UN experts: Many worry South Sudan may return to conflict
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations experts say many political leaders and civilians in South Sudan are…
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Singer Nick Cave confirms son Jethro Lazenby has died at 31
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave has confirmed the death of his son Jethro Lazenby…
Continue ReadingMarcos Jr. won Philippine presidency, unofficial count shows
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The namesake son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos appeared to have been…
Continue ReadingCleanup underway after trees topple into Alaska road, bay
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Efforts are underway to clear a road where dozens of fully grown evergreen trees as well…
Continue ReadingCarter asks court to defend Alaska’s ‘unrivaled wilderness’
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter is weighing in on a court case involving his landmark…
Continue ReadingPelosi: Buying Russian oil funds invasion of Ukraine
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made energy independence more important than ever…
Continue ReadingMidge Decter, leading neo-conservative, dead at 94
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Neo-conservative writer and commentator Midge Decter has died. Decter, the wife of retired…
Continue ReadingSenate passes bill to boost security for Supreme Court
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation to beef up security for Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s Perdue raises $2.3M in challenge but trails Kemp
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican David Perdue raised $2.3 million in the three months ended April 30, the former U.S.…
Continue ReadingIdaho lieutenant governor wants harshest US abortion ban
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republican Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Janice McGeachin on Monday demanded that…
Continue ReadingEarth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with…
Continue ReadingAuthor’s plagiarism essay pulled after more plagiarism found
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An author’s online essay on why she used plagiarized material in a novel pulled earlier this…
Continue ReadingDozens killed by rebels in eastern Congo’s Ituri province
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese government officials say rebels in eastern Congo attacked a village near a…
Continue ReadingWVa Tudor’s Biscuit World faces labor complaint from feds
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A well-known West Virginia restaurant chain is facing a complaint from the National…
Continue Reading14-year sentence for engineer in China trade secrets case
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A chemical engineer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over what prosecutors say was a scheme to steal trade…
Continue ReadingVirginia Del. Danica Roem announces state Senate bid
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Del. Danica Roem is jumping into a 2023 race for an open northern Virginia state…
Continue ReadingFugitive inmate captured after manhunt, ex-jail officer dead
By KIM CHANDLER and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press A former Alabama jail official on the run with a murder suspect she was accused of helping escape…
Continue ReadingBiden signs Ukraine bill, seeks $40B aid, in Putin rejoinder
By ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington is seeking to portray a united front against Russia’s invasion of…
Continue ReadingMississippi sues Favre, wrestlers, over welfare misspending
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Human Services is suing retired NFL quarterback Brett…
Continue ReadingUS charges political rival in Haitian president’s killing
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a former Haitian senator is facing charges in the United States related to last year’s assassination of former Haiti…
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