Japan lifts power outage warning, but supply outlook fragile
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government lifted a warning of potential blackouts for the Tokyo region as weather and…
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Top-ranked Barty retires at 25, goes out on her own terms
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25. Barty…
Continue ReadingDeputies: Man mauled by tiger at Florida airboat attraction
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a tiger mauled a worker at a Florida airboat attraction. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office says the…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to remove pandemic mandates as omicron wanes
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will remove many of its COVID-19 pandemic mandates over the next two…
Continue ReadingFBI sees growing Russian hacker interest in US energy firms
By ERIC TUCKER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning that it has seen increased interest by Russian hackers in…
Continue Reading‘Torture and murder’: Ronald Greene case turns cop vs. cop
By JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police investigators who pressed within days to charge…
Continue ReadingSlain Virginia reporter remembered as dedicated, ambitious
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A 25-year-old journalist who was recently killed in a shooting in Virginia was deeply passionate…
Continue ReadingFamily: South Carolina woman mauled by dogs; arms amputated
HONEA PATH, S.C. (AP) — The family of a South Carolina woman says her arms had to be amputated after she was mauled by three dogs on a road near…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé, Billie Eilish to sing nominated songs at Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé and Billie Eilish are headed to the Oscars. The film academy says Tuesday that the superstars will be among the…
Continue ReadingUS agrees to lift taxes on British steel, aluminum
The Associated Press The United States has agreed to lift tariffs on British steel and aluminum, mending a rift between allies that dates back to the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Newsom and wife earned $1.5 million in 2020
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) — Tax records show California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife earned nearly $1.5…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach, after shootings, extends spring break curfew
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach city commissioners have voted to extend a curfew, a day after it was…
Continue ReadingHUD to send out nearly $3 billion in disaster relief grants
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster…
Continue ReadingTwo St. Peter’s NCAA games land in Nielsen’s top 20
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s a pretty safe bet: last week was the first time ever that two St. Peter’s…
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton tests positive for COVID; Bill quarantining
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she has tested positive for COVID-19 with “mild” symptoms. The former Democratic…
Continue ReadingFDA details problems at plant behind recalled baby formula
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal safety inspectors say baby formula maker Abbott failed to maintain sanitary…
Continue ReadingPolice: Iowa teens used baseball bat to kill Spanish teacher
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say two southeast Iowa teenagers used a baseball bat last fall to kill their high…
Continue ReadingColorado city marks anniversary of deadly supermarket attack
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado college town of Boulder is marking the one-year anniversary of a supermarket…
Continue ReadingAppeal starts for school leader fired over ‘New Butt’ book
BYRAM, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi school district has begun a hearing for an assistant principal who was fired after reading a book called “I…
Continue Reading3rd figure in NJ murder-for-hire plot due for plea hearing
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Connecticut man implicated in a murder-for-hire plot involving two political consultants in…
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