A gun, a phone cord spur heated talk at Kardashian trial
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former reality television star Blac Chyna testified that she was joking when she put a…
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Tennessee plans 1st COVID-19-era execution, more scheduled
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is set this week to execute its first inmate since the…
Continue ReadingYellen, Ukraine official walk out of Russia’s G-20 remarks
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko walked out…
Continue ReadingFlorida Senate passes bill to end Disney self-government
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate has passed a bill to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency miner in latest Russian sanctions targets
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. rolled out new sanctions on Wednesday against more than 40 individuals and entities…
Continue ReadingYears of fruitful relations between Disney, Florida at risk
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The idea was presented to Florida lawmakers in a movie house outside…
Continue ReadingND lawmaker quits panel leadership after texts with inmate
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota state Sen. Ray Holmberg has resigned as head of a panel that oversees the…
Continue ReadingDOJ: 21 people charged nationwide with $150M in COVID fraud
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday that 21 people have been…
Continue ReadingHaskins apparently ran out of gas before being fatally hit
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins apparently ran out of gas and was…
Continue ReadingAustrian who raped captive daughter may move to normal jail
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Austria has ruled that a man who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven of her children should be moved…
Continue ReadingReport: Oregon has $5.3b invested in fossil fuel companies
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon State Treasury has at least $5.3 billion invested in fossil fuel companies, a…
Continue ReadingFlorida Senate OKs Gov. DeSantis’ congressional map
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new congressional map submitted by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office that…
Continue ReadingAP sources: Administration to replace acting ATF director
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is removing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
Continue ReadingProgram helps foundations fund Black-led nonprofits better
By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new effort to help grantmakers change the way they work so they can better…
Continue ReadingAnguish of war permeates Boston Symphony’s 2022-23 season
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra is sounding a somber note with a new season that will give musical…
Continue ReadingPot shop robberies, deaths fuel calls for US banking bill
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state — including a…
Continue ReadingIMF, World Bank chiefs warn of debt squeeze in poor nations
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are warning that rising…
Continue ReadingRio’s Carnival parade is back, as street bands ache to party
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Starting Wednesday night, Rio de Janeiro samba schools’ elaborate floats and…
Continue ReadingCourt halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying…
Continue ReadingFred Hampton childhood home gets historical landmark status
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — The suburban Chicago home where slain Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton grew up has been designated a historical…
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