Turkey: Ukraine grain export deal to be signed in Istanbul
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say a deal on a U.N. plan to unblock the shipment of Ukrainian grain and…
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Mega Millions jackpot now $660M, nation’s 9th largest prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials on Thursday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at what would be…
Continue ReadingQuick Georgia abortion restrictions send some patients home
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s abortion law changed so abruptly Wednesday afternoon that some patients who were in an…
Continue ReadingOutside review planned for New York’s COVID-19 response
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An outside auditor will review the New York state government’s response to the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingParkland school shooter acted casually after fleeing
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A video played at the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz shows him…
Continue ReadingNew York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly…
Continue ReadingTurning up heat, US targets Nicaraguan sugar imports
By PAUL WISEMAN and GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration dropped Nicaragua from a list of countries that can…
Continue ReadingPassengers climb out of windows during Boston train fire
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — One passenger jumped into a river and several others climbed out of windows when a Boston-area public transit train caught…
Continue ReadingRio police raid on favela kills at least 18, sparks anger
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de…
Continue ReadingPete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Chicago police misused ShotSpotter in murder case
by GARANCE BURKE AND MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Chicago police misused “unreliable”…
Continue ReadingFeds: 1st cryptocurrency insider trading case snares 3
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former Coinbase product manager and his brother, along with a Houston man, were charged…
Continue ReadingFamily sues Biltmore after fallen tree kills NY firefighter
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The family of a New York City firefighter killed last month when a tree fell onto the car he was driving at the Biltmore…
Continue ReadingLouisiana abortion ban again blocked by judge
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Abortion clinics in Louisiana can continue operating under the latest order from a state…
Continue ReadingNew lunar rover in the works as NASA moon mission advances
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer A new lunar rover is under development by Lockheed Martin and Goodyear as NASA gears up for a return to the…
Continue ReadingHartong, Whitworth, Talib join “Thursday Night Football”
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer With less than two months before its first regular season game, Prime Video’s crew for “Thursday Night Football”…
Continue ReadingSpain, Portugal reject EU plan to cap natural gas use
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The governments of Spain and Portugal have both rejected the proposal by the European…
Continue ReadingBiden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild symptoms’
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: US energy sector dispute with Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has forced Mexico into negotiations over what Washington considers unfair practices that effectively exclude…
Continue ReadingEthnic minority woman wins India’s presidential election
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A woman who hails from a minority ethnic community has been chosen as India’s new president.…
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