Judge overturns Missouri man’s conviction in 2011 killing
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge overturned a Missouri man’s murder conviction in a case in which investigators failed to reveal that a witness was…
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In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the United States, admirers of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered him warmly for his…
Continue ReadingPower failures amplify calls for utility to rethink gas
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal utility’s decision to resort to rolling blackouts after…
Continue ReadingHuge crowds of Palestinians mark Fatah anniversary in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have thronged a Gaza City park to mark the 58th anniversary of the founding of…
Continue ReadingLebanese and UN troops rescue migrants vessel, 2 killed
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s navy and U.N. peacekeepers have rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in…
Continue ReadingAfghan war orphan remains with Marine accused of abduction
By MARTHA MENDOZA, CLAIRE GALOFARO and JULIET LINDERMAN The Afghan woman ran down the street towards her friend’s apartment as soon as she heard…
Continue ReadingMigrant shelters try to help traumatized assault survivors
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Since he began volunteering two months ago for weekend shifts at a clinic in one…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s debts: US aims to get IMF to reexamine loan fees
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A provision in the recently signed defense spending bill mandates that the United States work…
Continue ReadingTaxes fall, wages rise and jaywalking OK’d by new state laws
By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new…
Continue ReadingTaxes fall, wages rise and jaywalking OK’d by new state laws
By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new…
Continue ReadingNew York OKs human composting law; 6th state in US to do so
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a…
Continue ReadingUkraine conflict casts shadow on Russia as it enters 2023
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and…
Continue ReadingBenedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — He was the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps and…
Continue ReadingTradition of hiking in the new year reaches all 50 US states
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide…
Continue ReadingArizona governor’s tenure defined by push right, Trump feud
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey beamed as an excavator’s heavy claw smashed through the windows of…
Continue ReadingPope Francis grateful for ‘noble’ Benedict and his prayers
By FRANCES D’EMILIO and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed gratitude to his late predecessor, Pope…
Continue ReadingArmy in strife-torn Myanmar lifts curfew for New Year’s Eve
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar have announced a suspension of the normal four-hour curfew to…
Continue ReadingBenedict XVI, first pope to retire in 600 years, dies at 95
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in…
Continue ReadingTroubles aside, Xi says China on ‘right side of history’
BEIJING (AP) — China “stands on the right side of history,” the country’s leader Xi Jinping said Saturday in a New Year’s address that…
Continue ReadingRussian strikes intensify as Ukrainians return for holiday
By RENATA BRITO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday,…
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