US, Western Europe fret over uncertain Ukraine war endgame
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An interminable and unwinnable war in Europe? That’s what NATO leaders fear and are bracing…
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Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of captured Russian
By ELENA BECATOROS and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top prosecutor disclosed plans Wednesday for the…
Continue ReadingInside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailer
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was about three hours after sheriff’s officials in Alabama realized a capital murder…
Continue ReadingUS inflation dips from 4-decade high but still causing pain
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation eased slightly in April after months of relentless increases but remains…
Continue ReadingMost Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth…
Continue ReadingUS Army soldier dies after bear attack in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier has died of injuries sustained in a bear attack Tuesday in Alaska. The soldier was part of a small…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Vote Fraud-Minnesota-Trial story
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story published May 10, 2022, about a Minneapolis man convicted of lying to a grand jury examining allegations of absentee…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles mother charged with killing 3 young children
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of three children who were found dead at their Los Angeles home over the weekend has been charged with murder.…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to let aides unionize, bargain collectively
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a resolution that will pave the way for letting congressional staff join…
Continue ReadingProbe: LA mayor ‘likely knew’ about alleged sex misconduct
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A top Senate Republican released an investigation Tuesday that concluded Los Angeles Mayor…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lays out plan to drastically cut fossil fuel use
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California air regulators said Tuesday the state should cut petroleum use by 91% by…
Continue ReadingThe Black Keys still raw, fast and loose on ‘Dropout Boogie’
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two decades ago at their first show together, The Black Keys played so fast they…
Continue ReadingColo. secretary of state hopeful barred from election role
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Republican candidate for Colorado secretary of state has been barred from overseeing the…
Continue ReadingAppeals court denies Arizona inmate’s bid to avoid execution
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a request to postpone the planned execution of an Arizona…
Continue ReadingTSA is expanding use of screeners to help at busy airports
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer COPPELL, Texas (AP) — The people who screen your bag at the airport are expecting big crowds this summer. And in…
Continue ReadingUS agency to release report on Indigenous boarding schools
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department is expected to release a report Wednesday that it says…
Continue ReadingHouse approves $40B in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has emphatically approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package that beefs up President…
Continue ReadingSenate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman to Fed post
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Michigan State economist Lisa Cook to serve on the Federal…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t make Sen. Warren retract letter about COVID book
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has declined to order Sen. Elizabeth Warren to retract statements she…
Continue ReadingMan gets 15 months for inciting to riot in downtown Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who posted online to urge others to join massive crowds that were looting downtown businesses in the summer of 2020…
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