New reforms look to chip away Israeli chief rabbis’ power
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s new government has taken aim at the country’s powerful rabbinical…
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Son of man on Bahrain death row sends Hamilton a new drawing
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The son of a man on death row in Bahrain has again sent a drawing to seven-time…
Continue ReadingIndia buys Russian oil despite pressure for sanctions
ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian official says state-run Indian Oil Corp. bought 3 million barrels of crude oil from Russia…
Continue ReadingJohnnie Taylor among newest Blues Hall of Fame members
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five people, an album, five singles and a book have been chosen to join this year’s Blues Hall of Fame class. The Memphis,…
Continue ReadingRebuild or retreat? Newport eyes Cliff Walk’s eroding future
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Newport, Rhode Island, is in a bind: Should the city continue propping up its landmark…
Continue ReadingPro-Trump Ohio candidates realize endorsement may never come
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate race has been all about one man: Donald Trump. But with…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Health chief warns of COVID funds shortage
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation yearning for a new normal after its long struggle with the…
Continue ReadingFacing its first COVID outbreak, Samoa goes on lockdown
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa will go into lockdown from Saturday as it faces its first outbreak of COVID-19…
Continue ReadingDon’t help Russia’s invasion, Biden tells China’s Xi
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Face to face by video, President Joe Biden has laid out to China’s Xi Jinping the…
Continue ReadingDrought-stricken California imposes new round of water cuts
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state…
Continue ReadingTexas crash victims included new students just branching out
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Jackson Zinn had a big heart and was close to his parents and two younger sisters. But…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Driver in Texas crash was 13; is that legal?
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press It’s not uncommon for people in rural parts of the U.S. to learn to drive when they’re young, sometimes even…
Continue ReadingPutin appears at big rally as troops press attack in Ukraine
By CARA ANNA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge rally in Moscow, praising his country’s troops as they press…
Continue ReadingPete Davidson skipping ride to space on Jeff Bezos rocket
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Davidson has bowed out of a short trip to space on a Jeff Bezos rocket. Bezos’ Blue Origin space travel company said…
Continue ReadingTexas crash latest tragedy for family of young driver, dad
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in Texas don’t…
Continue ReadingChina weighs exit from ‘zero COVID’ and the risks involved
By DAKE KANG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Even as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst outbreak in two years, they…
Continue ReadingInformant gives key details about plot against Gov. Whitmer
By ED WHITE Associated Press Jurors in Michigan have heard from an Army veteran who became an FBI informant after hearing members of a militia talk…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s debt deal with IMF gets final legislative OK
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate has given final legislative approval for…
Continue ReadingArnold Schwarzenegger tells Putin in video: Stop this war
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger has told Russians in a video posted on social media they’re being lied to about…
Continue ReadingHope, hard reality mix in Japanese town wrecked by disaster
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — Until recently, Futaba, home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, has been entirely…
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