Iowa coach disbands diversity group created after 2020 probe
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz has disbanded an alumni advisory committee that was created after a 2020 investigation…
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4 young manatees flown from Florida to Ohio for treatment
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Orlando transferred four manatee calves to an Ohio aquarium for rehabilitation, freeing space to treat more of the…
Continue ReadingCelebrated Greek painter Alekos Fassianos dies at 86
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Alekos Fassianos, one of the most important modern Greek painters, has died at age 86. The state news agency ANA said…
Continue ReadingBidens pack carrots, apples into boxes during food bank stop
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden packed carrots and apples into food boxes for…
Continue ReadingJeff Goldblum, Kyle MacLachlan bookend Prada menswear show
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Jeff Goldblum infused Milan Fashion Week with some levity as he shimmied down the Prada runway in a…
Continue ReadingFor ‘ice wine’ vintners, frigid temps are reason to rejoice
OVID, N.Y. (AP) — While the vast majority of New Yorkers are hunkering down to ride out frigid temperatures and snow blasts from the latest winter…
Continue ReadingFor Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — For more than a year, federal prosecutors have been investigating the Capitol riot, and at…
Continue Reading‘Scream’ scares off ‘Spider-Man’ with $30.6M debut
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a month at the top of the box office, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has finally been overtaken…
Continue ReadingNo vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law
PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament has approved a law that will exclude unvaccinated people from restaurants, sports arenas and other venues.…
Continue ReadingFor Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — For more than a year, federal prosecutors have been investigating the Capitol riot, and at…
Continue ReadingDouble dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As California enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales, industry insiders say…
Continue ReadingElection overhaul in Alaska aimed at reducing partisanship
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new election system, narrowly passed by voters in 2020, is set to be used in Alaska races…
Continue ReadingEx-leader Poroshenko to go to Ukraine to face charges
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is returning to Ukraine to fight treason…
Continue ReadingJordanian officer dead after Syria border clash with gunmen
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s military says that an army officer was killed in a shootout with smugglers on the country’s northern border with…
Continue ReadingRising costs add to pandemic pain for small businesses
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sharply higher costs are yet another challenge thrown at business owners by the global pandemic.…
Continue ReadingPilot of crashed medical helicopter released from hospital
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The pilot of a medical helicopter that crash-landed without loss of life next to a church in a residential area of suburban…
Continue ReadingSerbia’s president urges Djokovic to come home
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has called on Novak Djokovic to return to his native country…
Continue ReadingFrench far-left presidential hopeful woos voters with jobs
NANTES, France (AP) — Far-left French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is seeking to reinvigorate his flagging campaign for April’s…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean president visits UAE, showcasing deep ties
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of South Korea has reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal…
Continue ReadingSpanish police bust large heroin ring, arrest 10 in raids
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have arrested the leading smuggler of heroin into the European country in a bust that took a total of 10…
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