NYC jury hears closings at neurologist’s sex crimes trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury is being asked to consider whether a neurologist used his thriving…
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Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Greece on his first trip to a…
Continue ReadingPeru’s struggling president marks his first year in office
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press TUPE, Peru (AP) — Like many in her Peruvian Andes community, MarÃa Acevedo voted for Pedro Castillo for…
Continue ReadingUnion Pacific to spend $1B to upgrade 600 older locomotives
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific will spend more than $1 billion to upgrade 600 of its old diesel locomotives over…
Continue ReadingDrugmaker Teva latest to settle opioid lawsuits nationally
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Drugmaker Teva has announced an agreement to settle lawsuits over the allegations that it helped fuel the U.S.…
Continue ReadingFamily of 14-year-old girl shot by LA police files lawsuit
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of a 14-year-old girl killed by Los Angeles police in a clothing store last year…
Continue ReadingLuis Suárez looks to return to his soccer roots in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Luis Suárez says he wants to return to his soccer roots in Uruguay. The 35-year-old striker announced Tuesday that he…
Continue ReadingMexico City police find 1.6 tons of cocaine in 2 trucks
Officials in Mexico City say police made one of the biggest drug busts in recent memory in the capital when they stopped two freight trucks carrying…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Man starts wildfires, detained by locals in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who reportedly ignited wildfires in a remote, forested corner of Oregon was apprehended…
Continue ReadingJudge: Uber doesn’t have to offer wheelchair accessibility
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California federal judge has rejected a legal push to require Uber to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles, finding that…
Continue ReadingIan Darke to broadcast for Fox during this year’s World Cup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ian Darke will call play-by-play for Fox at this year’s World Cup after working the 2010 and 2014 tournaments for ESPN. Darke…
Continue ReadingDeath sentence upheld in death of Arizona girl locked in box
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction and death sentence of a woman in the 2011 suffocation of her 10-year-old…
Continue ReadingBill to boost semiconductor industry passes key Senate test
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has advanced a $280 billion bill designed to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota abortion clinic prepares for likely final day
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s only abortion clinic is preparing for what could be its final day of…
Continue ReadingPolice: California burglar forgot keys inside crime scene
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California burglar returned to the scene of the crime this weekend after he forgot his keys inside a doughnut…
Continue ReadingPope in headdress stirs deep emotions in Indian Country
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers…
Continue ReadingNew studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live…
Continue ReadingRepublican AGs sue US agency over LGBTQ school guidance
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 20 Republican attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Biden…
Continue ReadingAbortion question boosts early Kansas voting for primary
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Early voting is surging in Kansas ahead of next week’s statewide abortion vote and the…
Continue ReadingUK’s Johnson gives Churchill award to Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership…
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