Many nations support UN resolution to demand Russia stop war
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — From a tiny Pacific island nation to Europe’s economic powerhouse, country after…
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Svitolina of Ukraine beats Potapova of Russia in WTA event
By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — Top-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine beat Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6-2, 6-1 in the…
Continue ReadingBiden speech takeaways: War in Ukraine transforms focus
BY AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only a little more than a week ago, President Joe Biden’s first State of the…
Continue ReadingOil prices surge $7 per barrel despite release of supplies
BEIJING (AP) — Oil prices have surged another $7 per barrel after an agreement by the United States and other major governments to release supplies…
Continue ReadingSatellite photos show Iran had another failed space launch
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in…
Continue ReadingHawaii to lift COVID-19 travel quarantine rules this month
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii plans to lift its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers later this month. Starting…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles names its first female fire department chief
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed the appointment of Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley to be the first…
Continue ReadingKent Waldrep, TCU rusher paralyzed during a game, dies at 67
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for disabled people after a spinal injury during a game left him…
Continue ReadingNew York GOP picks Rep. Lee Zeldin as gubernatorial nominee
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Republican Party leaders nominated U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris to mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Alabama this weekend to commemorate a key moment of the civil rights movement.…
Continue ReadingBiden joins allies, bans Russian planes from US airspace
By DAVID KOENIG. ZEKE MILLER and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press President Joe Biden announced Tuesday night in his State of the Union address…
Continue ReadingGag order, diversity discussed at Astroworld court hearing
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — During a court hearing on lawsuits filed after last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival,…
Continue ReadingWoman gets 5-year term for police car fires in 2020 protest
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A woman who torched five Seattle police cars during a tumultuous protest that heralded a summer of…
Continue ReadingSC workers may get Juneteenth, Confederate holiday choice
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would allow state employees to take the Juneteenth holiday or any other day instead of Confederate Memorial Day…
Continue ReadingGOP pushes to strip safety measures from West Va mining law
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republicans have forged ahead with an overhaul of mine safety regulation…
Continue ReadingQuills and thrills as prodigious porcupine puppet unveiled
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a quilling experience for all. Percy, a porcupine puppet of prodigious proportions, emerged from her giant stump home for…
Continue ReadingRussia’s invasion of Ukraine sends news network ratings up
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent television viewers to the cable news networks for updates,…
Continue ReadingArizona Supreme Court: Jeep can be sued over girl’s death
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The family of a little girl who was killed when her mother’s car was rear-ended by a Jeep on a…
Continue ReadingBreonna Taylor neighbor: police raid “so scary and crazy”
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Breonna Taylor’s neighbor says she was jolted awake by the sound of a battering ram…
Continue ReadingKansas woman wins traditional pancake race against England
LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman won a narrow victory over her counterpart in England in the traditional Pancake Day race. Whitney Hay of…
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