Macron defends contested pension plan at French farm fair
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has sought to defend his unpopular pension plan in an effort to show that he hears concerns of…
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Buffett touts benefits of buybacks in his shareholder letter
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett said critics of stock buybacks are “either an economic illiterate…
Continue ReadingAlabama man charged in quadruple killing denied bond
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) — A judge has denied bond for a man accused of killing his grandparents, his brother and a family friend in south Alabama.…
Continue ReadingMexico regrets Peru’s decision to withdraw ambassador
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it regrets the decision by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to withdraw her country’s ambassador to Mexico in…
Continue Reading3 wounded after reception to mourn teen slain at school
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say three teenage boys were wounded when gunfire erupted after a funeral reception for a 15-year-old who was…
Continue ReadingAfter delays, Nigerians keep watch for key vote’s outcome
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at…
Continue ReadingEight people injured in Oklahoma City bar fight
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Eight people were injured after a fight broke out early Saturday at an Oklahoma City bar, according to Oklahoma City police.…
Continue ReadingMet Opera marks 1st year of Ukraine war with concert
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Emily D’Angelo made her point with attire before singing a single note at the Metropolitan…
Continue ReadingNYC mayor’s brother set to leave his City Hall security job
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams’ brother is leaving his volunteer post as a mayoral security adviser, a position he took after…
Continue ReadingPolice: Woman shot, killed after firing at officers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say a woman who shot at officers at an abandoned house in Pittsburgh was shot and killed by police. Allegheny County…
Continue ReadingGas prices drop in NJ, around nation as crude prices decline
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gas prices dropped in New Jersey and around the nation at large amid a decline in crude oil prices. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the…
Continue ReadingMan gets life in prison for killing Navy midshipman’s mother
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man convicted of fatally shooting the mother of a U.S. Naval Academy football player with a stray bullet has been…
Continue ReadingBills would let transgender people seal name-change requests
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, SOPHIE AUSTIN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press/Report for America SEATTLE (AP) — You can change your name, but in many…
Continue ReadingInadequate investigation? Takeaways at Murdaugh murder trial
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Investigators like to say the crime scene at a killing tells the story even if no one else does. In the double…
Continue ReadingUkraine: Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions, fighting grinds on
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of…
Continue ReadingMaryland church celebrates heritage on ‘Caribbean Sabbath’
By ADELLE M. BANKS, Religion News Service HYATTSVILLE, Md. (RNS) — As worshippers entered the sanctuary of Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist…
Continue ReadingSeattle Opera puts story of Afghan women center stage
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press As the Taliban once again assert control of Afghanistan and push women further out of public view, a female Afghan…
Continue ReadingTurkey launches investigation into 612 people after quake
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says investigations have been launched against more than 600 people in relation to buildings that…
Continue ReadingSome Democratic-led states seek to bolster voter protections
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers in several Democratic-controlled states are advocating sweeping voter protections…
Continue Reading5 dead, including patient, in medical flight crash in Nevada
STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash Friday night in a…
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