Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Pence, Ginni Thomas
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former…
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3 people, 2 dogs jump overboard as yacht burns and sinks
NEW CASTLE, N.H. (AP) — Three people have been treated at and released from a hospital after a 70-foot yacht burned and sank in New Hampshire. The…
Continue ReadingMayor of Louisville, Kentucky, ‘doing fine’ after punch
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, was punched in the city’s Fourth Street Live entertainment district on Saturday night.…
Continue ReadingNew US Lego factory raises concerns about North American HQ
ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Officials in Connecticut say the decision of Lego Group to build a new factory in Virginia won’t affect the company’s…
Continue ReadingGennady Burbulis, top Yeltsin aide and official, dies at 76
MOSCOW (AP) — Gennady Burbulis, a top aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who helped prepare and sign the 1991 pact that led to the formal…
Continue ReadingReports: Paul Haggis detained in Italy in sex assault case
ROME (AP) — Film director Paul Haggis was detained on Sunday for investigation of allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in southern Italy,…
Continue ReadingBitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader asks for patience
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president has asked people to be patient after the price of the cryptocurrency…
Continue Reading6,000 bees removed from inside wall of Omaha couple’s home
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — About 6,000 bees were recently removed from inside the walls of an Omaha couple’s 100-year-old home. Thomas and Marylu…
Continue ReadingMaryland Apple store union vote marks latest in labor drives
By The Associated Press Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Saturday. Here’s a look at…
Continue ReadingWitnesses say more than 200 killed in Ethiopia ethnic attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Witnesses in Ethiopia said Sunday that more than 200 people, mostly ethnic Amhara, have been killed in an attack in the…
Continue ReadingWorld swimming bans transgender athletes from women’s events
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from…
Continue ReadingOutside Yellowstone, flooded towns struggle to recover
By MATTHEW BROWN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press FROMBERG, Mont. (AP) — With Yellowstone National Park pushing to reopen to tourists more…
Continue ReadingPrada mixes nostalgia and grunge for summer 2023 menswear
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons offered a nostalgia play for next season, mixing gingham, coming from…
Continue Reading2 men charged in fatal fireworks explosion that killed 4
BLACK JACK, Mo. (AP) — Two men have been charged with murder in a house explosion near St. Louis that authorities say killed four people who were…
Continue ReadingGeorge Lamming, a giant of modern Caribbean writing, dies
By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of the giants of post-colonial Caribbean writing has died at 94. George Lamming’s…
Continue Reading‘Lightyear’ stays earthbound, ‘Jurassic World’ holds No. 1
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Lightyear” did not go to infinity (or beyond) in its first weekend in theaters: Pixar’s first major theatrical…
Continue ReadingYellen: Recession not inevitable, gas tax holiday weighed
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she expects the U.S. economy to slow…
Continue ReadingAfter writer’s murder in the Amazon, can his vision survive?
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — British journalist Dom Phillips’ quest to unlock the secrets of how to preserve Brazil’s…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Title IX update faces polarized challenges
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer At least 19 states have passed laws or adopted rules that either bar or limit participation in sports by…
Continue ReadingTitle IX’s next battle: The rights of transgender athletes
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer When the gender equity legislation known as Title IX became law in 1972, the politics of transgender sports was not…
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