Foo Fighters cancel all dates following drummer’s death
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters have canceled all upcoming concert dates following the death of the band’s…
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Attorneys in Wisconsin parade crash want 2023 trial
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban…
Continue ReadingJury selection begins in terror trial of British national
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Jury selection has begun in a Virginia courtroom for a British national charged with…
Continue ReadingHaitians protest rising insecurity; some burn a plane
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians take to the streets to protest over the increasing insecurity, turning…
Continue ReadingOprah Winfrey to receive honorary PEN/Faulkner award
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is receiving a literary honor for her championing of so many authors over the past quarter century. The PEN/Faulkner…
Continue ReadingUtah couple accused of using electric shocks on 2 kids
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah police have arrested a couple accused of using electric shocks to discipline two children. Arrest records allege a mother…
Continue ReadingNavy barred from acting against religious vaccine refusers
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors…
Continue ReadingVietnamese carmaker to build electric vehicles in N Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a plant in North Carolina to manufacture electric vehicles, promising to…
Continue ReadingUniv of SC trustees blistered for secret trip, coach buyouts
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A small group of powerful lawmakers is refusing to approve reelection bids for five…
Continue Reading‘The Flash’ actor Ezra Miller arrested at Hawaii karaoke bar
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An actor known for playing “The Flash” in “Justice League” films was arrested…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more…
Continue ReadingTry, try again to free the Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has prepared a second attempt to free a stranded container ship Wednesday, more than two weeks after it ran…
Continue ReadingGreek independent authority rejects migrant pushback claims
Greece’s independent authority for transparency says an in-depth investigation it carried out has found no basis for reports that Greek authorities…
Continue ReadingJustices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet’s lawsuit
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state…
Continue ReadingFlorida, other states challenge CDC transit mask rule
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and 20 other states have sued to halt the federal government’s pandemic…
Continue ReadingNurse pleads guilty in fatal fall of McMaster’s father
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former nurse at a Philadelphia senior care facility has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor…
Continue Reading‘Grooming’: The ubiquitous buzzword in LGBTQ school debate
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and KARENA PHAN Associated Press Proponents of restrictions on how U.S. public schools address sexual orientation and gender…
Continue ReadingBills deal renews debate over public dollars for arenas
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York looks poised to become the next place to give a huge subsidy to a professional…
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. DeSantis vetoes new congressional maps
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a rare disagreement with the Republican-dominated Legislature, Republican…
Continue ReadingTenn. lawmakers push penalties in transgender athlete ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly a year after banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, Tennessee Republican lawmakers are…
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