HRW: Democracy must step up as autocrats face turning point
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top rights activist feels populist autocrats could be facing a turning point as people learn that…
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Tarnished Gold: Illegal Amazon gold seeps into supply chains
By DAVID BILLER and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Sao Paulo-based company called Marsam is known for its commitment to the…
Continue ReadingS.Korean rescuers locate man at collapsed construction site
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers in South Korea have located a man under a pile of broken concrete at the…
Continue ReadingReport: Dozens of El Salvador journalists, activists hacked
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — An internet watchdog says dozens of journalists and human rights…
Continue ReadingFilm armorer blames ammo supplier in deadly ‘Rust’ shooting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses an ammunition supplier of creating dangerous conditions on a movie set…
Continue ReadingJason Momoa, Lisa Bonet split after 16 years together
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Momoa and wife Lisa Bonet have ended their 16-year relationship. A joint statement posted on the “Aquaman” star’s…
Continue ReadingUS to close Gulf ports to Mexican fishing boats for poaching
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government will prevent Mexican fishing vessels from entering U.S. ports on the Gulf of Mexico, arguing the Mexican…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico woman pleads not guilty to putting baby in trash
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — An 18-year-old New Mexico woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a dumpster has pleaded not guilty to charges of…
Continue ReadingEgypt president urges Sudanese to talk, denies backing coup
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is urging rival factions in Sudan to engage…
Continue ReadingNewsom rejects claims his homelessness plan isn’t working
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON Associated Press PARAMOUNT, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects claims by the sheriff of California’s…
Continue ReadingPAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly
By GISELA SOLOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Pan American Health Organization says it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus…
Continue ReadingOregon Supreme Court to decide Kristof eligibility
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether former New York Times journalist…
Continue ReadingPrincess Cruise Lines pleads guilty to probation violation
MIAMI (AP) — Princess Cruises has pleaded guilty to violating its probation related to previous environmental crimes. Court records show company…
Continue Reading‘One of a kind’: Former AP reporter Mike Cochran dies at 85
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Mike Cochran, who during a nearly 40-year career with The Associated Press told the stories of…
Continue ReadingTop GOP member on House Intel calls for more Ukraine support
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingOfficials: 3 Florida officers charged in separate incidents
MIAMI (AP) — Three South Florida police officers are facing criminal charges in separate incidents: two accused of using excessive force during…
Continue ReadingMachine Gun Kelly takes knee under tree, Megan Fox says yes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are engaged. The actor and rapper have decided to legalize their dramatically eccentric…
Continue ReadingCourt dismisses Louisiana pastor’s virus restrictions suit
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal court has again rejected a Louisiana pastor’s lawsuit over Gov. John Bel…
Continue ReadingTeen placed on sex offender registry after school assaults
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia teenager found guilty of sexually assaulting classmates at two…
Continue ReadingOfficial: Police used fake DNA reports during interrogations
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general says police in Virginia Beach used forged documents linking people’s DNA to a crime…
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