Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide unit says three former…
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Bald eagle off Vermont’s threatened, endangered species list
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Officials say Vermont has removed the bald eagle from its threatened and endangered species list after more than a decade of…
Continue ReadingFlorida high court refuses DeSantis request on redistricting
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court is telling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis it will not…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan tests negative for virus, to end isolation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has tested negative for COVID-19 for the past two days and is expected to return to…
Continue ReadingTexas man indicted on murder charge for driveway slaying
MARTINDALE, Texas (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Texas man on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of a driver who had pulled…
Continue ReadingUN experts urge Sweden to stop planned iron-ore mine project
GENEVA (AP) — Two independent U.N. human rights experts are calling on Sweden’s government not to issue a license to industrial backers of a…
Continue ReadingPakistan women protest India’s ban on headscarves in schools
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani women have rallied against a ban imposed in a region in neighboring India on the wearing of the traditional…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson’s woes overshadow trip to ease Ukraine crisis
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hasn’t been able to escape his domestic woes during a…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Last year, it was a nasty surprise. And it wasn’t supposed to last. But now, inflation has…
Continue ReadingChris Young leads Academy of Country Music nominations
The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Chris Young combined his skills as an artist and a producer to earn seven nominations at…
Continue ReadingMan upset over Canada’s mask mandates threatens wrong Ottawa
OTTAWA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man who wanted to join the protests in Canada’s capital over mask mandates called in a bomb threat but…
Continue ReadingPurdue police review white officer’s arrest of Black student
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A Black Purdue University student says an argument with his girlfriend led to a white campus police officer…
Continue ReadingLatvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution law
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s parliament has passed a Holocaust restitution bill that includes funding to revitalize…
Continue ReadingThe band Spoon returns with a ‘great rock ‘n’ roll record’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The band Spoon has taken a sonic fork in the road and, appropriately enough, the first…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl performers vow to open doors for more hip-hop
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg said the NFL was late embracing hip-hop…
Continue ReadingMexican president sends ‘protest’ to Spain over companies
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said his decision to “pause” relations with Spain represents a protest over the behavior of Spanish…
Continue ReadingUS urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade
By ROB GILLIES and TOM KRISHER Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Thursday…
Continue ReadingMost vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions ease
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer As more places drop mask orders and other COVID-19 precautions, there’s new urgency in finding ways to…
Continue ReadingDenmark may allow US troops on its soil, pact in the works
HELSINKI (AP) — Denmark says it will begin negotiations on a new defense cooperation agreement with the United States that may include allowing…
Continue ReadingMissouri firefighters training on frozen lake rescue teens
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) — A training session on water rescues turned real for firefighters in suburban St. Louis when the crews sprang into…
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