Burkina Faso ruler approves 3-year transitional charter
By SAM MEDNICK and ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military junta has released a charter saying it…
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Twitter suspends US Senate candidate for hateful conduct
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against…
Continue ReadingBiden outlines COVID plans, says it’s time to return to work
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says “it’s time for Americans to get back to work” and he’s…
Continue ReadingRussia holds drills with nuclear subs, land-based missiles
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian nuclear submarines have sailed off for drills in the Barents Sea and mobile missile…
Continue ReadingHeat wave a glimpse of climate change’s impact in N. America
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A deadly heat wave in the Pacific Northwest last summer offers a glimpse of the types of…
Continue ReadingKevin Costner narrates series on Yellowstone for Fox Nation
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Kevin Costner has agreed to narrate a four-part series on the 150th anniversary of the Yellowstone National Park for the Fox…
Continue ReadingCase against judge charged in immigrant’s escape to go on
BOSTON (AP) — The case against a Massachusetts judge accused of helping a man who was living in the U.S. illegally sneak out of a courthouse to…
Continue ReadingNations agree to release 60M barrels of oil amid Russian war
By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency’s 31 member countries have agreed to release 60…
Continue ReadingJudge allows new Georgia political maps to be used this year
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge said that while it’s likely that some parts of Georgia’s redistricting plans…
Continue ReadingAthlete-activist Tommie Smith works on graphic novel on life
NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Tommie Smith is working on a graphic novel based on his life. Norton Young Readers…
Continue ReadingIn Syria’s capital Damascus, shopping mall fire kills 11
State media says a fire broke out in a shopping mall in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing 11 people and injuring seven others. SANA reported…
Continue ReadingLibyan lawmakers approve new govt, fueling tensions
By RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan lawmakers have confirmed a new transitional government. The move is…
Continue ReadingMassive cargo ship carrying cars sinks in mid-Atlantic
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A large cargo vessel carrying cars from Germany to the United States has sunk in the mid-Atlantic nearly two weeks after a…
Continue ReadingActivism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The wave of book bannings around the country has reached a level not…
Continue ReadingEx-girlfriend tosses man’s dog off condo balcony in Florida
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a 46-year-old woman has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after throwing a 3-year-old pug named Bucky…
Continue ReadingMan gets 41 years for killing, dismembering daughter
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man was sentenced Monday to 41 years in prison for killing his 43-year-old daughter, then leaving her dismembered…
Continue Reading‘Green’ building codes boost costs for Colorado fire victims
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Some homeowners recovering from a devastating wildfire near Denver late last year say they could…
Continue ReadingJury picked for 1st trial stemming from US Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury is scheduled to hear attorneys’ opening statements Wednesday for the first…
Continue ReadingLandslide at Myanmar jade mining site kills at least 15
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A landslide in northern Myanmar, the world’s largest source of jade, has killed 15 miners and left…
Continue ReadingPope gives fathers working at Vatican 3-day paternity leave
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decided to grant a three-day paternity leave to new fathers who work at the Vatican. Francis amended the…
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