Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives in Nicaragua say a former Sandinista guerrilla leader who once led a raid that helped free then rebel and now…
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President Biden traveling to northeast Ohio next week
CLEVELAND (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit Ohio next week to discuss the $1 trillion infrastructure law he signed last November. The White…
Continue ReadingYemeni officials say suspected militants abduct 5 UN workers
BY AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say suspected al-Qaida militants abducted five U.N. workers in the southern…
Continue ReadingKodak Black reportedly among 4 shot outside Super Bowl party
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say four people were shot and wounded after a fight broke out outside a Los Angeles restaurant hosting a party that…
Continue ReadingYoungkin apologizes after mixing up Black women lawmakers
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has apologized after mistaking one Black legislator for another in a text message. Youngkin, a…
Continue ReadingHungarian PM warns of refugee wave if Russia invades Ukraine
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has warned of the possibility of hundreds of…
Continue ReadingFather pleads guilty in torture, starvation death of son
ANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania father about to stand trial on charges he tortured and starved his 12-year-old son before the boy died has…
Continue ReadingZydeco musician Ardoin recovering creativity after shooting
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Zydeco musician Chris Ardoin says it has taken time to recover his creativity after being shot last summer. The 40-year-old…
Continue ReadingJudge nixes Maxwell’s request to seal motions for new trial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for a new trial must be aired out in the open. In her…
Continue ReadingJudge in Russian Olympic doping worked on Sharapova case
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Three judges from the Court of Arbitration for Sport will sit on the panel to hear the doping case…
Continue ReadingUS F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE after Houthi attacks
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. F-22 fighter jets have arrived in the United Arab Emirates. They are part…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Davis mum on mom’s role in Olympic doping case
By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russian ice dancer Diana Davis mostly remained silent as partner Gleb Smolkin snapped at reporters for…
Continue ReadingQueries on doping, harassment, ineptitude at Olympics
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The biggest questions at the Beijing Olympics hardly centered on who would win the six gold medals…
Continue ReadingTrial begins for accused Florida serial killer of 4 women
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors told jurors that DNA links an accused serial killer with the slayings of three women 16 years ago when he…
Continue ReadingShaq’s ‘Fun House’ draws big crowd with Lil Wayne headlining
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal has returned to the city where he helped the Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingMany faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine
By DAVID CRARY and PETER SMITH Associated Press By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19…
Continue ReadingGOP pushes US schools to post all class materials online
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CASEY SMITH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state lawmakers across the U.S. are trying to require schools…
Continue ReadingFrom Egypt, German FM says human rights key for arms sales
CAIRO (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat says that human rights criteria will be at the center of her new government’s international arms sales,…
Continue ReadingIn 2nd Floyd killing trial, judge seeks speed, not emotion
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The judge handling the second trial in the killing of George Floyd is putting a premium…
Continue ReadingArtillery in northwest Syria kills 6, including 2 children
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say six people from the same family including two children have been killed in a Syrian military…
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