Rev. Barber: Conviction after NC protest ‘badge of honor’
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A civil rights leader says he won’t stop raising his voice for the poor, uninsured and downtrodden, although his trespassing…
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Bill Gates says he has COVID, experiencing mild symptoms
SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. Via Twitter, the…
Continue Reading2 Arkansas counties list wrong first name for Senate hopeful
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Senate candidate Jake Bequette is suing after two counties incorrectly listed his first name as “Jack” on…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmaker reveals abortion as more women speak out
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California legislator who is the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta has disclosed she had an abortion as a…
Continue ReadingBlack Tulsa woman sues police for civil rights violations
By KEN MILLER Associated Press A Black Tulsa woman has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officers, the city and the mayor…
Continue ReadingHaitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of US missionaries
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously…
Continue ReadingAnti-abortion Senate Democrat backs abortion rights bill
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARC LEVY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, one of the last anti-abortion rights Democrats…
Continue ReadingItalian leader urges Ukraine ceasefire in visit with Biden
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has hosted Italian Premier Mario Draghi at the White House as the U.S.…
Continue ReadingNaval Special Warfare sailor dies after training incident
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says a Naval Special Warfare sailor died Monday from injuries received late last…
Continue ReadingJurors in ‘Fitbit murder’ trial convict man of killing wife
VERNON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been convicted of murder in the 2015 killing of his wife in a case built partly on evidence provided by…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador gives woman accused of abortion 30 years prison
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A court in El Salvador has sentenced a woman who suffered an obstetric emergency that ended her pregnancy to 30…
Continue ReadingHawaii helicopter crash that killed 7 was ‘100% preventable’
By DAVID KOENIG and CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Federal accident investigators are blaming a deadly Hawaii helicopter crash on the…
Continue ReadingArgentina hoping to entice remote workers with new visa
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is joining a growing list of countries trying to woo remote workers by…
Continue ReadingParaguay organized crime prosecutor slain on Colombian beach
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Paraguay’s prosecutor of organized crime and drug trafficking cases has been slain by gunmen on a Colombian beach as he…
Continue ReadingHouse panel alleges cover-up by contract vaccine maker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional investigators say executives at Emergent BioSolutions covered up quality control problems at a factory making…
Continue ReadingUniversity: Georgia drug search intimidated Black athletes
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The president of a historically Black college says sheriff’s deputies in Georgia…
Continue ReadingAmbassador nominee for Ukraine seeks quick embassy reopening
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is promising senators…
Continue ReadingPolitical reality: Congress can’t save — or end — abortion
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — After fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the…
Continue ReadingCan you believe it? More people watched Kentucky Derby later
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Did an 80-1 longshot really win the Kentucky Derby? People apparently wanted to make sure of Rich…
Continue ReadingMan charged with killing mother at sea to inherit estate
By WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A man found floating on a raft off the coast of New England in 2016 after his boat sank has…
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