Man who killed guest at cabin acted in self-defense, DA says
FRANKLIN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania district attorney says a man who fatally shot a guest at his cabin nine times did so out of self-defense when…
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Surfside, Florida, votes out the mayor after condo collapse
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The mayor has lost his job in a small South Florida town where 98 people died in the…
Continue ReadingChinese operatives accused of spying on dissidents in US
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Five people accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government have been charged with plotting…
Continue ReadingBerlin train station turns into refugee town for Ukrainians
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Ukraine war has turned the basement of Berlin’s glass-and-steel main train station into…
Continue ReadingMurdaugh friend charged with aiding insurance fraud scheme
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A longtime friend of once-prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh…
Continue ReadingWisconsin GOP leader meets with election fraud backers
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican speaker of the Assembly is meeting privately with advocates for…
Continue ReadingNear Ukraine’s border with Poland, a fighting village mourns
By CARA ANNA Associated Press STARYCHI, Ukraine (AP) — The mourning began with a pair of caskets, one open, one shut. Lined in white fabric, they…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Out-of-State Abortions story
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story published March 16, 2022, about a Missouri legislative proposal on abortions, The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingBMW, VW warn of shortages from part suppliers in Ukraine
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — BMW and Volkswagen have warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of some…
Continue ReadingMore air defense, more sanctions: A look at Ukraine’s asks
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s grateful for U.S. help against…
Continue ReadingPope urges peace, not politics in call to Russian patriarch
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis has rejected the concept of a ‘just war’ and stressed the need…
Continue ReadingTrial resuming for 4 men accused of Michigan governor plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will resume Thursday after a…
Continue ReadingOhio voter advocate dies at 90, uses obit to get out vote
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Services were held Wednesday for long-time Ohio voting rights advocate Margaret “Peg” Rosenfield, who died the day her…
Continue ReadingAbout 60 Amazon workers stage walkouts over pay, break times
Associated Press (AP) — A labor organizer says more than 60 Amazon workers across three delivery stations staged a walkout on Wednesday to demand a…
Continue ReadingFormer CEO, law firm partner has Longwood hoops on the rise
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Griff Aldrich, a former lawyer and CEO, and Rebecca Tillett — both hired the same day…
Continue ReadingFront-line nurses star in online staging of play ‘Antigone’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — During the pandemic, people have made a lot of noise about nurses, cheering them on and…
Continue ReadingFlorida manatee feeding program to wind down as temps warm
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The experimental program that has fed tons of lettuce to starving Florida manatees…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Bennett emerges as a mediator in Russia-Ukraine war
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Just a year ago, Naftali Bennett was struggling for political survival. Today, the Israeli…
Continue ReadingWHO: Evaluation of Russia’s COVID shot has been postponed
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says its evaluation of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, has been postponed for the time being…
Continue ReadingTired of waiting for driverless vehicles? Head to a farm
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that…
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