Sex-abuse video victimizes child long after abuser is gone
By MICHAEL REZENDES and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press The video of a man raping his 9-year-old daughter was discovered in New Zealand in 2016 and…
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China sanctions 2 US citizens over action on Tibet
BEIJING (AP) — China has sanctioned two U.S. citizens in retaliation for action taken by Washington over human rights abuses in Tibet. The Foreign…
Continue ReadingStaten Island Ferry engine fire prompts passenger evacuation
NEW YORK (AP) — Emergency personnel have evacuated nearly 900 passengers from a Staten Island Ferry vessel following a fire in the ship’s engine…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 report: Trump ‘lit that fire’ of Capitol insurrection
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER, FARNOUSH AMIRI, JILL COLVIN, MICHAEL BALSAMO and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House…
Continue ReadingBrittney Griner asks supporters to advocate for Paul Whelan
The Associated Press Brittney Griner has asked her supporters in a social media post to advocate for Paul Whelan. Whelan is a former Marine serving a…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 panel unveils report, describes Trump ‘conspiracy’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones’ motion to set aside Sandy Hook verdict denied
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has denied Infowars host Alex Jones’ motion seeking a new trial and the overturning of a jury verdict…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft will fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the…
Continue ReadingTranscripts reveal link between Trump, Nevada fake electors
By GABE STERN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press/Report for America LAS VEGAS (AP) — New transcripts released on Wednesday night by the House Jan. 6…
Continue ReadingCanadian polar bears near ‘bear capital’ dying at fast rate
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press Polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to…
Continue ReadingCity in Oklahoma says Air Force charter jet damaged runway
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — City officials in Stillwater, Oklahoma, say a military cargo jet carrying the Air Force Academy’s women’s…
Continue ReadingEgypt: Central Bank hikes interest rates to limit inflation
CAIRO (AP) — The Central Bank of Egypt has raised interest rates as the country continues to battle double-digit inflation amid a sharp currency…
Continue ReadingArizona lawyers: Kari Lake election loss lawsuit lacks merit
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Kari Lake didn’t offer evidence to back her claims of widespread, intentional…
Continue ReadingTesla offers rare year-end discounts on 2 top-selling models
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is offering rare discounts through year’s end on its two top-selling models, an indication…
Continue ReadingPurdue reprimands campus official for mocking Asian remark
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University says its Board of Trustees has formally reprimanded the top official of its northwestern Indiana campuses…
Continue ReadingAlly of ex-Pakistani PM Khan sacked as Punjab chief minister
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan have removed Pervez Elahi as the top elected official in…
Continue ReadingExplosion ignites fire in Moroccan propane gas storage plant
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — An explosion hit a propane gas storage unit on the Moroccan coast, sending balls of flames into the sky. No casualties were…
Continue ReadingArgentina group IDs 131st baby stolen during dictatorship
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A human rights group in Argentina says DNA tests have confirmed that a man was…
Continue ReadingUnion wins labor board ruling in Charleston port dispute
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A National Labor Relations Board decision means only union members may work heavy-lift equipment at a new shipping terminal…
Continue ReadingAdnan Syed hired by Georgetown’s prison reform initiative
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adnan Syed, who was released from a Maryland prison this year after his case was the focus of…
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