Russia’s war in Ukraine to overshadow G-20 talks in Bali
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are…
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Oldest Magellanic penguin at San Francisco Zoo dies at 40
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The oldest Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens — one of the oldest penguins living under human care…
Continue ReadingMercury hold public rally in support of Brittney Griner
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — They shared laughs, smiles, memories. There also were tears, fears, unease. Through the range of…
Continue ReadingTuna catch dries up for Kenya’s local fisherfolk
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press VANGA, Kenya (AP) — “Tuna is not for everyone,” lamented 65-year-old Chapoka Miongo, a handline fisher on…
Continue ReadingChauvin gets 21 years for violating Floyd’s civil rights
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating…
Continue ReadingDetroit officer, gun-wielding suspect dead after shooting
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit police officer and a suspect have been fatally shot on the city’s west side. Detroit police Chief James White said the…
Continue ReadingReports: Law enforcement officers shoot man on W.Va. highway
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — News outlets are reporting that several law enforcement authorities shot a man on a federal highway in West Virginia. Video…
Continue ReadingInquest: Seattle police shooting of pregnant woman justified
SEATTLE (AP) — An inquest jury found Wednesday that two Seattle police officers were justified in fatally shooting a mentally unstable, pregnant,…
Continue ReadingChildren among 50 held 100 days after Nigeria train attack
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Families of hostages taken by gunmen who attacked a passenger train near Nigeria’s…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Should red-flag law have stopped parade shooting?
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the…
Continue ReadingJuul, FDA suspend court case while e-cigarette ban on hold
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration and Juul have agreed to put their court fight on hold while…
Continue Reading4 bears killed in Alaska campground reserved for homeless
By MARK THIESSEN Associate Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife officials have killed four black bears in a campground recently reserved…
Continue Reading‘Taken too soon’: Remembering Highland Park shooting victims
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two of the victims of a July Fourth parade massacre in a Chicago suburb left…
Continue ReadingEx-‘Cheer’ star Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos, sex
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” to 12 years in prison…
Continue ReadingCalifornia woman fakes cancer, forges notes to avoid prison
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal officials say a 38-year-old California woman sentenced to a year in prison for embezzlement managed to avoid being held…
Continue ReadingVirgin Galactic taps Boeing subsidiary to build motherships
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic is partnering with a Boeing subsidiary to manufacture its next…
Continue ReadingEx-Texas chief deputy pleads guilty to using excessive force
TYLER, Texas (AP) — A former East Texas chief deputy has pleaded guilty to violating a prisoner’s civil rights by using excessive force on…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s Brian Kemp raises $3.8M for reelection bid
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his main campaign committee raised $3.8 million in the two months ended…
Continue ReadingEx-alderman who’s part of Daley family sentenced to 4 months
CHICAGO (AP) — A grandson and nephew of Chicago’s two longest-serving mayors has been sentenced to four months in prison after being convicted of…
Continue ReadingContact restored with NASA spacecraft headed to lunar orbit
WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA said Wednesday that contact has been restored with its $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided…
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