New this week: Taylor Swift, ‘Descendant’ and ‘Ghostwriter’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Babyface, Arctic Monkeys and a Taylor Swift original, a…
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5.0 earthquake hits during Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano unrest
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A series of aftershocks are following a magnitude 5.0 earthquake on Hawaii’s…
Continue ReadingHead of zero-emission truck venture found guilty of fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Nikola Corp. has been found guilty on charges he duped investors with exaggerated claims about his company’s…
Continue ReadingSpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost six months at the International Space Station. Their SpaceX…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. seeks end to arbiter’s review of Trump docs
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Friday to shut down the work of an…
Continue ReadingResidents urged to leave annexed region as Ukraine advances
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Moscow-installed authorities in Ukraine’s occupied southern region of Kherson are…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers appeal Ohio map flap to US Supreme Court
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state lawmakers involved in Ohio’s political map-making process have asked…
Continue ReadingMedical examiner: 2 officers died from multiple gunshots
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The Connecticut medical examiner’s office says two Bristol police officers who were killed in an apparent…
Continue ReadingMan gets 86 years in prison for murder of pastor’s wife
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man found guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in the 2015 killing of an Indianapolis pastor’s wife during a…
Continue ReadingBen Stevens, former Alaska Senate president, dies at age 63
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Ben Stevens, a former Alaska Senate president and a son of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens,…
Continue ReadingFamilies face man charged in killings of 22 elderly Texans
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A week after the second conviction of a man charged in the deaths of 22 elderly women, family…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Man held in Vegas officer killing fired 18 shots
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor says a 24-year-old man accused of killing a Las Vegas police officer fired 18 shots…
Continue ReadingPassenger bus hits improvised bomb in central Mali; 10 dead
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities in central Mali say at least 10 people are dead and dozens wounded after a passenger…
Continue ReadingFed’s Bostic acknowledges trades broke rules, fixes records
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic has acknowledged that many of his…
Continue ReadingBiden nominates 7 for US attorney, judge and marshal slots
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administrating is putting forth seven new Justice Department and…
Continue ReadingDevelopment banks pass climate goal, urged to help poor more
BERLIN (AP) — The European Investment Bank says the world’s top development banks provided more than $80 billion last year to help countries…
Continue ReadingHaiti gang makes demands in test of power with government
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A standoff between a powerful gang federation and Haiti’s government is testing how…
Continue ReadingLainey Wilson, Carly Pearce celebrate at CMT Artists show
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — The stars have aligned for singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson, whose unique and…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia skips song contest due to high energy bills
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s state broadcaster MRT has announced that the country will not participate in next year’s…
Continue Reading91-year-old activist releases 1st statement since stabbing
BOSTON (AP) — A 91-year-old education equity pioneer and civil rights activist who was stabbed while walking her dog in a Boston park released her…
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