Nemeth leads with 5 Blues Music Awards nominations
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Singer and harmonica player John Nemeth, vocalist Shemekia Copeland, country blues artist Rory Block, and guitarist Eric…
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Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan women and girls who once played a variety of sports say they have faced intimidation from…
Continue ReadingTaxes, abortion on agenda as Virginia lawmakers back at work
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly has kicked off its annual legislative session with a hefty…
Continue ReadingQ&A: FedEx founder, veteran Fred Smith offers unusual gift
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The founder of FedEx, Fred Smith, believes that if you’ve done well, you should give back to the public interest.…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s Tigray forces say they hand over heavy weapons
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The spokesman for Tigray forces in Ethiopia says they have handed over heavy weapons as a key part of the agreement signed…
Continue ReadingChina renews threat against Taiwan as island holds drills
BEIJING (AP) — China has renewed its threat to attack Taiwan, warning foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island that they are…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia Secretary of State Warner running for governor
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is running for governor. The Republican…
Continue ReadingPope honors Cardinal George Pell, divisive Australian cleric
By ROD McGUIRK, NICOLE WINFIELD and NICK PERRY Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday paid tribute to Cardinal George Pell, who…
Continue ReadingUnity is new tone for often-divided Democrats in Washington
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The infighting was so intense a year ago that Democrats who controlled both the White House and…
Continue ReadingUS to max out on debt soon, setting up political fight
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing…
Continue ReadingPhilippine court voids oil exploration pact involving China
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a 2005 pact by China, the…
Continue ReadingNew Mega Millions jackpot of $1.35B is game’s 2nd highest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest…
Continue ReadingPoliceman burned to death amid antigovernment unrest in Peru
By DAVID PEREDA Z. Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A police officer on patrol was attacked and burned to death by protesters in the Peruvian…
Continue ReadingHawaii stops prosecuting elders who protested telescope
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s new attorney general says more than two dozen elders won’t be subject to another…
Continue ReadingDC residents demand police action after 13-year-old killed
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting of a middle-school student has sparked public uproar in Washington as the…
Continue ReadingMexican students arrested, jailed for planting trees
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Student and civic groups in Mexico have expressed outrage over the arrest and jailing of three students for trying to plant…
Continue ReadingCyberattack keeps Iowa’s largest school district closed
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district has canceled classes for a second day due to an…
Continue Reading‘A man-made disaster’: Oregon’s new governor tackles housing
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek signed three…
Continue ReadingTexas executes ex-officer who hired 2 people to kill wife
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for…
Continue ReadingMan in New Year’s Eve machete attack faces federal charges
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New…
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