Iconic African game to be focus at world wildlife conference
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — At the World Wildlife Conference in Panama later this year, discussions are expected to…
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Defamation suit by brothers in Smollett case can go forward
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago says a defamation lawsuit filed by two brothers who said they took part in a fake hate crime against…
Continue ReadingEverything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars
NEW YORK (AP) — The 94th Academy Awards are set to air Sunday. It’s a long awaited return to Hollywood’s glamourous normalcy after a muted…
Continue ReadingGOP appeal seeks to curb state court power over US House map
By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to curtail the powers of state courts to…
Continue ReadingSaint Peter’s University quietly savors OT win over Kentucky
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Everyone’s buzzing about tiny Saint Peter’s University after its stunning NCAA…
Continue ReadingSuper-valued: Special copy of Marvel Comics #1 fetches $2.4M
NEW YORK (AP) — A particularly prized copy of the first-ever Marvel comic book has fetched more than $2.4 million in an online auction. It’s…
Continue ReadingEx-Va. officer, W.Va. lawmaker plead guilty in Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JOHN RABY Associated Press A former Virginia police officer has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another…
Continue ReadingOhio pauses preparations for May 3 primary amid map flap
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top elections official has paused certain preparations for the May 3 primary in…
Continue ReadingTennessee guard members safe despite Russian reports
By ALI SWENSON Three current and former members of the Tennessee National Guard are safe and accounted for, despite a Russian newspaper’s false…
Continue ReadingTurkey builds massive bridge linking Europe and Asia
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president and South Korea’s prime minister have inaugurated a massive…
Continue ReadingUS father desperate to get 2-year-old son home from Ukraine
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press A California man is desperate to get his 2-year-old American-born son out of Ukraine. Cesar Quintana has spent more…
Continue ReadingUN: 6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to war
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency estimates that nearly 6.5 million people have now been displaced inside…
Continue ReadingYoung Ukrainian cancer patients get medical help in Poland
By VANESSA GERA and PAWEL KUCZYNSKI Associated Press BOCHENIEC, Poland (AP) — Among those fleeing war in Ukraine are hundreds of children with…
Continue ReadingLauro Cavazos, first Latino Cabinet member, dies
By MARK PRATT Associated Press Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., a Texas ranch foreman’s son who rose to become the first Latino to serve in a presidential…
Continue Reading9/11 victim photo search leads to Michigan school yearbook
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Albert Ogletree was a name represented by an image of an oak leaf at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New…
Continue ReadingHow to get on the Supreme Court? Smile a lot, speak a little
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When presidents nominate a candidate to serve on the Supreme Court, they often ask an…
Continue ReadingNASA head: We have cooperation with our Russian colleagues
By ALEX SANZ Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday played down recent comments by the head of Russia’s space…
Continue ReadingMinnesota public defenders may strike over workloads and pay
ST. PAUL, Minn. By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press (AP) — Public defenders are poised to go on strike as early as Tuesday across Minnesota over…
Continue ReadingMurakami plays antiwar songs on radio to protest Ukraine war
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Playing James Taylor’s “Never Die Young” and going back to songs that marked the antiwar…
Continue ReadingApril 4 jury selection set for Florida school shooter case
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is on…
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