Ship sinks between S. Korea and Japan; 2 dead, 8 missing
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and…
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Mexico court: army doesn’t have to tell police about arrests
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that the armed forces do not have to advise civilian police when they make an arrest. The…
Continue ReadingGuinea worm eradication effort enters ‘most difficult’ phase
By ALEX SANZ Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Carter Center said Tuesday that only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide…
Continue ReadingDrag queens speak against Missouri bills on transgender kids
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drag queens in full makeup and dozens of other advocates are rallying against…
Continue ReadingRights groups dismayed at lack of criticism for Peru abuses
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — More than 50 people have died in ongoing street protests in the weeks since Peru’s…
Continue ReadingClassified records pose conundrum stretching back to Carter
By ZEKE MILLER, FARNOUSH AMIRI, COLLEEN LONG and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mishandling of classified documents is not a…
Continue ReadingGeorgia AD: Car crash victims not on university duties
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer Georgia has made its most extensive comments on the car crash that killed football player Devin Willock and a…
Continue ReadingScott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Rolen sat with his son in the parking lot outside Indiana’s Bloomington South High…
Continue ReadingWoman sentenced for her role in ‘Sweetie Pie’ star’s death
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 39-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison for luring a former reality TV show star to his death in St. Louis.…
Continue ReadingTornado causes damage east of Houston; no injuries reported
By DAVID PHILLIP and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press PASADENA, Texas (AP) — A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press There are plenty of similarities — but also a major difference — among the classified-records situations of…
Continue ReadingBassett, Butler, Yeoh, Fraser, others react to Oscar nods
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Bassett, a supporting actress nominee for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” was thinking…
Continue ReadingNY pols OK vote on constitution change to protect abortion
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Legislature has taken a critical step toward adopting a…
Continue ReadingHipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM, pledges focus on economy
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chris Hipkins was sworn in Wednesday as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister,…
Continue ReadingSoaring egg prices prompt demands for price-gouging probe
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With egg prices more than doubling in the past year, calls are coming for an investigation into…
Continue ReadingProud Boys expecting ‘civil war’ before Jan. 6, witness says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The month before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, members of the Proud Boys were growing…
Continue ReadingJudge convicts Capitol rioter who yelled Pelosi threats
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal judge has convicted a Pennsylvania restaurant owner of storming the U.S. Capitol, where she screamed…
Continue ReadingSoccer star’s husband fired for giving players painkillers
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The husband of U.S. women’s team defender Crystal Dunn illegally distributed a controlled…
Continue ReadingArkansas officers charged in violent arrest caught on video
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal grand jury has charged two law enforcement officers with civil rights…
Continue ReadingBoard voting on superintendent departure after teacher shot
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board is scheduled to vote this week on the departure of its…
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