAHNVILLE, La. (AP) — A 28-year-old woman who enrolled at a Louisiana high school and posed as a 17-year-old student has been arrested along with…
Continue ReadingJury awards $25.6 million to white Starbucks manager fired after the arrests of 2 Black men
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white…
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