Split verdict in first-ever Air Force general military trial
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AP) — An Air Force major general in Ohio has been convicted by a military judge of one of three…
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Suspect found dead after shooting 4, causing DC lockdowns
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and CAROLE FELDMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were shot when a…
Continue ReadingReport: Iran, Saudis resume talks in Iraq after months
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State-linked media is reporting that Iran has resumed talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia months after secret…
Continue ReadingPolice ID Maryland man shot in incident at Peru envoy’s home
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service officers…
Continue ReadingThousands protest plan to raze German village for coal mine
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people are protesting against plans to bulldoze a village in western Germany for a coal mine that environmental…
Continue ReadingVirginia AG ends effort to prosecute Park Police officers
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has dropped an effort to prosecute two U.S.…
Continue ReadingPope appoints key posts, including nun in development office
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has made key appointments in his newly reformed Vatican bureaucracy. He named new…
Continue Reading‘Golden Girls’ shows little age at inaugural fan convention
By TERRY TANG Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — TV shows about sci-fi or comic book fare usually inspire fan conventions — not a sitcom about four…
Continue ReadingEbola case confirmed in Congo’s west Equateur province
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — Congo health authorities have confirmed a new Ebola case in the…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy’s push to ascend to House speaker relies on Trump
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The next House speaker could very well hail from California, but if…
Continue ReadingFor Ukrainian Orthodox in US, war news casts pall on Easter
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Many Ukrainian Americans are observing Orthodox Easter this Sunday, but they’re finding it difficult to be joyful…
Continue ReadingSanctions hit Russian economy, although Putin says otherwise
By KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two months into the Russian-Ukraine war, the Kremlin has taken…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Johnny Depp’s wild testimony, cross-examination
By R.J. RICO Associated Press For three days, Johnny Depp has been testifying in a libel trial that is supposed to be about whether Amber Heard…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of South Carolina’s first-ever…
Continue ReadingCivil trial to begin in 2010 death of UVA lacrosse player
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly 12 years after University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love was found…
Continue ReadingUS military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. government is dropping its appeal of a Hawaii order requiring it to remove fuel from a…
Continue ReadingIn election misinformation fight, ‘2020 changed everything’
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As voters get ready for hundreds of elections of local and national importance this year,…
Continue ReadingRonaldo scores on return to United team after death of son
LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored on his return to the Manchester United team after missing a game while grieving the death of his newborn…
Continue ReadingSomalia’s extremists bomb restaurant in the capital; 6 dead
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A bomb blast by Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels hit a popular seaside restaurant in…
Continue ReadingTour boat with 26 aboard missing in frigid Japan waters
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard says a tour boat with 26 people aboard has been missing in the frigid waters…
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