Microsoft agrees to buy $50m Foxconn parcel in Wisconsin
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for…
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Foo Fighters plan summer album, first since drummer’s death
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters have announced a new album is in the works, the first since the death of the…
Continue ReadingHow to ease your kids into estate planning
By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet People often assume estate planning starts when you’re rich, have a family or are elderly, but it can begin as…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court lets Texas death row inmate pursue DNA lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should have a chance to argue for testing of…
Continue ReadingPolice: Maine man killed parents before firing on motorists
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Police say a man confessed to killing four people, including his parents,…
Continue ReadingDEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement…
Continue ReadingGermany tries to reassure homeowners on heating overhaul
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is seeking to reassure homeowners that plans to phase out gas or oil heating systems will provide generous…
Continue ReadingLong after heyday, soda fountain pharmacies still got fizz
By JOHN RABY Associated Press KENOVA, W.Va. (AP) — The jukebox plays Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” as Malli Jarrett and Nathaniel Fornash…
Continue ReadingMaradona’s medical team on trial in former great’s death
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — An Argentine court says eight health care professionals will stand trial in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona in 2020.…
Continue ReadingNorthern Ireland’s DUP resists pressure to end govt boycott
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In Belfast this week, leaders of the U.K., the EU and two U.S. presidents have urged Northern…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse faulted over probe of Nazi-linked accounts
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.S. lawmakers have accused the embattled Swiss bank Credit Suisse of limiting the scope of an…
Continue ReadingUS trade rep seeks close economic security ties in Asia
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has told Japanese officials the United States hopes to…
Continue ReadingAge of airman in leaks case not the issue: defense chief
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press MUSKO NAVAL BASE, Sweden (AP) — The age of the 21-year-old airman charged in one of the most…
Continue ReadingCharges put focus on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ handling of abuse
By MARK SCOLFORO and PETER SMITH Associated Press YORK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with…
Continue ReadingPoet Sandra Lim wins $85,000 Jackson Poetry Prize
NEW YORK (AP) — An $85,000 literary prize has been awarded to Sandra Lim, a poet who has published three collections. Lim is this year’s winner…
Continue ReadingAustin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press MUSKO NAVAL BASE, Sweden (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says it’s important that Turkey decides to…
Continue ReadingUS-made Patriot guided missile systems arrive in Ukraine
By ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday his country has received the U.S-made Patriot…
Continue ReadingCharges put focus on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ handling of abuse
By MARK SCOLFORO and PETER SMITH Associated Press YORK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with…
Continue ReadingUS Navy sails first drone through Mideast’s Strait of Hormuz
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy has sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Japan PM attack may have had election grudge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An unemployed 24-year-old man who allegedly threw a pipe bomb at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
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