Putin critic who left Russia flees Kyiv as “double refugee”
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Russian citizen who years ago left her home country in opposition to Vladimir Putin’s…
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EXPLAINER: Putin’s Balkan narrative argument for Ukraine war
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Well before Russian tanks and troops rolled into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin was using the…
Continue ReadingPutin says Ukraine’s future in doubt as cease-fires collapse
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and pinned…
Continue ReadingDeath toll climbs to 63 in deadly Pakistan IS mosque attack
By KATHY GANNON and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Pakistan are vowing to hunt down and arrest the masterminds…
Continue ReadingA master on field, enigmatic off; Shane Warne dies aged 52
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Shane Warne’s artful and record-breaking spin bowling on the cricket field was…
Continue Reading‘Dark Shadows,’ ‘Lethal Weapon’ actor Mitchell Ryan dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitchell Ryan, who played a villainous general in the first “Lethal Weapon” movie, a ruthless businessman on TV’s “Santa…
Continue ReadingUkraine digital army brews cyberattacks, intel and infowar
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — The hundreds-strong Ukrainian volunteer “hacker” corps that formed in a fury to counter…
Continue ReadingWhite House: Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is warning that the U.S. will soon start running out of money to bolster COVID-19…
Continue ReadingTrump’s praise of Putin, ‘America First’ view tested by war
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From the earliest days of his first presidential campaign, Donald Trump aggressively dismantled…
Continue ReadingMaki, the lemur stolen from San Francisco Zoo, dies at 22
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Maki, a ring-tailed lemur who made headlines when he was stolen from the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens in 2020 and then…
Continue ReadingRussia cracks down on dissenting media, blocks Facebook
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH Associated Press DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has intensified a crackdown on media outlets and…
Continue ReadingUtah governor says he’ll veto transgender youth sports ban
By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in…
Continue ReadingIran to answer UN nuclear questions as deal talks near end
By PHILIPP JENNE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Tehran and the United Nations’ nuclear agency say that Iran has agreed to…
Continue ReadingS. Korean wildfire destroys 159 homes, forces 6,200 to flee
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of South Korean firefighters and troops are battling a large wildfire that tore through an eastern coastal area…
Continue ReadingChina to raise defense spending by 7.1% to $229 billion
BEIJING (AP) — China is raising its defense spending in 2022 by 7.1% to $229 billion, up from a 6.8% increase the year before. Saturday’s…
Continue ReadingFlorida Senate passes GOP election police bill
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate has passed a voting law package that was pushed by Gov. Ron…
Continue ReadingChina cuts economic growth goal as it tries to reverse slump
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has cut its annual economic growth target to its lowest level in decades as Beijing tries to…
Continue ReadingAudit: Election bureau does sufficient job, training lags
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State auditors say Michigan’s elections bureau does a sufficient job overall in…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses suit in fatal Salt Lake City police shooting
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Utah man who was shot at nearly 30 times and…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced for stealing veteran, Social Security benefits
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison in South Florida for his part in running a scheme to steal…
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