4 inmates who escaped federal prison camp back in custody
HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons say all four inmates who escaped a minimum-security prison satellite…
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Wisconsin Democrats face hard road in Senate, governor races
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats gathering for their annual state convention this weekend are focused on…
Continue ReadingNursing home owner whose residents suffered in Ida arrested
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘carp’ to ‘copi’: unpopular fish getting a makeover
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — You’re in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive…
Continue ReadingSouth African leader gets final chapter of corruption report
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the final chapter of a report on an…
Continue ReadingSchool shooter’s jury selection enters final stretch
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The final phase of jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco subway train shooting kills 1, wounds another
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police say one man was killed and another was wounded in a…
Continue ReadingRemains of Congo’s first leader are returned from Belgium
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The remains of Congo’s independence leader Patrice Lumumba arrived in the capital,…
Continue ReadingScott: Texas GOP platform not ‘inclusive’ on homosexuality
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida is criticizing the Texas GOP’s new party platform for…
Continue ReadingSC Democrat seeks age limit for ‘geriatric’ politicians
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit…
Continue ReadingGinni Thomas responds to 1/6 panel, hearings stretch to July
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s Jan. 6 committee plans to continue its public…
Continue ReadingCOVID cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe
LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week while the number of deaths globally…
Continue ReadingNFL seeks arbitration for racial discrimination lawsuits
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and six of its teams have formally moved in a New York court to force a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingMan found not responsible for Times Square vehicle rampage
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who drove his car through crowds of people in Times Square in 2017, killing a young tourist and…
Continue ReadingStorm’s damages put focus on Cuba’s dire housing crisis
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The first storm of the new hurricane season hit Cuba in mid-June and collapsed or damaged…
Continue ReadingUK to see 2nd national rail strike after talks hit stalemate
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is facing the second of three national railway strikes after new negotiations between union…
Continue ReadingSen. Kevin Cramer injures hand, may face finger amputation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota has announced that he suffered a serious injury to his right hand and is potentially facing…
Continue ReadingFormer education minister in Brazil is jailed in graft probe
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A former education minister of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested in…
Continue ReadingIn climate fight, EU lawmakers back stricter emission caps
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers are requiring deeper emission cuts from power plants, factories and planes in Europe while endorsing an…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why Russia-Lithuania tensions are rising
By The Associated Press New tensions between Moscow and the West are rising after Lithuania decided to halt the transport of some goods through its…
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