Police: 12-year-old fatally shot in stolen car by owner
DENVER (AP) — Denver police say a 12-year-old boy in a stolen car was fatally shot by the car’s owner last weekend. Police say the car’s owner…
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Ghana soccer player Atsu’s well-being, whereabouts unknown
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said…
Continue ReadingAuthorities seek 6-year doping ban for NCAA sprint champion
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Authorities are seeking a six-year ban against four-time NCAA champion Divine Oduduru of Nigeria, whose alleged…
Continue ReadingMalaysian PM vows to help Thailand solve southern violence
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press Bangkok (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his government is committed to helping Thailand…
Continue ReadingLiquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data
By BRUCE SCHREINER and JIM SALTER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs.…
Continue ReadingPence group to run ads in Iowa against school trans policies
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is stepping up his outreach in Iowa ahead of a…
Continue ReadingSenate panel probes holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Congress is hearing today about the December meltdown at Southwest Airlines. A Southwest executive said in…
Continue ReadingDays after quake, aid trucks reach northwest Syrian enclave
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, FAY ABUELGASIM and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press BAB AL-HAWA, Syria (AP) — A small convoy has crossed from Turkey into Syria’s…
Continue ReadingMost disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding
By KAY DERVISHI and YESICA BALDERRAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated a…
Continue ReadingBurt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the…
Continue Reading‘Shame for WHO’: Victim of sex misconduct slams UN response
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and MARIA CHENG Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A woman who says she was victimized by a World Health Organization…
Continue ReadingKyrgyz government seeking to shut down radio station
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek has rescheduled for March 15 the hearing of a request by the country’s Culture Ministry…
Continue ReadingNew “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and “Zootopia” movies on tap
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Disney is working on sequels for “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and “Zootopia,” three huge hits as the…
Continue ReadingNicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US
By GABRIELA SELSER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden says he is happy 222 Nicaraguan prisoners sent to the…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl ads will tout Jesus ‘gets us’ to the masses
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The religiously wary, the spiritually curious — and anyone inclined to appeal to a higher power on game day — are…
Continue ReadingApplications for jobless aid rise last week, but remain low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer More Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite the Federal…
Continue ReadingRussian diplomat says ties with US in ‘unprecedented crisis’
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia-U.S. relations are in a state of “unprecedented crisis” without any sign of…
Continue ReadingBarcelona mayor brands Israel apartheid state, cuts ties
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The mayor of Barcelona has severed her city’s official ties with…
Continue ReadingUK gives Northern Ireland more time to form a new government
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is giving Northern Ireland more time to form a new power-sharing government, eliminating…
Continue ReadingSeveral universities to experiment with micro nuclear power
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The next big thing in nuclear power could be tiny — little reactors that are far smaller and far cheaper…
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