Netanyahu reverses firing of defense minister amid tension
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reversed his decision to fire his defense minister over criticism of the…
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Election-denying former Colorado clerk avoids jail
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado county clerk accused of illegally accessing her election system has avoided jail time for a…
Continue ReadingOregon trooper finds driver held at gunpoint; suspect dead
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon State Police trooper exchanged gunfire with a man who was holding the driver of a semitrailer at gunpoint Monday…
Continue ReadingJustice Department appeals Texas abortion pill order
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday appealed a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a…
Continue ReadingCounty seeks cash for land to expand Arlington cemetery
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A trial underway in federal court will decide whether the U.S. government must pay up to…
Continue ReadingMichael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Oscar nominee, dies at 81
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the…
Continue ReadingBritish PM urges NIreland politicians to go back to work
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has praised the bravery of political leaders who struck the Good…
Continue ReadingRyan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney move closer to Wrexham dream
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Ryan Reynolds punched the air before turning to embrace Rob McElhenney as the Hollywood stars moved a big step closer to…
Continue ReadingEmpty tank cars derail in Texas rail yard, no injuries
KENDLETON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Southern Railroad says three of its tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard. A…
Continue ReadingIllustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida school
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the…
Continue ReadingEthiopia: Aid group says 2 workers killed amid violence
Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An aid group says two of its workers have been killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Catholic Relief…
Continue ReadingCommanders settle with Washington, D.C., on ticket deposits
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Commanders have settled a lawsuit with the District of Columbia attorney…
Continue ReadingBodies of missing musician, son recovered from Arkansas lake
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The bodies of a jam band musician and his adult son were recovered from an Arkansas lake more than three weeks after the…
Continue ReadingUkraine, Russia send home around 200 troops in prisoner swap
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the…
Continue ReadingHilary Swank gives birth to twins, shares 1st photo
By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl. The 48-year-old “Million Dollar…
Continue ReadingBlumenthal to leave hospital after surgery for parade injury
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is expected to be discharged from a hospital following surgery on a minor leg fracture he…
Continue ReadingMountain teams in Slovenia rescue climbers stuck in the Alps
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s emergency mountain teams say they have rescued four French citizens who were stuck in bad weather in the…
Continue ReadingBiden and Irish poets: ‘Hope and history,’ a lifelong love
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When President Joe Biden visits Ireland this week, you can expect him to visit an ancient…
Continue ReadingCalifornia storms hit beekeepers, but honey outlook’s sweet
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a…
Continue ReadingWNBA adding charters for all playoffs and back-to-back games
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs this season as well as for teams…
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