Russia takes aim at urban areas; Biden vows Putin will ‘pay’
By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have escalated their…
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What to watch in Biden’s 1st State of the Union address
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sat through many State of the Union speeches as a senator and vice…
Continue Reading1 million Sputnik coronavirus vaccines expire in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Health authorities in Guatemala say over a million doses of the Russian Sputnik coronavirus vaccine have expired, because…
Continue ReadingState of the Union: Biden vows to halt Russia, hit inflation
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden has vowed…
Continue ReadingJustices weigh if trafficking defense applies to homicide
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is grappling with whether to allow a woman accused of killing a…
Continue ReadingToyota restarting Japan plants after malware hits supplier
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Production will resume Wednesday at all of Toyota’s 14 plants in Japan after they were idled for…
Continue ReadingDerek Jeter leaves post as Miami Marlins’ CEO, shareholder
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Derek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful…
Continue ReadingFormer top US defense officials visit Taiwan amid tensions
By JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of former U.S. defense officials is visiting Taiwan in a sign of stepped-up…
Continue ReadingHollywood halts releases in Russia, including ‘The Batman’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. is halting the release of “The Batman” in Russia, just days before it was to open in…
Continue ReadingUS and 10 other countries condemn North Korea missile launch
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and 10 other countries are condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic…
Continue ReadingPEN America presents literary awards in Manhattan ceremony
NEW YORK (AP) — Daisy Hernández’s “The Kissing Bug,” a memoir about a lethal illness that killed her aunt, has received a $75,000 prize from…
Continue ReadingMan kills 3 daughters, 1 other, himself at California church
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and killed his three daughters,…
Continue ReadingThousands evacuate in worst Australian floods in a decade
By ROD McGUIRK and JOHN PYE Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and…
Continue ReadingBiden denies Navarro, Flynn privilege claims in 1/6 probe
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has denied executive privilege claims made by former Trump…
Continue ReadingSocial video shows ‘racist’ taunts of Nevada governor, wife
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s governor and his wife were accosted during the weekend by two men at a Las Vegas…
Continue ReadingBlack female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The House has voted to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II…
Continue ReadingFederal judge opens hearing on Oklahoma’s lethal injection
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Testimony has begun in a case brought by more than two dozen Oklahoma death row inmates…
Continue ReadingPrison for man who stole $500K watch in Beverly Hills
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A third gang member was sentenced to federal prison for the brazen armed robbery of a man’s $500,000 watch while he was dining…
Continue ReadingHouston oil company sues over California pipeline leak
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Houston-based oil company has sued two container ship operators and an organization…
Continue ReadingMan who claimed panhandler killed wife gets life in prison
BALTIMORE (AP) — A man who tried to cover up his wife’s 2018 stabbing death with a story blaming a Baltimore panhandler has been sentenced to…
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