‘Seemed like goodbye’: Mariupol defenders make their stand
By JON GAMBRELL and CARA ANNA Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian fighters in the tunnels underneath Mariupol’s pulverized steel…
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Rising interest rates in US will hinder foreign economies
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates — as it did Wednesday — the impact…
Continue ReadingNext battle over access to abortion will focus on pills
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It took two trips over state lines, navigating icy roads and a patchwork of state laws,…
Continue ReadingRights groups cite 338 violations in El Salvador arrests
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Five human rights groups say there have been complaints of at least 338 violations of human rights during El…
Continue ReadingUN chief urges free, transparent elections in Lebanon May 15
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief is calling for Lebanon’s parliamentary elections on May 15 to be…
Continue ReadingMorrison defends management of Australia’s ties to Solomons
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is following security officials’…
Continue ReadingAttacks dominate Pennsylvania’s Senate GOP primary debate
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — What could be the final primary debate between Republicans running for Pennsylvania’s open…
Continue ReadingTornadoes strike Texas, Oklahoma, cause widespread damage
SEMINOLE, Okla. (AP) — A storm system spawned several tornadoes that whipped through areas of Texas and Oklahoma, causing damage to a school, a…
Continue ReadingDeath toll rises to 26 in central China building collapse
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll jumped Thursday to 26 from the collapse last week of a residential and commercial building in central China, state…
Continue ReadingAbrams raises $11.7 million in Georgia governor’s race
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says donors gave  $11.7 million to her campaign for governor in the…
Continue ReadingMovies love a comeback story. This summer, it’s their turn.
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which…
Continue ReadingSummer Movie Calendar: From ‘Top Gun 2’ to ‘Thor 4’ and more
By The Associated Press Hollywood’s summer movie season kicks off Friday with the release of Disney and Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the…
Continue ReadingColombia extradites feared head of Gulf Clan to US
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has extradited the alleged head of the feared Gulf Clan, to the United States where he faces indictments in three…
Continue ReadingLA hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical…
Continue ReadingMan gets life in prison for fatally stabbing Houston boy
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing an 11-year-old Houston boy as the…
Continue ReadingReport says Michigan 2020 dam failures were ‘preventable’
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Experts say the 2020 failure of two dams on a Michigan river was “foreseeable…
Continue ReadingHouse leaders stick with Rep. Cuellar despite abortion stand
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Just a day after Democrats recommitted to protecting abortion rights, a U.S. House leader on…
Continue ReadingMexican officials force airlines to use new, distant airport
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Transportation officials in Mexico will effectively force airlines to use a new, more distant airport that was one of President…
Continue ReadingLate US Sen. Orrin Hatch honored at Utah Capitol
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A procession of family, friends and colleagues gathered to honor late U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch,…
Continue ReadingJail official visited inmate in prison months before escape
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press An Alabama sheriff says a jail official visited a murder suspect in prison months before helping him escape and that…
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