Mass shooting wave rattles communities large and small in US
By The Associated Press Three mass shootings in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend capped a month of rampant gun violence that’s touched…
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Tommy Thompson decides against run for Wisconsin governor
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson announced Monday that he won’t run again…
Continue ReadingPakistan court sentences 6 to death in killing of Sri Lankan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court has sentenced six people to death and nine others to life in prison after convicting them for their roles…
Continue ReadingUkraine rejects Serbian bomb threat claims on Russia flights
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ukraine has rejected as baseless and false the accusations made by Serbia’s president that Ukraine’s secret service is…
Continue ReadingWoman pleads guilty to hiding baby’s death 13 years ago
JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman has pleaded guilty to concealing the death of her newborn baby almost 13 years ago. The Beaver Dam Daily…
Continue ReadingPolice speak to Scottish leader Sturgeon over mask slip-up
LONDON (AP) — Police said Monday that they spoke to Scotland’s leader to remind her about sticking to coronavirus mask rules after she was filmed…
Continue ReadingNatural gas pipeline future in doubt after SCOTUS rejection
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear a St. Louis-based natural gas company’s appeal of a lower court’s decision…
Continue ReadingGroundbreaking composer Harrison Birtwistle dies at 87
By JILL LAWLESS and ROBERT BARR Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Harrison Birtwistle, widely recognized as one of Britain’s greatest contemporary…
Continue ReadingJ&J’s Janssen settles with WVa for $99M in opioid lawsuit
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized with Johnson &…
Continue ReadingLarge alligator saunters through Florida neighborhood
VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies captured video of a large alligator crawling through a front yard in Florida before making its way into a…
Continue ReadingGreitens undeterred by abuse allegations in GOP Senate race
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, whose ex-wife recently accused him of…
Continue ReadingHip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55
NEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering hip hop artist DJ Kay Slay has died of complications from COVID-19. DJ Kay Slay was born Keith Grayson. His death at age…
Continue ReadingHeavily armed thieves attempt raid in Brazilian city
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A group of criminals with high-powered rifles have stormed a small city in Brazil’s southern Parana state, attempting a…
Continue ReadingJapan, Switzerland agree to keep tough sanctions on Russia
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Swiss President Ignazio Cassis says his country has joined the international community in…
Continue Reading2 Turks fly to Greece in small plane in apparent asylum bid
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say two Turkish men who apparently flew right across the Aegean Sea in an ultralight aircraft to seek…
Continue ReadingGerman bosses, unions jointly oppose boycott of Russian gas
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s employers and trade unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from…
Continue ReadingBeanie Feldstein, Jane Lynch bond backstage at ‘Funny Girl’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For her third birthday party, Beanie Feldstein was asked what she wanted as its theme. The…
Continue ReadingJustices reject states’ appeal over cap on tax deductibility
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to the 2017 tax law that capped…
Continue ReadingLibya’s largest oil field closed as turmoil intensifies
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Authorities say tribal leaders in southern Libya have shut down the county’s largest oil field —…
Continue ReadingGulf Coast, Mississippi River cities eager for flood funding
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cities on the Louisiana coast and Mississippi River are hoping the infrastructure law will…
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