Bias at issue with jury pool in Nebraska congressman’s trial
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Potential jurors are being questioned about their political views and…
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Florida mayor voted out less than year after condo collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Residents of a small South Florida town where a beachfront condominium building collapsed last summer killing 98 people voted…
Continue ReadingJournalist killed in Mexico, eighth so far this year
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Another journalist was shot to death in Mexico, the eighth murdered so far this year in an…
Continue ReadingSarah Burton brings house of Alexander McQueen to New York
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Burton brought the house of Alexander McQueen to New York City for the first time in 23…
Continue ReadingRussian on-air protester fined, faces possible prison term
NEW YORK (AP) — An employee of Russian state television who interrupted a live news program to protest the war in Ukraine has been released from…
Continue ReadingGuatemala congress shelves abortion law passed previous week
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Congress has voted to shelve a controversial law stiffening penalties for abortion, prohibiting same-sex…
Continue ReadingEx-hedge fund CEO aims to be hometown boy in key Senate race
By MARC LEVY Associated Press LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — As CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund, David McCormick wore suits, lived on Connecticut’s…
Continue ReadingUN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan extended for a year
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is extending the mission of the 19,000-strong U.N.…
Continue ReadingOvechkin now 3rd on NHL goals list, Caps beat Isles in SO
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 767th goal to pass Jaromir Jagr for third on the NHL career list in…
Continue ReadingSeoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says a North Korean missile fired from…
Continue ReadingEx-biotech executives sentenced for Genentech trade theft
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Two co-founders of a Taiwan biotechnology company have been sentenced for conspiracy to steal trade secrets from…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to ‘welcome the world back’ as tourism restarts
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her nation is “ready to welcome the…
Continue ReadingProtesters blame Sri Lanka leader for severe economic crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Sri Lanka’s capital, calling…
Continue ReadingUS Senate approves resolution probing Putin for war crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a resolution seeking investigations of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime…
Continue ReadingJudge allows case against Maduro co-defendant to go forward
By CLAUDIA TORRENS and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York will allow to move forward a high profile case…
Continue ReadingUN urges world not to forget 19 million hungry Yemenis
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is urging a world focused on Russia’s war in Ukraine not…
Continue ReadingDoorDash paying back drivers to offset high gas prices
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Delivery company DoorDash says it will refund its drivers for some U.S. gasoline purchases to help offset higher…
Continue ReadingFormer police boss denies cover-up in Ronald Greene death
By JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The former head of the Louisiana State Police says Gov. John Bel Edwards…
Continue ReadingCouple allegedly trafficked teen, mother from Guam to Hawaii
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say a couple trafficked a 15-year-old girl and her mother from Guam to…
Continue Reading’60 Minutes’ tops in TV for third straight week
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The venerable CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes” has a three-week winning streak as…
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