Charges for Dane in Colorado wildfire will likely be dropped
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A prosecutor says criminal charges will proably be dropped against a mentally ill Danish man…
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ICC denies Bolivia request to investigate ex-leader Morales
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he will not launch a full investigation into allegations…
Continue ReadingKemp: Let parents opt kids out of masks through June 2023
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to let Georgia public school parents opt their children out of school mask…
Continue ReadingFed officials agree on a March rate hike but little else
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A worsening inflation picture has touched off a range of opinions from the Federal…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Bolsonaro departs for Russia despite objections
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The plane of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro took off Monday evening headed to…
Continue ReadingBoston-to-DC train with 106 on board stuck in NYC for hours
NEW YORK (AP) — A high-speed Amtrak train heading from Boston to Washington lost power in New York City and was stuck for almost seven hours. There…
Continue ReadingBan on school mask mandates passed by Virginia House
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Local school systems in Virginia would be banned from imposing mask mandates on…
Continue ReadingGOP Arizona Rep. Schweikert fined in campaign spending case
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Congressman David Schweikert’s campaign committee has been hit with a $125,000…
Continue ReadingNevada’s first execution in nearly 16 years on hold again
By SCOTT SONNER and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s first execution in nearly 16 years is on hold again after the state’s…
Continue ReadingAt least 7 killed in explosion and fire in southern France
PARIS (AP) — At least seven people, including two children, have been killed in an explosion and fire that occurred in apartment buildings in…
Continue ReadingTexas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta. The lawsuit claims the social media giant has been…
Continue ReadingLouisville mayor candidate: Gunman aimed directly at me
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Democratic mayoral candidate in Kentucky’s largest city…
Continue ReadingInvestigated Colorado clerk wants to run state’s elections
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A local Colorado election official under investigation for alleged security breaches has…
Continue ReadingUnvaccinated medical workers turn to religious exemptions
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press As the remaining vaccine mandates for medical workers get to set be implemented this week in 25 mostly…
Continue ReadingPlane with 8 aboard crashes off North Carolina; 1 body found
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) — A small plane carrying eight people crashed into the ocean off North Carolina’s Outer Banks and left behind…
Continue ReadingCurrent event: Boat launched by US students lands in Norway
RYE, N.H. (AP) — A 6-foot-long boat launched by New Hampshire middle school students in October 2020 and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and…
Continue ReadingPopcorn toss key in trial of 2014 Florida theater shooting
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The role of a tossed bag of movie popcorn played a central role Monday as a…
Continue ReadingTribes: Settlement in opioids case will foster healing
By FELICIA FONSECA and TED WARREN Associated Press Money that will flow to Native American tribes as part of an opioid drug settlement with a major…
Continue ReadingWest megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The megadrought bedeviling the American West got even drier last year and is becoming the deepest dry spell in…
Continue ReadingWhoopi Goldberg returns to ‘The View’ after suspension
NEW YORK (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg returned to “The View” on Monday following her two-week suspension for remarks about the Holocaust. She…
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