2 wealthy parents appeal convictions in college bribery case
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents who were sentenced to prison in the college admissions cheating scandal…
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Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt in New York legal fight
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to…
Continue ReadingRich trio back on Earth after charter trip to space station
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Three rich businessmen are back on Earth with their astronaut escort after a pricey…
Continue ReadingExiled ex-Ecuador president doesn’t exclude political return
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Former Ecuador president Rafael Correa says the political asylum he has been granted in…
Continue ReadingBlasts hit ministry in separatist Transnistria, near Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Police in the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria say several explosions believed to be caused by rocket-propelled…
Continue ReadingEgypt: Ruins of ancient temple for Zeus unearthed in Sinai
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Antiquities authorities in Egypt say archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a temple for the…
Continue ReadingSurge of desert surf parks stirs questions in dry California
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Hours from the California coast, surfers are hoping one of the next spots where they can catch a wave is in the hot,…
Continue ReadingHearing postponed for 2 NFL players, 2 others in Vegas case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has postponed until Aug. 1 a hearing in a felony assault case involving two NFL players and two other men accused of…
Continue ReadingRepublican Michels launches campaign for Wisconsin governor
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Republican Tim Michels, a multimillionaire construction company co-owner who last ran for…
Continue ReadingKansas judge rejects congressional map; appeal promised
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas district court judge on Monday struck down a new Republican-backed congressional map…
Continue ReadingUS commission: Cite Afghanistan for religious persecution
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A U.S. advisory body says that Afghanistan should join a list of the world’s worst violators of religious…
Continue ReadingWhite House seeks more power to counter use of drones in US
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for the federal and local…
Continue ReadingPlane crashes in Red Bull stunt; pilot parachutes to safety
ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the crash of one of two planes that were part of a Red Bull stunt in which two pilots attempted to…
Continue ReadingSecurity camera fail during NYC subway attack to be probed
NEW YORK (AP) — The failure of security cameras in the New York subway station where a gunman opened fire this month is being investigated. The…
Continue ReadingWildfires tear across several states, driven by high winds
By MARGERY A. BECK and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters across the country are battling multiple wildfires as…
Continue ReadingDozens killed in violence in one volatile South Sudan county
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says that dozens of people have recently been…
Continue ReadingGerman ex-Chancellor Schroeder urged to leave Scholz party
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder…
Continue ReadingParkland shooter’s jury search restarts due to judge’s error
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz must start over…
Continue ReadingN. Korea’s Kim vows to bolster nuke capability during parade
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his…
Continue ReadingMaine lawmakers adjourn with no action on tribal sovereignty
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature has adjourned without taking action on a historic proposal to expand tribal sovereignty rights.…
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