Ex-UAW official pleads guilty to embezzling $2.2M from union
DETROIT (AP) — A former official at a suburban Detroit branch of the United Auto Workers has pleaded guilty to charges that he embezzled more than…
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Ex-Sen. Kaneaster Hodges, who served just over a year, dies
NEWPORT, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas U.S. Sen. Kaneaster Hodges Jr. has died at age 83. Jackson Funeral Home in Newport says Hodges died of natural…
Continue ReadingIran diplomat suggests flexibility to restore nuclear deal
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat says that the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary…
Continue ReadingShooting at Chicago area shopping mall kills 1, wounds teen
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Police say a masked gunman opened fire in a suburban Chicago shopping mall, leaving one man dead and wounding at least one…
Continue ReadingKidd Creole’s murder trial opens with self-defense claim
NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of rapper Kidd Creole has begun in New York City with his lawyer telling a jury it was self-defense when the hip-hop…
Continue ReadingBritish Museum to remove Sackler name from galleries
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum will remove the Sackler name from galleries, rooms and endowments following global outrage over the role the…
Continue ReadingLebanese PM expects progress in talks with IMF over meltdown
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister says talks between his government and the International Monetary Fund over an economic recovery plan…
Continue ReadingPakistan army says security forces kill 6 separatists
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani army says security forces killed six Baluch militants during a raid at their hideout in the country’s…
Continue ReadingBlack News Channel shuts down days after ratings high
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Black News Channel shut down on Friday after failing to meet its payroll and losing the support…
Continue ReadingEx-Maine gov candidate out of jail after child porn arrest
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A former gubernatorial candidate in Maine has bailed out of jail after his arrest on…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orban criticized for ‘neutrality’ in Ukraine war
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sought to assert Hungary’s neutrality in the…
Continue ReadingNYC planning to remove homeless encampments from streets
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials are planning to remove makeshift shelters set up by homeless people on city streets, mirroring similar…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia, Bulgaria reestablish commercial air link
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia and Bulgaria have reestablished a commercial air link…
Continue ReadingIraqi lawmakers fail to elect president for a second time
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers have failed to elect a head of state for a second time further deepening a…
Continue ReadingMissouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A radio station based in suburban Kansas City is facing criticism for airing Russian…
Continue ReadingCanadian Indigenous leaders to meet pope over school abuse
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI met with a First Nations delegation from Canada and privately expressed…
Continue ReadingChinese foreign minister visits Nepal to shore up ties
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met top Nepalese officials during a three-day trip, which comes just weeks after…
Continue ReadingPalestinians hold local elections in occupied West Bank
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians have voted in local elections in the occupied West Bank. They come less…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s known about jurors at kidnap-plot trial?
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A foster care director, a plastics plant manager and an IT employee are among…
Continue ReadingBlack women feel sting of ‘traumatizing’ Jackson hearings
By AARON MORRISON and LISA MASCARO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson had to endure hours of public…
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