Argentina’s government defends truncated World Cup parade
By DANIEL POLITI and HERNÁN ALVAREZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s government is defending the massive parade to…
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20-year church abuse probe ends with monsignor’s quiet plea
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press Twenty years after city prosecutors convened a grand jury to investigate the handling of priest-abuse complaints…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Netanyahu says he has formed new government
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Wednesday that he has successfully…
Continue ReadingTeen pleads guilty to attempted murder of friend’s stepdad
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A 14-year-old Idaho girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after prosecutors said she and a friend both tried to kill…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Baumbach finds a cinematic playground in ‘White Noise’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Noah Baumbach doesn’t often look for books to adapt. But early in the pandemic he picked up Don DeLillo’s 1985…
Continue ReadingCalifornia quake occurred in very seismically active region
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The big earthquake that rocked the far north coast of California this week originated in an…
Continue ReadingBlack man sues over being punched, kicked in traffic stop
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in Colorado Springs has…
Continue ReadingInvestigator in notorious Missouri murder case faces charges
TROY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri deputy who investigated a murder case that became the subject of an NBC show starring Renee Zellweger is now…
Continue ReadingFormer Harvard coach, dad acquitted in college bribery case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Harvard fencing coach was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he accepted more than…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Man charged in NYC subway shooting plans guilty plea
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with wounding 10 people when he fired a gun into a crowded Brooklyn subway car has told them he’d…
Continue ReadingRep.-elect George Santos silent amid questions about resume
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Republican who won a seat in the U.S. House in the November election is under pressure to…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Biden, Zelenskyy try to keep Congress from balking
By AAMER MADHANI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dramatic visit to Washington is a moment for the White…
Continue ReadingMall shooter told ex he would `take others’ if he died
By ARLEIGH RODGERS and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say a 20-year-old gunman who fatally shot…
Continue ReadingFeds launching review of mine at site of endangered flower
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a…
Continue ReadingAn Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi…
Continue ReadingUN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution demanding an immediate end to…
Continue ReadingEmmett Till and his mother honored with congressional medal
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has unanimously passed a bill posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to…
Continue ReadingSuit challenges review underlying Alaska oil lease sale
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Environmental groups are suing the Biden administration over next week’s planned lease…
Continue ReadingSenate hits snag in bid to pass $1.7 trillion spending bill
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine…
Continue Reading‘Top Gun,’ ‘Black Panther’ advance in Oscars shortlist
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick,”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” and…
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