With students in turmoil, US teachers train in mental health
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children since the pandemic…
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Costa Rica’s president-elect calls victory a ‘revolution’
By JAVIER CÓRDOBA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s president-elect Rodrigo Chaves has said that his victory a day…
Continue ReadingEx-police officer faces jury trial on Capitol riot charges
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection is underway in the trial of a former Virginia police officer charged with…
Continue Reading‘Green steel’ heating up in Sweden’s frozen north
By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press LULEA, Sweden (AP) — The steel-making industry is coming under increasing pressure to curb its environmental…
Continue ReadingMurkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, BECKY BOHRER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say…
Continue ReadingBillions, and growing, for lawmakers’ projects in big bill
By ALAN FRAM and AARON M. KESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the…
Continue ReadingBillions, and more, for lawmakers’ projects in spending bill
By ALAN FRAM and AARON M. KESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the…
Continue Reading1st day ends with no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jurors have gone home without reaching a verdict after the first day of…
Continue ReadingHong Kong leader Lam won’t seek new term after rocky 5 years
By ZEN SOO and VINCENT YU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won’t seek a second term after five rocky years…
Continue ReadingStaley leads South Carolina over UConn for second NCAA title
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national…
Continue Reading‘Fill the silence with your music,’ Zelenskyy tells Grammys
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards to ask for support in telling the story…
Continue ReadingObama to return to White House for health care event
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will be returning to the White House on Tuesday for his first public event there since he left…
Continue ReadingMormon leader reaffirms faith’s stance on same-sex marriage
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A top leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed the faith’s…
Continue ReadingAirlines cancel more than 3,500 US flights over weekend
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in…
Continue ReadingSaweetie, Haddish lead Grammys red carpet in pink, sparkle
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bright pink and all-over metallics were the fashion stories of the Grammys red carpet. Saweetie…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan’s political rivals agree to unify army command
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s president and his deputy have signed an agreement to unify the military…
Continue ReadingPope still working on meeting Russian Orthodox patriarch
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says he is still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the…
Continue ReadingWeighed down by bad reviews, ‘Morbius’ opens with $39.1M
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sony Pictures’ Marvel adaptation “Morbius” landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut…
Continue ReadingCops corral slippery seal on jaunt through Long Island town
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A wayward seal has been captured after an early morning foray through a Long Island town. Police in Southampton say they…
Continue ReadingSomaliland market fire losses estimated at up to $2 billion
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A massive fire in an expansive market in the capital of Somaliland destroyed property…
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