Mexican town suspends police chief accused of drug ties
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A town in Mexico has fired a police chief who the U.S. government publicly accused of aiding a drug cartel. The mayor of the…
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100 speeches in 100 days of war: Zelenskyy rallies Ukraine
By LYNN BERRY Associated Press As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells it, when Russia invaded 100 days ago, no one expected his country to…
Continue ReadingDepp-Heard trial: Advocates fear chilling effect on accusers
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press The call came Thursday, only a day after the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard verdict, to a free legal…
Continue ReadingBiden affirms human rights commitment as he warms to Saudis
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says he has not changed his views on human rights…
Continue ReadingChina blocks moves to step up protection of emperor penguins
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials say China has blocked efforts to step up protection of emperor penguins that are…
Continue ReadingFirm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings
By MATT O’BRIEN and MICHAEL BALSAMO Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons…
Continue ReadingSky high: Carbon dioxide levels in air spike past milestone
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has shot past a key milestone — more than 50%…
Continue ReadingPakistan reports 7th polio case of this year amid outbreak
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani health authorities have confirmed the seventh case of polio so far this year, saying it…
Continue ReadingFighting rages in two key eastern Ukrainian cities
By ANDREA ROSA and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Block-by-block fighting is raging in two key eastern Ukrainian cities…
Continue Reading‘Unacceptable’ Seattle police sex assault unit low staffing
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says the police department’s low staffing in its sexual assault unit that has led to a backlog of…
Continue ReadingMan who faked death gets 85 years for sexual assault of teen
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A military veteran who once faked his own death to try to avoid criminal charges has been convicted of sexually assaulting…
Continue Reading‘No excuse’ to withhold deadly arrest video, governor says
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said there was “no excuse” for a video he watched of the deadly…
Continue ReadingNew this week: Carrie Underwood, ‘The Janes,’ Adam Sandler
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Carrie Underwood and an anthology set from BTS, while Adam…
Continue ReadingUN says despite 2-month truce in Yemen, 19 civilians killed
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. official says that at least 19 civilians, including three children, have been killed in Yemen over the past two months despite…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Moisés Kaufman reflects on the roots of our divisions
By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seven years ago, Moisés Kaufman was approached to direct the Broadway musical “Paradise…
Continue ReadingFamilies of Uvalde, Buffalo victims to testify in Congress
By FARNOUSH AMIRI The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear…
Continue ReadingEx-Trump aide Navarro indicted; Meadows won’t be charged
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has declined to charge former White…
Continue ReadingMyanmar says it will carry out first executions in decades
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-installed government says it will go ahead with the executions of a former…
Continue ReadingFeds: Capitol Police officer indicted on civil rights charge
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Capitol Police officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges after authorities…
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