Double whammy: Both farmers and consumers hit by high prices
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A U.N. agency has issued a glum world forecast, saying that food import bills appear headed…
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Replacing benefits of Snake River dams would cost billions
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River in…
Continue ReadingHogan refers Baltimore grade-changing report to prosecutors
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he’s referring a report on grade-changing practices in…
Continue ReadingAuthorities ID man killed in shootout with Iowa officer
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was killed in shootout with an officer outside of a convenience store in eastern Iowa.…
Continue ReadingDA: A fistfight devolves into gunfire, random shots in crowd
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials say the Saturday night melee in Philadelphia that left three people dead began…
Continue ReadingGas prices close in on $5 a gallon in US, hit record in UK
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — The average price that Americans pay for gasoline is closing in on $5 a gallon, another drain on…
Continue ReadingSeller of monkey to Chris Brown sentenced to probation
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of an exotic animal breeding business in Florida has been sentenced to five…
Continue ReadingBiden pushing to lower ocean shipping costs, fight inflation
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is launching a push to reduce the costs of shipping goods across oceans.…
Continue ReadingPortugal’s lawmakers approve 3rd attempt to allow euthanasia
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament has voted for the third time in just over a year in favor of…
Continue ReadingMiami Cubans oppose Democrat-backed Spanish radio deal
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Democratic Party fundraisers are backing a $60 million purchase of Spanish-language radio…
Continue ReadingAirlines blast EU plan to expand emissions rule for flights
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — An airline industry group is criticizing the European Union’s Parliament for seeking to…
Continue ReadingWHO: COVID origins unclear but lab leak theory needs study
By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is recommending in its strongest terms yet that a…
Continue ReadingJohnny Depp and Jeff Beck announce new joint album, ’18’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off his legal battle with his ex-wife, Johnny Depp has announced that he and…
Continue ReadingHouse approves ‘red flag’ gun bill unlikely to pass Senate
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a “red flag” bill Thursday that would allow families, police and others…
Continue ReadingTeslas with Autopilot a step closer to recall after wrecks
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled. That’s…
Continue ReadingVirginia General Assembly abandons Commanders stadium bill
By SARAH RANKIN and STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly is abandoning for the year legislation…
Continue ReadingUN elects new council members including Japan, Switzerland
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. member nations have elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to…
Continue ReadingHolocaust memorial chairman thanks pope for opening archives
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The chairman of the Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial says he thanked…
Continue ReadingBig Tech attacks become rallying cry for GOP candidates
By SAM METZ Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republicans are pushing an anti-Big Tech message in the midterm campaigns as they look to tap into…
Continue Reading‘Shine the light’: Ariana DeBose talks hosting Tony Awards
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award host and theater veteran Ariana DeBose says this year’s telecast will spread…
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