2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year
By FERNANDA PESCE and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican state prosecutors say two journalists have been shot to death…
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Confession, DNA at heart of trial in Georgia teacher’s death
OCILLA, Ga. (AP) — Jurors are hearing dueling arguments over the confession of a Georgia man standing trial for murder in the 2005 disappearance…
Continue ReadingFormer ballerina Susan Jaffe to lead American Ballet Theatre
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Ballet Theatre has named its first new artistic director in 30 years. Susan Jaffe,…
Continue Reading3 kids found dead in Los Angeles home, mother arrested
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say three children were found dead at a Los Angeles home over the weekend and their mother and a teenager were arrested…
Continue ReadingFeds seek delay in sentencing man in Whitmer kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to postpone the June 8 sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap…
Continue ReadingHifter a no-show for deposition accusing him of war crimes
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Libyan military commander who lived for decades in northern Virginia has failed to…
Continue ReadingJill Biden was president’s eyes, ears on trip to Ukraine
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Jill Biden’s first telephone call after meeting her Ukrainian counterpart…
Continue ReadingUS calls UN council meeting Wednesday on North Korea tests
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has scheduled an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council…
Continue ReadingAnother close call reported in Mexico City air operations
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Air traffic controllers for Mexico City have recorded another close call even as Mexican…
Continue ReadingJoshua Cohen, the late Winfred Rembert win arts Pulitzers
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joshua Cohen’s “The Netanyahus,” a comic and rigorous campus novel based on the true…
Continue ReadingArizona high court tosses push to disqualify GOP lawmakers
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected an effort to disqualify three Republican lawmakers from this year’s ballot because of their…
Continue ReadingFed: Inflation, Ukraine biggest threats to financial system
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve no longer views the coronavirus pandemic as the biggest threat to the global…
Continue ReadingPutin’s Victory Day speech passionate but empty
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press Vladimir Putin had no victories in Ukraine to proclaim on Victory Day. Nor did his speech at the Red Square military…
Continue ReadingCalifornia cops checking report of screams find body in SUV
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Southern California police who responded to reports of screams from a sports utility over the weekend arrested a man after…
Continue ReadingAnother Ecuador prison clash leaves 44 inmates dead
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Officials in Ecuador say a clash between rival gangs has left 44 inmates dead. It comes little more than a month after…
Continue ReadingDemocrats want to boost Biden Ukraine aid plan to near $40B
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are preparing a plan that would boost President Joe Biden’s requested $33…
Continue ReadingBlake drops civil rights lawsuit against Wisconsin officer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has dropped a federal lawsuit against a police officer who shot him during a domestic disturbance in Kenosha…
Continue ReadingTunnel contractor pokes through Virginia Capitol ceiling
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A contractor working on a $25 million tunnel that will connect Virginia’s Capitol to a…
Continue ReadingMurder complaint: Minnesota woman abandoned 2 newborns
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — Officials say a Minnesota woman has been charged in the death of her newborn who was abandoned at a lake nearly 20 years ago…
Continue ReadingRunning an abortion clinic while waiting for court decision
By REBECCA SANTANA and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press The people who run America’s abortion clinics agree: There’s no job like it. There are…
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