Supreme Court will review conviction in murder-for-hire case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal arising from a murder-for-hire ordered by the onetime leader of a violent…
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Spain to help working parents with more leave time for kids
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government wants to help working parents juggle the responsibility of raising children with their jobs by giving them more…
Continue ReadingMark your calendars, theater lovers: Tony Awards are June 11
By The Associated Press The producers of the Tony Awards have set June 11 for the show that celebrates the best of Broadway and are setting it in a…
Continue ReadingKey figure in German tax scam case convicted, gets 8 years
BERLIN (AP) — A key figure in a massive German tax evasion case has been convicted of three counts of tax evasion and sentenced to eight years in…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Jersey apartment fire rises to 7
LONDON (AP) — Police say the death toll in an explosion and fire at an apartment building on the English Channel Island of Jersey has risen from…
Continue ReadingMississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mississippi State’s Mike Leach was one of the most influential…
Continue ReadingUK’s Sunak vows to clear asylum backlog, return Albanians
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to clear a backlog of asylum-seeker applications. Sunak said on Tuesday he was adding…
Continue ReadingPakistan blames India for 2021 bombing near militant’s home
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s interior minister has accused neighboring India of orchestrating last year’s car bombing near the Lahore residence…
Continue ReadingSoccer craze, pride grip Croatia before Argentina semifinal
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Christmas is close but the World Cup semifinal between Croatia and Argentina is closer.…
Continue ReadingBaker’s World Series title among best sports moments of 2022
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Dusty Baker finally got his elusive championship with the Houston Astros, garnering his first World Series ring in…
Continue ReadingFans wrestle with a (largely) beer-free World Cup in Qatar
By LEE KEATH Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Let’s be clear: They definitely wanted beer. So a group of guys from Nottinghamshire, England…
Continue ReadingEU member states agree to give Bosnia candidate status
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European affairs ministers from the 27 EU nations are discussing a recommendation from the…
Continue ReadingMerck, Moderna detail potential skin cancer vaccine progress
The Associated Press Shares of Merck and Moderna jumped early Tuesday after the drugmakers said a potential skin cancer vaccine they are developing…
Continue ReadingSomalia not yet in famine but still in danger, report says
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new report on the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in decades says Somalia has not yet fallen…
Continue ReadingPoland’s divisive justice minister survives confidence vote
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s divisive justice minister has narrowly survived a confidence vote in…
Continue ReadingThe Jordan Trophy: NBA rebrands, redesigns its MVP award
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player…
Continue ReadingIMF agrees to give Ghana $3 billion debt bailout
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to give Ghana $3 billion to try…
Continue ReadingStudents turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mecca Patterson-Guridy wants to learn, but for some subjects, she isn’t always…
Continue ReadingEarthquakes hit Indonesia’s Bali island; no casualties
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake and two aftershocks have hit Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, causing panic but no…
Continue ReadingUkraine: Doctors from occupied city open hospital in Kyiv
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A team of doctors and nurses who fled Mariupol as Russian forces…
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