AP PHOTOS: Joyous Holy Week celebrations around the world
By The Associated Press From dressing as Roman soldiers in Antigua, Guatemala, to carrying palm fronds on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Christians…
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Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona
Marble Canyon, Ariz. (AP) — Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what…
Continue ReadingCity to pay $500K to settle bikini barista dress code suit
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay…
Continue Reading2 men shot to death near beach in Mexican resort of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men who were apparently Mexican tourists have been shot dead and a woman wounded not far from the beach in Mexico’s…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea claims another test of underwater nuclear drone
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claims it tested this week a second known type of nuclear-capable…
Continue ReadingUS: Unjustified force, bias still plague New Orleans police
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed arguments against ending a decade-old police reform…
Continue ReadingChasing Horse sex abuse charges upheld, drug crime dropped
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has thrown out a drug trafficking charge against a former “Dances With Wolves”…
Continue ReadingUtah man who killed family vented his anger in suicide note
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who f atally shot his wife, her mother and the couple’s five kids after he was…
Continue ReadingChains and pains: How one Mexican town celebrates Holy Week
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ATLIXCO, Mexico (AP) — Barefoot, half naked and blindfolded, throngs of middle aged men groan as they drag their…
Continue ReadingIn Nicaragua, Holy Week celebrations limited by government
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Roman Catholics in Nicaragua have had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris leads Tennessee rally, backs ousted lawmakers
By TRAVIS LOLLER, KRISTIN M. HALL and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has made a last-minute trip…
Continue ReadingFinger cut to keep Celtics’ Brown out for final 2 games
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown says he will miss the final two regular-season games but expects to be ready to go in time for the…
Continue ReadingUS investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon…
Continue ReadingCalifornia hostage shooting suspect sought in other crime
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police say the gunman who shot a California Highway Patrol officer and two hostages in a public park was initially wanted…
Continue ReadingWWE apologizes for using Auschwitz image in preview show
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — World Wrestling Entertainment has apologized for using an image from the Auschwitz concentration…
Continue ReadingRussia loses election to three UN bodies over Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia lost elections to three United Nations bodies this week, a sign that opposition to its invasion of Ukraine over a year…
Continue ReadingOfficer Cottontail? Bunny joins police force. Fur real.
YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that’s fur real. Some bunny — also known as Officer Ashley Carson — found a…
Continue ReadingHow Tennessee GOP’s majority used power to expel Democrats
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The expulsion of two Tennessee Democrats over a gun control protest…
Continue ReadingRegulators say railroads must examine how they build trains
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators say railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains. The call…
Continue ReadingEx-convict’s letters to shooter foretold Las Vegas massacre
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas have released letters apparently addressing the gunman responsible for the…
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