Mexican journalist unhurt in first 2023 attack on media
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist in northern Mexico has escaped unharmed after a gunman attacked his family’s vehicle in the border state of…
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Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies at age 67
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press Drummer Fred White, who backed up his brothers Maurice and Verdine White on the hitmaking ensemble Earth, Wind…
Continue ReadingGov. Walz pledges to bolster education as he begins 2nd term
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Democratic Gov. Tim Walz pledged Monday to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history…
Continue ReadingMexico’s Supreme Court elects 1st female chief justice
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has elected the female chief justice in its history. Justice Norma Lucía Piña was sworn in for her…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso’s military regime asks France to recall envoy
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military junta says it has asked France to recall its ambassador, amid a…
Continue ReadingGangsta Boo, a former member of Three 6 Mafia, dies at 43
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gangsta Boo, a Southern rapper who was a former member of the hip-hop group…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 panel shutting down after referring Trump for crimes
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month…
Continue ReadingPlans for another ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada scrapped
OTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Plans to host a repeat of the “Freedom Convoy” in the Canadian city of Winnipeg have been called off by one of the…
Continue ReadingState seeks long prison term for accused NYC subway gunman
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek a decades-long prison sentence for a man who is expected to plead guilty this week to opening fire in a…
Continue Reading2-time Texas national champion coach Gustafson dead at 91
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas announced that former baseball coach Cliff Gustafson, who led the Longhorns to two national championships and nearly two…
Continue ReadingFenway Park transforms for NHL’s 14th annual Winter Classic
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fenway Park, the MLB’s oldest active ballpark, has been transformed into an outdoor hockey arena…
Continue Reading6 die in 3-vehicle crash on Texas highway, authorities say
GEORGE WEST, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a three-car crash in southern Texas has killed six people and injured five others. Authorities say the…
Continue ReadingRose Parade avoids California rain as it welcomes New Year
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Flower-covered floats, marching bands and equestrian units celebrated the New Year on a chilly but dry Monday as the 134th…
Continue ReadingPakistan says it won’t allow countries to shelter militants
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s political and military leadership says no nation will be allowed to shelter militants who stage attacks against the…
Continue ReadingGang leader freed in Mexico prison attack that killed 17
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have raised the death toll from an attack on a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso,…
Continue ReadingFacial recognition tool led to mistaken arrest, lawyer says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An attorney says Louisiana authorities’ use of facial recognition technology led to the mistaken-identity arrest of a…
Continue ReadingAlpine slopes face snow shortage in unseasonably warm winter
By JAMEY KEATEN and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year. Sparse…
Continue ReadingLouisiana officer arrested for role in deadly car chase
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A police officer has been charged over his role in the death of two teenagers during the high-speed…
Continue ReadingNYC machete attack: Man arrested on attempted murder charges
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula welcomed back by Latin American leaders
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Latin American leaders converged on Brazil to meet with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…
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