Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage
By ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of…
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UN: Mali pullout from counterterrorism force `unfortunate’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s top political official for Africa is calling Mali’s decision to withdraw…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand hands out extra cash to fight ‘inflation storm’
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will hand out an extra few hundred dollars to more…
Continue ReadingAlberta premier steps down after weak showing in party vote
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The premier of Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province is stepping down after only narrowly winning a leadership review from…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Brink as new US ambassador to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Bridget Brink as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. President Joe Biden nominated the career diplomat to…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula gets married at 76 with a political touch
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been married for the third time in…
Continue ReadingHouse passes domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo shooting
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed legislation that would devote more federal resources to…
Continue ReadingOregon primaries set up competitive governor’s race
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gubernatorial elections in Oregon usually result in victories for the…
Continue ReadingClimber from Japan dies after crevasse fall in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say a climber from Japan is presumed dead following a fall into a crevasse near Mount Hunter in Alaska’s…
Continue ReadingUS intel shows Russians fear Mariupol abuse will backfire
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has gathered intelligence that shows some Russian officials have become concerned that…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has reported 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 infections as its pandemic…
Continue Reading911 dispatcher who took Buffalo shooting call put on leave
The Associated Press A 911 dispatcher is on leave and may lose her job after allegedly hanging up on an supermarket employee hiding during this…
Continue ReadingBuffalo shooter let some people see plans just before attack
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Shortly before he opened fire, the white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York,…
Continue ReadingEx-judge to head office probing Washington police shootings
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former judge and prosecutor is being appointed to oversee Washington state’s new independent…
Continue Reading‘The Real Love Boat’ dating show to sail on CBS’ fall lineup
By DAVID BAUDER and LYNN ELBER AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Network TV’s fondness for reality fare and reboots combine in “The Real…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania
By MARK SCOLFORO and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed…
Continue Reading‘This Is Us’ to end with a ‘meditative day,’ creator reveals
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After lots of TV audience tears, NBC’s family drama “This Is Us” is ending its run.…
Continue ReadingBiden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage
By ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Officer who shot armed motorist was justified
CORYDON, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor says a southern Indiana police officer who fatally shot a stranded motorist who opened fire on him was justified…
Continue ReadingHawaii hurricane season forecasted to be slow with La Nina
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Federal forecasters say Hawaii and the Central Pacific basin should expect two to four hurricanes,…
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