‘Top Gun’ named best film by National Board of Review
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Top Gun: Maverick,” 2022′s biggest box-office hit, has been named the best film of the year by…
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Iowa plant explosion, fire lead to injuries, evacuation
MARENGO, Iowa (AP) — An explosion and fire at an agricultural plant in eastern Iowa has caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the…
Continue ReadingKorean War soldier who went missing identified, buried
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The remains of a soldier from New Hampshire who went missing during the Korean War and was…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Gunfire by SC facility not linked to NC shooting
RIDGEWAY, S.C. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say they have found no evidence linking gunshots near a Duke Energy facility in South Carolina to…
Continue Reading”It’s fate.’ 40 years later, Ke Huy Quan is a star, again
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ke Huy Quan is trying hard not to cry. He’s been crying a lot lately. Quan tends to get emotional…
Continue Reading131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, says UN
AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO & SAM MEDNICK ASSOCIATED PRESS BENI, Congo (AP) — A new U.N. report says rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least…
Continue ReadingUS hits prominent Turkish executive with Iran oil sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on a prominent Turkish businessman reportedly close to Turkey’s President…
Continue ReadingHouse passes defense bill scrapping COVID vaccine mandate
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military has passed the…
Continue ReadingOil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline
By JOHN HANNA, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, and JOSH FUNK Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a…
Continue Reading‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout now part of a deal himself
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who returned to Moscow after a swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand PM Ardern says China has become ‘more assertive’
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Reflecting on her five years as New Zealand’s leader, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…
Continue ReadingThe Year of the Slap: Pop culture moments in 2022
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, in and maybe out again. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and…
Continue ReadingTribe searches for remains at California construction site
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A small team from the Wintu Tribe of Northern California is…
Continue ReadingHouse report: Snyder had role in ‘toxic’ Commanders culture
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Committee on Oversight and Reform says the Washington Commanders created a “toxic work culture” for more than two…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota governor orders review of Chinese investments
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has called for a review of the state’s investments to…
Continue ReadingWNBA star Brittney Griner a generational talent on the court
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner’s 10-month imprisonment in Russia on drug charges came to an end on…
Continue ReadingColorado shooter’s 2021 case dropped for lack of cooperation
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, JIM MUSTIAN, MIKE BALSAMO, BERNARD CONDON and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Springs…
Continue ReadingMany questions on $52B storm protection plan in NY, NJ
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — People are asking questions about a massive $52 billion storm protection plan proposed by…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blasts Miami prosecutors for spying on defense
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A judge in Miami has admonished federal prosecutors for instructing a cooperating witness to gather…
Continue Reading18-year-old college student elected mayor of Arkansas city
EARLE, Ark. (AP) — An 18-year-old college student has been elected to serve as mayor of a small east Arkansas city, becoming one of the youngest…
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