Argentine bishop defended by pope sentenced in abuse case
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court has sentenced a Roman Catholic bishop to 4 1/2 years in…
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Clinton Global Initiative restarted to tackle urgent needs
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer The Clinton Foundation is planning another Clinton Global Initiative – the high-profile gathering of business,…
Continue ReadingMiami Seaquarium ending shows with aging orca Lolita
MIAMI (AP) — The new owners of the Miami Seaquarium will no longer stage shows with its aging orca Lolita under an agreement with federal…
Continue ReadingGreece says it’s stopped boats carrying over 120 migrants
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it has prevented five boats carrying more than 120 people from illegally entering Greek waters…
Continue ReadingHigh court reimposes Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar…
Continue ReadingAll residents accounted for after Md. apartment explosion
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A Maryland fire chief says all known residents of an apartment building are accounted for after an explosion and fire.…
Continue ReadingReport: American whiskey exports starting to rebound
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An industry group says American whiskey exports have started rebounding, but distillers…
Continue Reading1 killed, 6 wounded in Las Vegas apartment complex shooting
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas say one person was killed and six others were wounded in an exchange of…
Continue ReadingCourt in Thailand rules sticker on portrait defamed king
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has sentenced a political activist to two years in prison for violating a law on defaming the monarchy by…
Continue ReadingNATO rules out policing no-fly zone over war-hit Ukraine
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is refusing to police a no-fly zone over Ukraine. The 30-nation military organization believes…
Continue ReadingUN official urges Libyans to work towards elections
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N.’s top official for Libya has urged the country’s divided factions to refrain from…
Continue Reading2 Marines eject and survive South Carolina fighter jet crash
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Military officials say two Marines were able to eject and survive when their fighter jet crashed in South Carolina. Marine…
Continue ReadingStrong job growth points to COVID’s fading grip on economy
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a buoyant sign for the U.S. economy, businesses stepped up their hiring last month.…
Continue ReadingUS diplomat apologizes to thousands of Afghans stuck in UAE
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat has apologized to thousands of Afghans stranded in…
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 ReadingRussia’s isolation over Ukraine war grows at UN rights body
GENEVA (AP) — The 47-member nation U.N. Human Rights Council has overwhelmingly approved a resolution aiming to set up a three-person panel of…
Continue ReadingEx-Kansas City detective sentenced to 6 years in man’s death
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Kansas City police detective has been sentenced to six years in prison for…
Continue ReadingAs Ukrainians flee, ‘we even feel a bit guilty we are OK’
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and ALEXANDER TURNBULL Associated Press MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — As exhausted refugees stream out of Ukraine, many are grappling…
Continue ReadingSweden convicts woman for recruiting son to fight in Syria
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A 49-year-old woman from Sweden has been convicted of war crimes for not stopping her 12-year-old son from being recruited and…
Continue ReadingFor whom the bell rolls: Paul Revere chime returns home
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A bronze bell cast in 1834 in Paul Revere’s Massachusetts foundry has come home. The historic…
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