Ex-MIT prof convicted of trying to steal from son’s estate
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who once staged his own shooting has been found guilty of forgery and…
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Venezuela’s Maduro, others meet with Iran oil minister
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and high-ranking officials from the South American nation have met with the oil…
Continue ReadingFor marine biologist, Haitian gangs make work dangerous
By TRENTON DANIEL and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA PEPILLO SALCEDO, Dominican Republic (AP) — In a blue bay that spans the border of Haiti and the…
Continue ReadingIntuit to pay $141M settlement over ‘free’ TurboTax ads
NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by…
Continue ReadingDem flips Michigan seat after GOP candidate’s rape comments
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Democratic legislative candidate in Michigan has won a special election for a heavily…
Continue ReadingDolly Parton, Eminem, Richie get into Rock Hall of Fame
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Eminem, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, Eurythmics, Duran Duran and Pat Benatar have been inducted into the Rock…
Continue ReadingAmber Heard testifies she was assaulted by Johnny Depp
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard said she knew she should leave Johnny Depp the first time he hit her, but she…
Continue ReadingShipping company Maersk sees record quarter as demand surges
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moeller-Maersk, says it’s delivered its “best earnings…
Continue ReadingKidnapped Dominican diplomat freed in Haiti
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Domican Republic’s foreign minister says a diplomat from his country has been freed four days…
Continue ReadingHuman rights advocate to lead PEN’s writers’ protection work
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The literary writer’s organization PEN America has hired a human rights advocate, Liesl…
Continue ReadingVermont F-35s to fly Europe air policing missions
By WILSON RING Associated Press SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The first overseas deployment of the Vermont Air National Guard’s F-35 fighter…
Continue ReadingBosnia calls election for Oct. 2 amid political tensions
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia will hold a presidential and parliamentary ballot on Oct. 2 amid ethnic tensions and a row over an…
Continue ReadingExtremist rebels launch deadly attack in northeast Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Residents say Islamic extremists attacked a village in Borno state in northeast…
Continue ReadingSinn Fein eyes historic win in Northern Ireland election
By JILL LAWLESS and PETER MORRISON Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein may be headed for a…
Continue ReadingAlabama church of ‘Bloody Sunday’ on endangered places list
By JAY REEVES Associated Press Like religious congregants all over, the people of historic Brown Chapel AME Church turned off the lights and locked…
Continue ReadingTexas student fatally stabbed at school; classmate jailed
BELTON, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old student has died after he was stabbed during a fight at a Texas high school and another student was taken into…
Continue ReadingElon Musk asked to testify on Twitter by UK Parliament
LONDON (AP) — A British parliamentary committee scrutinizing draft online safety legislation has invited Elon Musk to discuss his plans to buy…
Continue ReadingBiden announces Sept conference on hunger, nutrition, health
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced a conference on hunger, nutrition and health in September to make progress on the Biden…
Continue ReadingDave Chappelle tackled during comedy show, police arrest man
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night and a man…
Continue ReadingBurundian peacekeepers in Somalia killed in jihadi attack
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The African Union says a number of Burundian peacekeepers were killed in Tuesday’s…
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