Jury awards $100M-plus to victims of Seattle crane collapse
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A jury awarded more than $100 million Monday to some of the victims of a tower crane collapse that…
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COVID-19 cases more than double in China’s growing outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported a more than doubling of new COVID-19 cases as it faces by far its biggest outbreak since the early days of the…
Continue ReadingUN chief: Ukraine war hitting poor nations reliant on wheat
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning that Russia’s war on Ukraine is holding “a sword…
Continue ReadingAnti-war activist interrupts live Russian state TV news show
NEW YORK (AP) — A live evening news program on Russia’s state television was interrupted Monday by a person who walked into the studio holding a…
Continue ReadingMexican president meets with US Homeland Security Secretary
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has met with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas to discuss immigration. President…
Continue ReadingLawmakers send Texas-styled abortion bill to Idaho governor
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation aimed at banning abortions in Idaho after six weeks of pregnancy by allowing…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis revises policy on warrants after Locke killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city is changing policy for search warrants following the police shooting of a Black man…
Continue ReadingSam Massell, Atlanta mayor who drove MARTA creation, dies
ATLANTA (AP) — Sam Massell, who was the first Jewish mayor of Atlanta and the driving force behind the creation of the region’s transit system,…
Continue ReadingMexican man acquitted of murder pleads guilty to gun charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the 2015 fatal shooting of a woman on a San Francisco pier that became a national…
Continue ReadingTrucker mandate protest hits DC, snarling local traffic
By RICK GENTILO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of truckers and other motorists who have been doing rolling protests on highways…
Continue Reading2 killed, 18 injured in gas explosion at Mexican resort
Authorities in Mexico say a gas tank has exploded at a beachside restaurant on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, killing two employees and injuring 18…
Continue ReadingPanel: Facility discriminated against transgender woman
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s human rights panel has ruled in favor of a transgender woman who complained…
Continue ReadingJudge makes ban on Saget autopsy records release permanent
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida has agreed to make permanent an order that prohibits the release of photos, video or other records related…
Continue ReadingWoman charged with posing as wounded Marine Corps veteran
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A Rhode Island woman has been charged in federal court with fraudulently claiming to be a U.S. Marine Corps…
Continue ReadingEU imposes 4th set of sanctions against Russia for war
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has announced that it has approved a new set of sanctions to punish Moscow for…
Continue ReadingGuilty plea for Seattle man who tried to join Islamic State
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man has pleaded guilty to a terrorism-related charge after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join the…
Continue ReadingPelosi pushes to show united Democrats ahead of midterms
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has teamed up with one of the emerging progressives in Congress…
Continue ReadingEU’s Borrell says Western Balkans’ accession a priority
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has reaffirmed the 27-country bloc’s desire to integrate the Western…
Continue ReadingEx-EPA leader Wheeler to serve as adviser to Youngkin
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Andrew Wheeler will serve as a senior adviser to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s…
Continue ReadingHouse Dems seek probe of USPS plan for new mail truck fleet
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into a U.S. Postal…
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