Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hope
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters gathered Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro to mark five years since the assassination…
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Belarus rights group says scores detained in new clampdown
By The Associated Press Rights advocates in Belarus have sounded the alarm about a new harsh crackdown on dissent by the authoritarian government…
Continue ReadingDespite objections, Chevron says it reported oil price data
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chevron says it has reported how much money it made in January from selling gasoline in…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina GOP again seeking to limit racial teachings
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A previously vetoed proposal advancing in the North Carolina House…
Continue ReadingAuthor Leigh Bardugo reaches blockbuster deal with publisher
NEW YORK (AP) — Million-selling author Leigh Bardugo has reached a blockbuster deal with Macmillan Publishers, an eight-figure agreement for a…
Continue ReadingAttack lines broaden beyond abortion in Wisconsin court race
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s high-stakes race for state Supreme Court is…
Continue ReadingSyrian president Assad arrives in Moscow, set to meet Putin
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in Moscow, where he is scheduled to meet top ally…
Continue ReadingAbortion pill access case: Judge wants ‘less advertisement’
By SEAN MURPHY and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a high-stakes case that could threaten access…
Continue ReadingMexico to use traditional medicine, more Cuban doctors
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Health authorities in Mexico say they will use more traditional medicine and more Cuban doctors in the country’s woefully…
Continue ReadingWisconsin man charged in Gov. Whitmer plot to change plea
By ED WHITE Associated Press A Wisconsin man who is charged with assisting in a scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor is returning to court to…
Continue ReadingHundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique
By VITUS-GREGORY GONDWE and WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which has ripped…
Continue ReadingLawmakers fear spill on Keystone system in southern Kansas
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State lawmakers worry that southern Kansas is vulnerable to oil spills from the Keystone…
Continue ReadingLindsay Lohan announces pregnancy in Instagram post
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan is expecting her first child. The “Mean Girls” star announced her pregnancy in an Instagram post on Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingAssault on archaeologist triggers protests in Greece
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and PETROS GIANNAKOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — State-employed archaeologists in Greece launched strike action…
Continue ReadingNo Harvey Weinstein retrial on rape, sex assault charges
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors say they will not retry Harvey Weinstein on rape and sexual…
Continue ReadingHouse collapses into ocean on North Carolina’s Outer Banks
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — A house collapsed into the ocean Monday on the string of islands just off the coast of North Carolina, according to U.S.…
Continue ReadingUS no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The U.S. attorney in North Dakota says he will no longer seek the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., convicted…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans mayor fights lowered recall signature threshold
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The mayor of New Orleans is challenging a court settlement that significantly lowered the…
Continue ReadingEU urges members to deport more migrants ineligible to stay
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is urging member countries to deport more people who enter Europe without authorization and are not eligible to…
Continue ReadingHungary to delay vote on NATO membership for Sweden, Finland
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A long-delayed vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying the NATO accession bids of Sweden and Finland…
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