Denver gets go-ahead from EPA after progress on lead pipes
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday approved a nearly $700 million plan to remove all lead water…
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New version of ‘The Wiz’ to tour and end up on Broadway
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new production of “The Wiz” is heading out on a national tour next year before…
Continue ReadingHarry and Meghan doc footage puts royal rift at forefront
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Footage of an upcoming documentary about Harry and Meghan released Thursday shows the couple is once again prepared to tackle…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Jacob Harold creates philanthropist ‘toolbox,’ guide
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Jacob Harold believes philanthropy needs more “strategic promiscuity” – battling the world’s problems…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio truck stop engulfed by massive fire
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A massive fire broke out at a San Antonio truck stop, engulfing the convenience store in flames and sending a large plume of…
Continue ReadingGermany: woman arrested for shutting roommate’s ventilator
BERLIN (AP) — A 72-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly switched off a hospital roommate’s ventilator – twice –…
Continue ReadingAn inflation gauge tracked by the Fed slows to still-high 6%
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve eased but remained at…
Continue ReadingNadim’s journey at World Cup shaken by loss of her mother
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Danish forward Nadia Nadim was in the midst of a World Cup match as a television…
Continue ReadingDEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it will deport Palestinian lawyer to France
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has stripped a Palestinian lawyer of his Jerusalem residency and will deport him to France, claiming the man is an…
Continue ReadingEthiopia says new talks begin inside Tigray on disarmament
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia says a joint committee from the federal government and Tigray forces has convened inside the Tigray region to…
Continue ReadingSlovenia beekeeping tradition gets UN world heritage status
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia is keeping its bee buzz on a roll. After clinching United Nations support for its proposal to establish a World…
Continue ReadingGerman parliament votes to approve EU-Canada trade pact
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved a free-trade deal between the European Union and Canada, moving the accord a step closer to taking…
Continue ReadingJamie Lee Curtis to receive AARP Career Achievement Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Scream Queen” Jamie Lee Curtis will be this year’s recipient of AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards…
Continue ReadingGaetz friend gets 11 years for sex crime, other counts
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal probe into U.S. Rep. Matt…
Continue ReadingMinibus-truck collision kills 2 tourists in southern Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say two people were killed after a mini-bus collided with a truck in southern Egypt. The authorities said one of…
Continue ReadingCheers! Serbia’s plum brandy gets UN world heritage status
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — It’s time to raise a glass for sljivovica – Serbia’s traditional plum brandy that authorities said…
Continue ReadingMore calls for South Africa leader to quit over theft probe
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces calls to step down after a parliamentary…
Continue ReadingGoogle appeals huge Android antitrust fine to EU’s top court
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google is challenging a record European Union antitrust fine that took aim at the Android operating…
Continue ReadingPope reschedules Congo, South Sudan trip for Jan. 31-Feb. 5
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has rescheduled his delayed trip to Congo and South Sudan for Jan. 31-Feb. 5.…
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