Legal sizes for lobsters could change to protect population
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New…
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Police: Man fatally shot by Indiana cops fired several shots
MITCHELL, Ind. (AP) — Police say a man who was fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with southern Indiana law enforcement officers over the…
Continue ReadingMeta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual…
Continue ReadingWoman plotted with neo-Nazi to attack power grid, feds say
By LEA SKENE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland woman spent months conspiring with a neo-Nazi leader based in Florida to…
Continue ReadingFor Super Bowl ads this year, crypto is out, booze is in
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said Monday that in-game…
Continue ReadingMissouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will not grant clemency and halt the execution of Raheem Taylor, who…
Continue ReadingABC’s ‘Not Dead Yet’ is a comedy with a weekly ghost story
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While TV writers Casey Johnson and David Windsor were winding down the emotional roller…
Continue ReadingMali orders UN human rights official to leave the country
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government has ordered the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights chief to leave…
Continue ReadingRussia’s revenue falls sharply in January from year earlier
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s finance ministry says budget revenue in January was 35% lower compared with the same month in 2022. That’s the last…
Continue ReadingVaccine litigation lingers after lifting of military mandate
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — COVID-19 vaccinations are no longer required for military personnel. But that hasn’t ended…
Continue ReadingFlorida hospital taking expectant moms, delaying surgeries
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A major hospital system in northern Florida is seeing clinic patients again, days after a security problem forced it to…
Continue ReadingRussia sentences popular cookbook author over Ukraine posts
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has sentenced a popular cookbook author and blogger to nine years in prison after convicting her in absentia of…
Continue Reading3 mainland US tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico neighborhood
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police say three tourists from the U.S. mainland were stabbed in Puerto Rico after someone told them to stop filming…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the big quake that hit Turkey and Syria
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Turkey has caused widespread damage across the…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl draws epic air show of private planes to Phoenix
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Private jet-setters are the reason every Super Bowl comes with super-size air traffic. Officials…
Continue ReadingSpiritual advisers offering final comfort in execution rooms
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney…
Continue ReadingNew this week: ‘Your Place or Mine’ and ‘All That Breathes’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Paramore that shows off the band’s funkier side, the…
Continue ReadingWhat to Watch: New political vibes this State of the Union
By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Expect lots of new faces and fresh political dynamics as President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingNew Indian Ocean fishing rules in big win for coastal states
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Indian Ocean states agreed Monday to temporarily halt the use of industrial fishing gear…
Continue Reading$747M Powerball jackpot up to 9th-largest as drawing nears
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A $747 million Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs for players willing to risk $2 against the long odds of winning the…
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