‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli freed from prison for halfway house
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli was freed Wednesday from prison after…
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Belarus expands death penalty law, ups threat to opposition
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus has expanded the death penalty law to include “attempted terrorism,” in a move…
Continue ReadingNo more streaming-only debuts for Oscar hopefuls
The Oscars are getting back to normal, eligibility-wise. After two years of tweaking rules because of the pandemic, including allowing films to debut…
Continue ReadingBlurry ballot barcodes delay Oregon House primary results
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The fate of seven-term incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader hung in the balance…
Continue ReadingBiden warns of ‘another tough hurricane season’ this year
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — Federal officials are bracing for another difficult hurricane…
Continue ReadingBuffalo sports teams offer support at site of mass shooting
CAROLYN THOMPSON BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dozens of players and staff from the Buffalo Bills, Sabres and Bandits visited the scene of…
Continue ReadingChris Wallace interview show to be featured on CNN Sundays
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Wallace, the most prominent personality lured to the since-shuttered CNN+ streaming service,…
Continue ReadingFormer US Rep. Corrine Brown pleads guilty in fraud case
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press A fraud case against former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown has ended with her guilty plea to a tax charge in a charity…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift gets honorary degree from New York University
By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has Grammys galore and now she has a new title — “doctor.” The superstar…
Continue ReadingGun in 8-year-old’s backpack goes off at school, mom charged
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader’s backpack accidentally discharged…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man charged in fatal shooting outside Virginia bar
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say a Norfolk man has been charged in a March shooting that killed three bystanders in their 20s when a…
Continue ReadingBiden’s burdens grow: Sagging global economy adds to US woes
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden embarks for Asia on Thursday, he’s facing a new risk at home for the…
Continue ReadingTom Cruise and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ touch down in Cannes
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Tom Cruise mania descended Wednesday in Cannes where the actor made a whirlwind appearance at…
Continue ReadingTop US and Pakistan diplomats say they want stronger ties
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have met for the first…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota report: Noem’s daughter got special treatment
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have unanimously approved a report finding that Gov. Kristi…
Continue ReadingEgypt’s top mufti to weigh in on penalty for priest’s killer
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court has referred the case of a man accused of stabbing to death a Coptic Christian priest…
Continue ReadingDHS pauses disinformation board amid free speech questions
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has paused the work of its new…
Continue ReadingCrews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire dug back-up fire…
Continue ReadingUN envoy: US sanctions on Iran worsen humanitarian situation
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A United Nations special envoy says that the sweeping U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran have badly…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Bolsonaro accuses top court judge of abusing power
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court accusing…
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