Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in West Bank clash
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian militant was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. In an earlier incident, Israeli police…
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Nevada grand jury may hear boy’s body found in freezer case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Nevada filed additional charges and told a judge a grand jury may review evidence…
Continue ReadingUnused ticket to Michael Jordan’s Bulls debut nets $468,000
CHICAGO (AP) — A man who spent $8.50 apiece in 1984 for a pair of tickets to Michael Jordan’s NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls has sold one of…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Senate passes bill ending gun license requirement
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Senate has passed a Republican-backed bill that would do away with the…
Continue ReadingFla.’s Deutch won’t seek reelection; 31st House Dem to leave
MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida says he will not seek reelection in the fall. He is the 31st House Democrat to announce plans to leave…
Continue ReadingVerdi’s ‘Don Carlos’ arrives at Met Opera in original French
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Metropolitan Opera is presenting the original French version of Verdi’s “Don Carlos” for the first time…
Continue ReadingEurope’s joint Mars mission with Russia postponed by war
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency says the launch this year of a joint mission with Russia to Mars is now…
Continue ReadingUS states adding to financial pressure on Russia over war
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Governors and lawmakers in numerous U.S. states are seeking to add to the financial squeeze on Russia over its war…
Continue ReadingCalifornia, Oregon, Washington to drop school mask mandates
By JOCELYN GECKER and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The governors of California, Oregon and Washington have announced that…
Continue ReadingVerbier says Gergiev resigns as festival head at its request
By The Associated Press The Verbier Festival says conductor Valery Gergiev resigned as music director at its request. The festival says it made the…
Continue ReadingDes Moines schools leader resigns from ‘exhausting’ job
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district announced he will resign in…
Continue ReadingShell to pull out of energy investments in Russia over war
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shell says it’s pulling out of Russia as President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine…
Continue Reading‘Magical’ ending for ‘Better Things’ fifth and final season
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Better Things” showrunner Pamela Adlon always has a specific vision and message in her…
Continue ReadingNew normal: Fence is up, Guard on standby for State of Union
By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fencing around the U.S. Capitol is back up for the president’s…
Continue Reading‘Crisis’: Climate panel flags Great Barrier Reef devastation
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A United Nations report is painting a dire picture of the Great Barrier Reef’s future. The…
Continue ReadingUN slaps expanded arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted to impose an expanded arms embargo on Yemen’s…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Markwayne Mullin to run for open US Senate seat
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma GOP U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin says he’ll run for the U.S. Senate seat that is coming open after Sen. Jim…
Continue ReadingSudan group says 1 killed during fresh anti-coup protests
CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese doctors group says security forces have killed a protester as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets once again in…
Continue ReadingFolk, harlequins part of Venezuela’s German town carnival
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press COLONIA TOVAR, Venezuela (AP) — It is carnival season in Venezuela, but in this community tucked in a…
Continue Reading‘Wicked’ welcomes a pioneering good witch, Brittney Johnson
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While many people spent Valentine’s Day with the traditional flowers and chocolates,…
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