‘Speak up’: Houston girl, 16, fatally shot as she walked dog
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police continue looking for who fatally shot a 16-year-old Houston girl as she walked her dog.…
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Biden chooses 3 for Fed board, including first Black woman
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will nominate three people for the Federal Reserve’s Board of…
Continue ReadingN. Korea fires fresh missiles in response to US sanctions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has fired what appears to be two short-range ballistic missiles in its…
Continue ReadingHarry Reid buried in family ceremony in Searchlight, Nevada
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The late former Sen. Harry Reid has been buried at a desert cemetery in his hometown of…
Continue ReadingBusinesses react to ruling against Biden vaccine mandate
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer For big companies across the country, it’s now up to them to decide whether to require employees to get…
Continue ReadingJudge under fire for tossing conviction sent to small claims
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A judge in western Illinois who sparked outrage when he threw out the sexual assault conviction of an 18-year-old man is no…
Continue ReadingIn Washington, a day of snapshots of divisions and futility
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thursday saw a closed-door huddle by an embattled President Joe Biden with his own party’s…
Continue Reading105 Mexican immigration agents linked to corruption
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immigration agency says 105 of its agents have been reported to the internal affairs division for allegedly…
Continue ReadingFar-right’s ‘Baked Alaska’ gets 30 days in jail over assault
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A far-right social media personality who calls himself “Baked Alaska” was sentenced to 30 days in jail for…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Virgin Orbit-Launch story
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published January 13, 2022, about a Virgin Orbit launch, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Richard…
Continue ReadingUN chief: Mali military must speed transition to democracy
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is urging Mali’s military leaders to accelerate the…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft opens harassment investigation sought by investors
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is opening an inquiry into how it responds to workplace sexual harassment and gender…
Continue ReadingHospital: Poor health only criteria for pig heart transplant
By The Associated Press A Maryland hospital is defending its decision to transplant a pig’s heart into a dying man following reports that the…
Continue ReadingNavient settlement: Indebted student borrowers to benefit
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people who took out student loans over the past 20 years could see their…
Continue ReadingTexas sues Planned Parenthood over $10M in Medicaid payments
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to return more than $10 million in payments for low-income patients. The lawsuit filed by…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president wants Mexicans to buy Citigroup unit
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he hopes Mexican investors buy the local subsidiary of Citigroup. The…
Continue ReadingHigh-profile Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby indicted
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted Baltimore’s top prosecutor on charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications in the…
Continue ReadingOSHA: Federal agency violated safety policies at Texas plant
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Federal work-safety investigators say another federal agency violated safe handling policies at a helium plant in the Texas…
Continue ReadingMichigan professor on leave after bizarre video about grades
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan professor has been placed on leave after he told students in a profanity-laced video that he randomly assigns…
Continue ReadingPonzi schemer gets over 17 years, ordered to repay $103M
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man once dubbed “King Perry” will spend more than 17 years in prison for his role in masterminding a long-running…
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