Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over handling of classified documents
By JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence ‘s…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Long stretch of New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway reopens as firefighters battle 5,000-acre blaze
BASS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A long stretch of New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway has reopened as firefighters work to contain a 5,000-acre forest…
Continue ReadingChase says online banking issue now resolved after bug causes double transactions and fees
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of Chase’s online banking services have seen double transactions, fees and payments in…
Continue ReadingBiden celebrates a ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech…
Continue ReadingRain forecast on Canada’s Atlantic Coast promises relief after week of wildfires
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Rain and a rainy forecast for the weekend have fire officials hopeful they can get the largest wildfire ever recorded…
Continue ReadingHezbollah lashes out at Lebanese judge for alleging group linked with UN peacekeeper’s death
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah has lashed out at a Lebanese judge for alleging members of the militant group…
Continue ReadingWegmans to close Natick, Massachusetts store because of slow business
NATICK, Mass. (AP) — The Wegmans supermarket chain is closing one of its largest and most unusual stores because it has not attracted enough…
Continue ReadingWhy are people in Britain talking about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics accuse the British administration of running “government by WhatsApp” because of the…
Continue ReadingNATO chief heading to Turkey this weekend in fresh push on Swedish membership
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior Turkish officials this…
Continue ReadingRastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane,…
Continue ReadingWhy Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith’s other beliefs
The Associated Press Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda recently granted…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade’s reversal
BY DAVID CRARY AP National Writer In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America’s religious leaders and…
Continue ReadingFrom Jordan, Jill Biden arrives in Cairo as part of Mideast tour aiming to empower women, youth
CAIRO (AP) — Jill Biden has arrived in Cairo on the second leg of her six-day trip across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe that seeks to…
Continue ReadingRastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane,…
Continue ReadingJapan birth rate hits record low amid concerns over shrinking and aging population
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s birth rate declined for a seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low of 1.26, the…
Continue ReadingBlinken warns Ukraine cease-fire now would result in ‘Potemkin peace,’ legitimizing Russian invasion
By SUSIE BLANN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the United States and…
Continue ReadingBiden to enforce ban on oil, gas drilling to protect tribal sites around New Mexico’s Chaco
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Biden administration is implementing a 20-year withdrawal banning oil and gas development outside the boundaries of…
Continue ReadingPoland’s president proposes urgent amendments to law on Russian influences
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda has said unexpectedly that he was proposing urgent…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street leaps, nearly escapes its bear market after strong jobs report
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rushed higher Friday after a strong report on the U.S. job market suggested a recession may…
Continue Reading