Officer who fatally shot ex-detective will not be charged
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say a police officer in Kansas who fatally shot a former police detective during a scuffle will not be charged…
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Smiles, unicorns, softball: Young shooting victims recalled
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Families of three victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are remembering how they brightened the lives of people…
Continue ReadingBiden decides on Saudi visit as OPEC+ boosts oil production
By AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to travel to Saudi Arabia in the coming…
Continue ReadingAmazon to close Kindle bookstore in China, halt device sale
Associated Press Amazon said Thursday it will shut down its digital Kindle bookstores in China and stop selling the device to retailers in the…
Continue ReadingEx-Pence aide seeks Indiana elections office that fired him
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Mike Pence aide seeking to oust Indiana’s Republican secretary of state is fending…
Continue Reading‘A Strange Loop’ actor, creator on long journey to Tony noms
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Jaquel Spivey found out he was nominated for a Tony Award as lead actor in “A Strange…
Continue ReadingInmate fatally shoots guard, kills self at Ohio hospital
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A county jail inmate receiving treatment at an Ohio hospital shot and killed a security guard, pointed the weapon at others and…
Continue ReadingReport: Israel arrested no Jews over violent, racist march
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli newspaper says Israeli police arrested dozens of Palestinians, but no Jews, during a…
Continue ReadingCMA Fest bans Confederate flag imagery at country music fest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CMA Fest is prohibiting Confederate flag imagery at its four-day country music festival. The Country Music Association…
Continue ReadingA crackdown in El Salvador, and fears of arbitrary arrests
By MARCOS ALEMÁN and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press LA LIMONERA, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s security forces have arrested more than…
Continue ReadingLocal governments turn away $73M of federal pandemic aid
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — From small towns to big cities, every government across the U.S. was offered a slice…
Continue ReadingAs natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — There are neighborhoods in Southwest Louisiana that have…
Continue ReadingHarvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and 23-year…
Continue ReadingHoward Johnson’s: Last of once popular eateries closed in NY
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (AP) — The Howard Johnson’s restaurant in this upstate New York resort village is closed. It was the last of the once-pervasive…
Continue ReadingPutin-linked elites, yachts, firms targeted for sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is targeting yachts, aircrafts, the firms that manage them, Kremlin…
Continue ReadingNonprofit helps formerly incarcerated firefighters get jobs
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un congratulates Queen Elizabeth II
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its leader, Kim Jong Un, has sent a letter congratulating Queen Elizabeth II as Britain began a four-day…
Continue ReadingSea turtle delivers eggs, endures surgery after shark attack
By FREIDA FRISARO Assocaited Press MIAMI (AP) — A loggerhead turtle whose left fin was destroyed in a shark attack is rehabbing at Zoo…
Continue ReadingUkraine soccer team fulfilling its duty in World Cup mission
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The World Cup mission of Ukraine’s national soccer team is clear and profound. They…
Continue ReadingIn Argentina, groups keep lid on simmering social conflict
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s economy that has been struggling to recover from the…
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