Egypt’s government frees 41 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday
CAIRO (AP) — A political party in Egypt and state-run media say Egyptian officials have released more than three dozens prisoners a week before the…
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‘Bad Guys’ bests ‘The Northman,’ Nick Cage at the box office
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On an unusually crowded weekend at movie theaters that featured a pricey Viking epic and Nicolas Cage…
Continue ReadingBiden accepts invitation to visit Israel in coming months
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. and Israel say that President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation to visit Israel in the coming months. Biden shared the…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador extends state of emergency
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s congress has granted a request by President Nayib Bukele to extend an anti-gang emergency decree…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court weighs policy for migrants to wait in Mexico
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S.…
Continue ReadingAverage US gasoline price drops 3 cents to $4.24 a gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The Lundberg Survey says the national average retail price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 3 cents in the past two weeks…
Continue ReadingJon Stewart: Authoritarian governments a threat, not comedy
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart says speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience…
Continue ReadingBahrain to ban single-use plastic bags from September
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The island kingdom of Bahrain says it will start banning the import, distribution and sale of single-use…
Continue ReadingEmergency declaration for multiple wildfires in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency declarations as 20 wildfires continued to burn Sunday in nearly…
Continue ReadingNebraska wildfires kill ex-fire chief, hurt 15 firefighters
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska killed a retired fire chief and injured at least 15…
Continue ReadingTennessee county gets permission to remove Confederate flag
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Two years after voting to remove the Confederate flag from its seal, a Tennessee county finally has the go-ahead to do so.…
Continue ReadingWarren calls McCarthy a ‘liar’ and ‘traitor’ over Jan 6 tape
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is slamming Rep. Kevin McCarthy as a “liar and a traitor” over…
Continue ReadingIn shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike were crowding into the only Russian…
Continue ReadingNative American artist, chief, Oklahoma lawmaker Haney dies
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Enoch Kelly Haney, a Native American artist, Seminole Nation chief and Oklahoma state lawmaker, has died at age 81. Haney’s…
Continue ReadingSix soldiers die in attacks targeting Mali military bases
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s army says coordinated attacks have struck three army bases across Mali, killing at…
Continue ReadingIsraeli FM accuses Hamas of orchestrating Jerusalem violence
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has accused the Hamas militant group of orchestrating recent unrest…
Continue ReadingFar from home, Ukrainian refugees pray at Easter for peace
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Far from home and unsure when or even if they will ever return, Ukrainians displaced by…
Continue ReadingRetrial to begin in Texas for man charged with killing 18
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The retrial of a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is…
Continue Reading2 suspects sought as 100 die in Nigeria oil refinery blast
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian oil official says as many as 100 people may have died in an explosion at an…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Concern mounts as Melissa Lucio’s execution nears
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a Texas woman to die for the 2007 death of one of her 14…
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