Florida man charged with attacking officers at Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say a Florida man has been arrested for attacking police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol during the January…
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Civics class, community service for voting fraud suspects
THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Two men from a sprawling retirement community in Florida will have to enter a pretrial intervention program, perform…
Continue ReadingHeal Thyself: Most who tear Achilles tendon can skip surgery
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — New research suggests that surgery may not be needed for most Achilles tendon tears. Doctors have…
Continue ReadingNobel laureate demands justice for sexual violence victims
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In Ukraine, allegations mount of sexual violence against women by Russian soldiers. In…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Finkenauer asks Iowa justices to keep her on ballot
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A lawyer for former Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer has told the Iowa Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingFlorida woman gets 12+ years prison for ‘child modeling’
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman described as a bookkeeper for international “child modeling” websites that sexually exploited young Eastern…
Continue ReadingKentucky lawmakers override governor’s veto of abortion ban
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have passed new abortion restrictions over the Democratic…
Continue ReadingTexas girl at center of life support battle leaves hospital
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A 3-year-old Texas girl whose mother has waged a court battle to keep doctors from removing her…
Continue Reading‘Biophilia’ style: Nature as self-expression, solace
By KIM COOK Associated Press Tattoos. Clothes. Furniture. More people are adorning their bodies and homes with themes from nature. Designers and…
Continue ReadingFormer Franciscan friar convicted of 1990s child sex abuse
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A former Franciscan friar has been convicted of sexually abusing a grade school student during the 1990s at a Catholic…
Continue ReadingCharges refiled in Missouri boat sinking that killed 17
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has refiled criminal charges against three men involved in the sinking…
Continue ReadingFacing hunger, Peru’s poor band together with ‘common pots’
By FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press CIUDAD DE GOSEN, Peru (AP) — Every day for more than two years, Cindy Cueto has woken up in the house she…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats ask Biden to get tougher with Saudi Arabia
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three dozen House Democrats say Saudi Arabia is being a bad strategic partner. In a letter…
Continue ReadingUS agencies: Industrial control system malware discovered
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Multiple U.S. government agencies have issued a joint alert announcing the discovery of malicious…
Continue ReadingProsecution: Briton was 1 of 3 ‘Beatles’ hostage- takers
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in a British man’s terrorism trial say the only thing jurors need to…
Continue ReadingAmazon adds 5% ‘fuel and inflation surcharge’ to seller fees
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon says it will add a 5% “fuel and inflation surcharge” to fees it charges third-party sellers who use…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why the term ‘genocide’ matters in Ukraine war
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says Russia’s attack on Ukraine and Ukrainians amounts to…
Continue ReadingActor Cuba Gooding Jr pleads guilty to forcible touching
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York nightclub in…
Continue ReadingJuul to pay $22.5 million to settle Washington vaping suit
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the state has reached a settlement…
Continue ReadingBiden approves $800M in new military assistance for Ukraine
By ZEKE MILLER and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden approved $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine,…
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