New Zealand cyclone fatalities reach 8; more deaths feared
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The death toll from New Zealand’s cyclone has reached eight with more than 4,500 people still unaccounted for four…
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5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols
By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to…
Continue ReadingIn NBA All-Star spotlight, Utah looks to change perceptions
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s hosting of this weekend’s NBA All-Star game for the first time in three…
Continue ReadingAfter serving in CIA, lawmaker now has role overseeing it
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the newest members of the House Intelligence Committee was herself once an officer…
Continue ReadingNevada officer slams student recording police, kneels on him
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A school police officer in Las Vegas was captured on cellphone video last week slamming a high…
Continue ReadingTank plant in small Ohio city plays big role in Ukraine war
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of miles from the front lines, a sprawling manufacturing plant in the small…
Continue ReadingFacebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US
By DAVID KLEPPER and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook allowed an exiled Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to…
Continue ReadingRomney, outspoken about his own party, weighs reelection run
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After four years in Washington, Republican Mitt Romney has…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean defense minister denies Vietnam War massacres
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s defense minister insists the country’s soldiers didn’t commit any…
Continue ReadingRomney, outspoken about his own party, weighs reelection run
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After four years in Washington, Republican Mitt Romney has…
Continue Reading2 shootings of Jewish men in LA believed to be hate crimes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A person has been taken into custody in connection with the shootings of two Jewish men outside synagogues in Los Angeles this…
Continue ReadingIndian child marriage crackdown leaves families in anguish
By PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press MORIGAON, India (AP) — Standing outside the local police station in her village in northeast India, 19-year-old…
Continue ReadingFetterman draws praise for getting help for depression
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The office of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he has checked himself into the…
Continue ReadingN. Korea threatens unprecedented response to South-US drill
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea threatened Friday to take “unprecedently” strong action against its…
Continue ReadingJapan aborts launch of new rocket carrying missile sensor
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency aborted the inaugural launch of its next-generation H3 rocket on Friday…
Continue ReadingCalifornia killer diagnosed with cancer to be released
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say a Southern California motorcycle club founder who killed three people in 1980 has been ordered to be released…
Continue ReadingTexas’ Abbott uses televised address to target border, crime
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offered no hints about whether he might run for president…
Continue ReadingNo hazardous materials spill in Michigan train derailment
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Officials say a train hauling hazardous materials derailed near Detroit, but none spilled. The Norfolk Southern…
Continue ReadingProtests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters in Iran have marched through the streets of multiple cities…
Continue ReadingSen. John Fetterman checks into hospital for depression
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARC LEVY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, still recovering from a…
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