Bomb threats clear 7 DC high schools; no explosives found
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half-dozen public high schools in Washington, D.C., were evacuated Wednesday…
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Reporters: US military blocking access to troops in Europe
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Reporters covering the Pentagon and U.S. military are protesting what they say is a refusal to…
Continue ReadingSenators strike bipartisan deal on domestic violence bill
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a proposal to reauthorize the 1990s-era law…
Continue ReadingParent in college bribery scandal gets year in prison
BOSTON (AP) — A former casino executive has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison. Wednesday’s sentence in Boston was the…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador releases woman imprisoned after miscarriage
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador has released another woman imprisoned for aggravated homicide who after suffering an obstetric…
Continue ReadingCapitol rioter draped in Confederate flag pleads guilty
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol…
Continue ReadingMexican soldiers take over cartel-dominated Michoacan town
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department has announced that soldiers have rolled into a township dominated by the Jalisco cartel for…
Continue ReadingBest name for cute baby orangutan: Rudy, Roux or Maymuun?
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The zoo in New Orleans is asking fans of endangered orangutans to help name the baby Sumatran orangutan born on Christmas Eve…
Continue ReadingProsecutors: 2 Hawaii lawmakers took bribes to steer bills
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Hawaii state senator and a state…
Continue ReadingExperts hail big step forward in fusion technology in UK
LONDON (AP) — European scientists have taken a significant step closer to mastering a technology that could allow them to one day harness nuclear…
Continue ReadingDemocratic, GOP bargainers reach budget deal, 4 months late
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers say Democrats and Republicans have finally agreed on a framework for overall defense…
Continue ReadingPalin takes witness stand in libel case vs. New York Times
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has taken the witness stand in her defamation lawsuit against The New…
Continue ReadingJury selection moving swiftly in Breonna Taylor-related case
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jury selection is moving swiftly in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 committee subpoenas ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed former White…
Continue ReadingTask force to review event safety in wake of Astroworld show
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A new task force will look into how to improve the safety at large Houston-area events in the…
Continue ReadingSesame Street theme park to open in San Diego next month
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Sesame Street theme park is set to open next month in San Diego. Officials on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingMontana court rules against media in closed meeting case
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court says the chairman of a legislative committee who convened a…
Continue ReadingGOP undoes veto of Kansas map hurting Democrat; courts next
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have overridden the Democratic governor’s veto of a…
Continue ReadingNicaragua sentences journalist, ex-minister for “conspiracy”
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge in Nicaragua has sentenced former presidential hopeful and journalist Miguel Mora to 13 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingEntertainment Weekly, InStyle and Health to go only-digital
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A clutch of lifestyle and pop culture magazine titles — including Entertainment Weekly,…
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