3 face terror charges for arson attack on Greek Church group
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A Greek prosecutor has brought terrorism charges against three people accused of participation in an arson attack by an…
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No money for drug pipes: Feds douse social media firestorm
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says a government grant program to help…
Continue ReadingLegal experts baffled by sentence for registering to vote
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee activist has been sentenced to six years and a day in prison after she was convicted of illegally registering to…
Continue ReadingEx-EU commissioner pleads innocent in Malta to bribery
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A former European Union health commissioner has pleaded innocent in a Maltese courtroom to charges of bribery and influence…
Continue ReadingPioneer in electronic and electro-acoustic music dies
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A composer, professor and pioneer in electronic and electro-acoustic music, who helped develop the Synclavier…
Continue ReadingAlly Sheedy savors nuanced TV role in ‘Single Drunk Female’
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ally Sheedy is best known to audiences for “The Breakfast Club” and “St. Elmo’s…
Continue ReadingDamon Galgut, Colm Toibin among Folio Prize finalists
LONDON (AP) — Novels by Damon Galgut and Colm Toibin are among eight books contending for Britain’s Rathbones Folio Prize for literature.…
Continue ReadingCyprus: Migrant repatriations are key to easing overcrowding
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ interior minister says repatriating migrants who have had their asylum applications rejected is essential to…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental groups alarmed over fires in Colombian Amazon
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Environmental groups are expressing alarm about a sharp increase in fires in Colombia’s…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve Bank of Boston names a new president
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said Wednesday that it has chosen Susan M. Collins,…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t readmit 4 students involved in slavery petition
RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has declined to lift the expulsion or suspensions handed out to four suburban Kansas City high school…
Continue ReadingCooper Hoffman discovers that, like his dad, he’s an actor
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cooper Hoffman had never wanted to act. In elementary school, he joined in the plays but only helped…
Continue ReadingOregon bill tackles megaquake ‘nightmare’: Fuel storage site
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Scientists say Oregon faces a potential nightmare scenario unless work is done to fortify its main fuel storage…
Continue ReadingFrench cave tells new story about Neanderthals, early humans
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say artifacts found inside a cave in southern France show modern humans came to that…
Continue ReadingStatue of racist Mississippi ex-Gov. Bilbo stashed in closet
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The top administrator in the Mississippi House says he made the decision to put a…
Continue ReadingMan found guilty of murdering stepdaughter, 18, in 2015
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been convicted of murdering his 18-year-old stepdaughter and hiding her body behind an abandoned house…
Continue ReadingIllinois governor to lift mask mandate except for schools
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that at the end of the month he will lift the…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina police officer charged in fatal shooting
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a small-town police officer in South Carolina has been charged with…
Continue ReadingAgencies: Avian flu found in birds at Indiana turkey farm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal and state agencies say a strain of avian flu that can cause high mortality rates among birds has been confirmed at a…
Continue ReadingDiscovery: No US challenge to $43B WarnerMedia deal
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer U.S. antitrust regulators have not challenged the $43 billion combination of Discovery and AT&T’s…
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