Yvette Mimieux, ’60s starlet of ‘Time Machine,’ dies at 80
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yvette Mimieux, the blond and blue-eyed 1960s film star of “Where the Boys Are,” “The Time…
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1st for Louisiana: Drug-resistant fungus found at hospital
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A hospital in New Orleans says it has identified two patients infected with a rare drug-resistant fungus. The Centers for…
Continue ReadingInvestigators say South Dakota AG was untruthful about crash
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Criminal investigators are telling South Dakota lawmakers that they didn’t believe the…
Continue ReadingU. of Michigan settlement latest in school sex abuse payouts
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A financial payout for more than 1,000 people — mostly men — who say they were sexually assaulted by former…
Continue ReadingStacey Abrams: Voting rights legislation can be passed
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams has used a campaign stop in Atlanta to applaud the push for voting rights in…
Continue ReadingFlorida man gets 5 years for COVID-19 relief, tax fraud
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fraudulently collecting more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to five…
Continue ReadingSotomayor, Gorsuch deny report they were at odds over masks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Supreme Court justices say a media report they were at odds over the wearing of masks during the surge in coronavirus cases…
Continue ReadingMissouri redistricting plan could upend primary election
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has overcome objections by Democrats and some Republicans to pass…
Continue ReadingHBO leads GLAAD Media Awards for LGBTQ representation
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — HBO and HBO Max have beaten Netflix to be the top contender at the GLAAD Media Awards with…
Continue ReadingJewish leaders renew antisemitism fight after hostage case
By PETER SMITH Associated Press For many Jewish leaders, the hostage standoff in a Texas synagogue was all too familiar. They’ve seen a rise in…
Continue ReadingUAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack
By AYA BATRAWY and MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Arab Emirates ambassador says Yemen’s Houthi…
Continue ReadingUS judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Whitey Bulger’s family
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by family members of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger Jr., who was…
Continue ReadingPrior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVID
By MIKE STOBBE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new study that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes…
Continue Reading3 cops face complex federal trial in George Floyd’s death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin when…
Continue ReadingSmall Vermont community rallies to keep post office outpost
ELMORE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont community is asking the U.S. Postal Service to renew a contract with a local store to retain an outpost where people…
Continue ReadingIndigenous woman to lead Smithsonian American Indian museum
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Indigenous New Mexico woman has been named to lead the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Cynthia…
Continue Reading‘As We See It’ portrays young adulthood on autism spectrum
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some TV characters have lofty goals. They want to find a soul mate, a fulfilling career or…
Continue ReadingRio de Janeiro police move to regain control of some favelas
By DIANE JEANTET and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some 1,200 police officers have been deployed to Rio de Janeiro’s…
Continue ReadingCanadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard denied bail in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail and will be detained in Toronto as he awaits trial. Nygard is charged with…
Continue ReadingCyprus to lift restrictions on vaccinated travelers in March
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Tourism-reliant Cyprus will lift a requirement for all inbound travelers to either show a negative COVID-19 test or to…
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