Biden, Europe waiting on key SWIFT sanction against Russia
By JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and European officials are holding one key financial sanction…
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US, Europe step up Russia sanctions to target Putin directly
By RAF CASERT, AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and European allies are stepping up sanctions…
Continue ReadingAs maps fall, GOP tries to neutralize state supreme courts
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In most midterm election years, races for state supreme court seats are overshadowed by…
Continue ReadingCDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Deciding when to use ‘invasion’ label in Ukraine
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In the opening hours of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, ballistic missiles by the…
Continue ReadingPropaganda, fake videos of Ukraine invasion bombard users
By AMANDA SEITZ and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok videos, propagandized headlines and tweets being shared on smartphones…
Continue ReadingIt’s a bear battalion! Hank the Tank turns out to be 3 bears
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Hank the Tank is actually a three-bear battalion. DNA evidence now shows that the 500-pound black bear the public…
Continue ReadingUS intel predicted Russia’s invasion plans. Did it matter?
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, the White House repeatedly released its intelligence findings about Russian…
Continue ReadingColorado turns to ice-fishing tents to house homeless
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Gary Peters has spent the last seven years camping outside of a Denver golf…
Continue ReadingPutin waves nuclear sword in confrontation with the West
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It has been a long time since the threat of nuclear weapons has been brandished by a…
Continue ReadingScott Peterson juror denies bias during 2004 trial
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The juror at the heart of convicted murderer Scott Peterson’s retrial bid swears she…
Continue ReadingFor 3 more officers at Floyd killing, jury says: Guilty
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The three Minneapolis police officers alongside Derek…
Continue Reading50 years apart: Philippine activist fights dictator then son
By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Memories of the “People Power” revolt by millions of Filipinos who…
Continue ReadingEPA to eye Hawaii fuel tank operations after water tainted
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s top official says an upcoming inspection of a…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota AG crash prosecutors defend charging decisions
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota prosecutors who charged the state’s attorney general with misdemeanors in…
Continue ReadingWanted: Man who allegedly stole $1M worth of COVID-19 tests
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they are seeking a Southern California warehouse manager who is accused of stealing more than $1 million…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 6.2 earthquake kills 7 on Indonesia’s Sumatra
By RAHMA NURJANA Associated Press PASAMAN, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing seven…
Continue ReadingOscar-nominated ‘MASH’ actor Sally Kellerman dies at 84
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sally Kellerman, the Oscar nominated actor who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan…
Continue ReadingFed’s Waller says bigger rate hike in March may be needed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says he is willing to support a half-point…
Continue ReadingUN gives $20 million to scale up Ukraine humanitarian aid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says it is immediately allocating $20 million to scale up U.N.…
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