Ex-cop who testified against friend avoids prison for Jan. 6
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A former Virginia police officer who testified against a friend and former supervisor he joined at the…
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Puerto Rico cruise ship docks face $425M public-private deal
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced a public-private partnership to overhaul the…
Continue ReadingFamily seeks federal inquiry into Georgia drug raid death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The family of a Georgia woman killed by gunfire last year as sheriff’s deputies executed…
Continue ReadingPoland consulting foreign labs over Oder River fish die-off
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s environment ministry says water samples are being sent to laboratories abroad in a bid to solve the mystery of…
Continue ReadingBoston police boat comes to rescue of stranded groom
BOSTON (AP) — Officers with the Boston Police Department’s harbor patrol unit are used to helping boaters in distress, but last weekend Officer…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental groups sue US over Puerto Rico dredging plan
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S…
Continue ReadingGreece seeks ways to recover migrant girl’s body from border
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will work with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent to seek…
Continue ReadingOfficials release Beirut gunman after bank drops charges
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state prosecutor has released a man who took up to 10 people hostage in a bank at…
Continue ReadingNBA schedule won’t have games on Election Day this year
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA will be off on Election Day. The league’s schedule for the coming season will have all 30 teams…
Continue ReadingCincinnati Zoo names new baby hippo Fritz, brother to Fiona
The Cincinnati Zoo has named their newest baby hippo, Fritz, after an online vote by tens of thousands of his adoring fans. After over 90,000 name…
Continue ReadingNew Scottish law makes period products free for all
LONDON (AP) — A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish…
Continue ReadingJill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing…
Continue ReadingGermany: Driver who killed 5 in car rampage jailed for life
BERLIN (AP) — A German man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder for a high-speed car rampage in the southwestern city of Trier two…
Continue ReadingMore storms forecast for flooded areas of West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Weather Service forecasts more thunderstorms for much of West Virginia, including areas that flooded Monday.…
Continue ReadingNorway group wants to erect statue of euthanized walrus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A private fundraising campaign is underway in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus that was euthanized after authorities…
Continue ReadingEzra Miller seeks treatment for ‘mental health issues’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a string of arrests and erratic behavior that spanned Hawaii to Vermont, “Flash” actor Ezra…
Continue ReadingGM recalls 484K big SUVs to fix problem third-row seat belts
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 484,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem that can cause the third-row seat belts to…
Continue ReadingIraq’s finance minister resigns of political crisis
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Two government officials say that Iraq’s finance minister has resigned over the…
Continue ReadingPalestinian hunger striker to appeal to Israel’s high court
JERUSALEM (AP) — The lawyer for a Palestinian prisoner says his client will appeal his case to Israel’s Supreme Court as he continues what…
Continue ReadingESPN’s Stephen A Smith has memoir coming in January 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books,…
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