Vermont capital springs to life through poetry each April
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As spring starts to blossom in New England, some Vermont communities come to life with the…
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Alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang leader arrested in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police and marines in Mexico’s capital have arrested an alleged senior leader of the Mara Salvatrucha gang who is wanted in…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about KC shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot twice, in the head and arm, after going to the wrong home in Kansas City, Missouri, to pick…
Continue Reading1 city, 2 people — and India’s widening religious divide
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize…
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Planning a trip? Oregon’s magic mushroom experiment advances
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s pioneering experiment with legalized magic mushrooms took a step closer to…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans ready border enforcement push after delays
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the…
Continue ReadingGuardsman Teixeira, secrets leak defendant, briefly in court
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly…
Continue ReadingRussian foreign minister visits Venezuela, offers support
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Russia and Venezuela have reviewed some of their hundreds of bilateral agreements…
Continue Reading8 Indonesian fishermen feared dead, 11 rescued off Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Eight Indonesian fishermen are feared drowned and another 11 have been rescued after…
Continue ReadingCalifornia teenager killed when stabbing suspect crashed car
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — One Southern California teenager was killed and three others injured when a stabbing suspect crashed his vehicle into…
Continue ReadingChina offers to facilitate Israel-Palestinian peace talks
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate peace…
Continue ReadingPanel: Seattle police should apologize for protest violence
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department should “offer a sincere, public apology” for its violent response to people demonstrating after…
Continue ReadingTrapped by fighting, Sudanese look for ways to survive
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — For the last three days, Howeida al-Hassan and her family have been hunkered down in the first floor of…
Continue ReadingIn Canada, 155K federal workers start strike over wages
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Some 155,000 federal workers, including 35,000 from Canada’s tax agency, have gone on strike in what their union is…
Continue ReadingKim says North Korea’s 1st spy satellite is ready for launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its…
Continue Reading5 indicted in NY for scheme to drug, kill and rob men
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday names five men in connection to the drugging deaths…
Continue ReadingCharles Stanley, influential Baptist preacher, dies at 90
ATLANTA (AP) — Charles Stanley, a prominent televangelist who once led the Southern Baptist Convention, died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta at age…
Continue ReadingActivists demand police reform after Jayland Walker decision
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Social justice activists are calling for police reforms and marching through…
Continue ReadingTennessee moves to shield gun firms after school shooting
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey halts electric vehicle rebates, demand too high
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey residents looking to buy or lease an electric vehicle won’t be able to get a…
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