Biden marks Cinco de Mayo by going to taqueria in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated Cinco de Mayo on Friday by stepping out for tacos at a food hall in Washington. His stop prompted…
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Boston dean who shot student gets 18 years for racketeering
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston high school dean serving a 26-year sentence in state prison for shooting a student…
Continue ReadingIt’s Cornell for New Orleans student with $10M in offers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 16-year-old high school senior in New Orleans who received scholarship offers from 149 colleges and universities totaling $10…
Continue ReadingRussia jails theater director amid crackdown on dissent
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered pretrial detention for a theater director facing charges of…
Continue ReadingItalian ex-leader Conte attacked by man protesting lockdowns
MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has been physically attacked during an official appearance in Tuscany by a man protesting…
Continue ReadingWhy is Russia’s Wagner threatening to withdraw from Bakhmut?
A threat by the leader of private Russian military company Wagner to withdraw his fighters from the battle to seize a city in eastern Ukraine is…
Continue ReadingDon’t miss this week: Jonas Brothers, Muppets, Zelda and a Bennifer double feature
By The Associated Press New music from the Jonas Brothers, a double feature of Ben Affleck/Jennifer Lopez films and the latest installment in the…
Continue Reading4 Cambodians die in accident at unlicensed gold mine
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Four Cambodian prospectors who were digging for gold in a central province have died when earth collapsed into the pit…
Continue ReadingBiden taps WH aide Neera Tanden as domestic policy adviser
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s chosen Neera Tanden, currently one of his senior…
Continue ReadingCDC’s Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her…
Continue ReadingMessi apologizes to PSG for unapproved Saudi Arabia trip
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has apologized to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates for going to Saudi Arabia on an unauthorized trip that resulted…
Continue ReadingKenyan pastor suspected in cult deaths to remain jailed
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya has given police five more days to hold a pastor facing possible…
Continue ReadingAs Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh may be serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, but the legal…
Continue Reading12-year-old fatally shot, man wounded at Florida gas station
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man fatally shot a 12-year-old boy and wounded another man before turning the gun on himself inside a South Florida gas…
Continue ReadingBiden said to pick Air Force general as Joint Chiefs chair
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. to…
Continue Reading1st lunar eclipse of 2023 dims full moon ever so slightly
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Stargazers in Asia and Australia had the best seats for the year’s first lunar eclipse. The four-hour…
Continue ReadingJudge sets a deadline to put Lake Erie on pollution diet
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will have until the end of June to finish a plan to aimed at combating toxic algae blooms that have flourished in Lake…
Continue Reading‘Yellowstone’ to end in November, sequel starts in December
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The popular television western “Yellowstone” with Kevin Costner will end this fall and be…
Continue ReadingEgypt presidential hopeful says supporters, uncles detained
BEIRUT (AP) — An Egyptian politician residing abroad and planning to run in the country’s presidential elections says two of his uncles and a…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s finance minister questioned in Central Bank probe
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials say a European judicial team has questioned Lebanon’s caretaker…
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