‘Cousin Eddie’ display in Kentucky leads to police response
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A “Cousin Eddie” display in Kentucky apparently looked a little too real and police were called to check it out.…
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Judge questions San Francisco tactics in homeless sweeps
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge in federal court is questioning San Francisco’s tactics in homeless encampment…
Continue ReadingGender self-determination to be granted in Spain, Scotland
By RAQUEL REDONDO and ELISE MORTON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Lawmakers in Spain and Scotland have passed gender self-determination bills…
Continue ReadingAppeals court halts Louisville abortion clinic buffer zone
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily barred the enforcement of a Louisville city ordinance that creates a buffer zone…
Continue ReadingArizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle…
Continue ReadingInternational migration drove US population growth in 2022
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. population expanded by 1.2 million people this year, with growth largely driven by international…
Continue ReadingCambodian court convicts 36 opposition figures of conspiracy
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has convicted 36 activists and former opposition lawmakers of conspiracy to commit treason. The…
Continue ReadingThailand hosts informal meeting on Myanmar political crisis
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three Cabinet ministers from Myanmar have attended an informal regional meeting in Thailand’s…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why are baseball teams spending so much money?
By RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers It has been an epic holiday season already for several major league teams and players a year after…
Continue ReadingMan linked to 5 killings in 2 states sentenced for murder
WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of killing several people in two states has been sentenced in New Jersey to 35 years in prison for the beating…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s financial pains eased by remittances over holidays
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A severe economic crisis in Lebanon has sapped the savings of millions of residents. Now,…
Continue ReadingSocial secretary helps ‘people’s house’ welcome the people
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House holiday parties are back. And the “people’s house” is welcoming the…
Continue ReadingIn Peru, Kichwa tribe wants compensation for carbon credits
By ED DAVEY SAN MARTIN, Peru (AP) — Rolando Zumba, a gentle 59-year-old, wept, though the moment he described took place many years ago. Nothing…
Continue Reading2 suspects in murder for hire case charged with wire fraud
By WILSON RING Associated Press Two of the men charged in the murder for hire case that led to the 2018 killing of a Vermont man are now facing…
Continue ReadingNY legislators pass bill making them nation’s best-paid
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just in time for Christmas, New York legislators passed a bill in both…
Continue ReadingRussia and China hold joint naval drills
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and Chinese warships have practiced joint action in the East China Sea, continuing a series of drills that reflect a growing…
Continue ReadingSports unraveled, collided with politics, racism in 2022
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The unspoken deal between sports fans and their favorite teams and players has been, in theory: Sure, there are…
Continue ReadingGreek officer back in court over teen’s shooting death
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A police officer accused of fatally shooting a Roma teenager during a car chase over an…
Continue ReadingNFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ headed to YouTube beginning next season
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fans will have to Google it beginning next season if they want to access the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” package.…
Continue ReadingThai navy holds funeral for 6 dead from sunken warship
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister has attended funeral rites for six sailors who perished when their warship sank in stormy weather,…
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