New Mexico top prosecutor to focus on child civil rights
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor wants to start a conversation with lawmakers and…
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Austria theater fires actor facing child porn allegations
BERLIN (AP) — An Austrian theater says it is canceling all shows starring one of its actors after reports surfaced that he was charged with…
Continue ReadingPalestinians say Israeli army kills 14-year-old during raid
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that Israeli security forces fatally shot a 14-year-old Palestinian during an early…
Continue ReadingElon Musk’s next drama: a trial over his tweets about Tesla
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered…
Continue Reading2nd Colorado library closes due to meth contamination
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — For the second time in a month, a Colorado library has closed its…
Continue ReadingArizona dad seeking answers after son dies in state care
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Richard Blodgett, a single father, was jailed on a drug charge when a worker from…
Continue ReadingIn India, deity decorating a calling for Hindu temple artist
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press CHENNAI, India (AP) — The former computer professional — now a very specialized type of artist — locked his…
Continue ReadingHigh-ranking Wagner Group member seeks asylum in Norway
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Russian man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group,…
Continue ReadingIn threat, Hamas releases video said to show captive Israeli
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has released a video of an Israeli it said was being held captive in the Gaza Strip, rare…
Continue ReadingFrance: March, Eiffel Tower display back Iran’s activists
PARIS (AP) — Up to 12,000 people have marched to the EU Parliament in the eastern French city of Strasbourg in support of Iran’s anti-government…
Continue ReadingArmenian museum reopens in Jerusalem’s Old City
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A 19th-century orphanage in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter has reopened its doors as a museum, a…
Continue ReadingPoland’s PM calls on Germany to send more weapons to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says he wants the German government to supply a wide range of weapons to Ukraine. He also voiced…
Continue ReadingItalian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international stardom during the 1950s…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer admits multiple counts of rape
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London police officer has admitted sexually assaulting a dozen women over a 17-year period.…
Continue ReadingGunman opens fire, kills a top lawyer in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a gunman dressed as a lawyer shot and killed a prominent attorney inside a courtroom in northwestern Pakistan.…
Continue ReadingUK govt to veto Scotland’s gender self-recognition law
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will block a law designed to make it easier for people in Scotland to…
Continue ReadingBulgaria’s president asks Socialists to form government
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s president has given the Socialist Party a mandate to form a new government in a last attempt to avoid the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why did Nepal plane crash in fair weather?
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Yeti Airlines flight 691 crashed Sunday just before landing in Nepal’s tourist city of Pokhara,…
Continue ReadingPolice question Lebanese relatives of 2020 blast victims
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Several relatives of the massive 2020 explosion at Beirut’s port have showed up to answer…
Continue ReadingSouth African leader skips Davos amid electricity crisis
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has canceled his trip to the World Economic Forum…
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