Priest’s new assignment: Helping those he invalidly baptized
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A Catholic priest in Arizona whose baptisms up until last summer are…
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Report: Feds should create guidelines on less-lethal weapons
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s leading police research groups is calling on the Justice Department to…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What does Ukraine invasion mean for energy bills?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The gas is still flowing from Russian even as bullets and missiles fly in Ukraine. But…
Continue ReadingUN body weighs a global treaty to fight plastic pollution
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to…
Continue ReadingStorm moves through Northeast, dumping nearly a foot of snow
BOSTON (AP) — A steady snow that started in the predawn hours brought nearly a foot of accumulation in some areas of the U.S. Northeast by the time…
Continue ReadingPipe organ made famous on ‘Hour of Power’ program returns
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — In its heyday the Hazel Wright pipe organ was heard by millions worldwide through the…
Continue ReadingHonesty, reassurance: How to talk to kids about Ukraine
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic, mass shootings, natural disasters. There’s been plenty of tragedy and anxiety for…
Continue ReadingCOVID-stricken mom reunites with baby 2 months after birth
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 20-year-old New Hampshire woman has reunited with her new baby after fighting for her…
Continue ReadingSketchy details from Russia complicate invasion coverage
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A lack of reliable information from Russia has made covering the invasion of Ukraine tougher for…
Continue ReadingIOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has urged sports bodies to cancel or move all events they plan…
Continue ReadingMercedes and Red Bull at the top in F1 preseason testing
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Formula One debuted its new generation of cars in preseason testing in Barcelona this week and in the end it was still…
Continue ReadingInhofe’s resignation shakes up GOP politics in Oklahoma
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says he will step down before his six-year term is up. The…
Continue ReadingNYC schools drop outdoor mask mandate; indoor mandate stays
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City public school students will be allowed to remove their masks outside starting next week but must keep them on indoors…
Continue ReadingAlbania sends 1st troops to NATO-led mission in Kosovo
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania says it is sending a military contingent as part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in neighboring Kosovo. A…
Continue ReadingAttacks from within seen as a growing threat to elections
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press Election officials preparing for this year’s midterms have yet another security concern to add to an…
Continue ReadingKilling of star runner makes Kenya confront scourge of abuse
By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press ELDORET, Kenya (AP) — The brutal killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop last year shows signs…
Continue ReadingUNICEF chief: Taliban committed to let girls back to school
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — UNICEF’s top chief says the Taliban have committed to allowing Afghan girls to go…
Continue ReadingBiden nominates Jackson, first Black woman, to Supreme Court
By COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has introduced federal appeals court Judge…
Continue ReadingKey inflation gauge hit 6.1% in January, highest since 1982
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1% in…
Continue ReadingSwedish Olympic champion gives medal to man held in China
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish speedskater who won double Olympic gold earlier this month in Beijing, has given one of his medals to a Swedish…
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