Judge gives preliminary OK to $34M contamination settlement
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $34 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against a chemical…
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Hunters kill 20 Yellowstone wolves that roamed out of park
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Twenty of Yellowstone National Park’s renowned gray wolves roamed from the park and were…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Assailants have left 10 beaten, murdered bodies in front of the governor’s office in the north-central Mexican state of…
Continue ReadingUS man charged with secretly aiding Egyptian interests
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York man has been arrested on charges that he worked as a secret agent of the Egyptian…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental justice in spotlight as WH official departs
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The White House’s top official on environmental justice is stepping down a year after President Joe Biden took…
Continue ReadingHollywood reacts to the death of Peter Bogdanovich
By The Associated Press Tributes to Peter Bogdanovich poured in following the death of the filmmaker, writer, critic and film historian. Bogdanovich,…
Continue ReadingRoad crash in West Bank kills 7 Palestinians, injures 3
JERUSALEM (AP) — A truck and a van collided on a narrow two-lane highway in the occupied West Bank, killing seven Palestinians and injuring three.…
Continue Reading3 other cops in George Floyd death to stand trial this month
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in George Floyd’s death will go on trial…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Taking on Trump is Biden’s reluctant calling
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It may not be the fight he sought, but taking on Donald Trump is President Joe…
Continue ReadingCanadian passengers stranded after party flight to Mexico
MONTREAL (AP) — Passengers who filmed themselves partying without masks aboard a chartered flight from Montreal to Mexico now face being stranded…
Continue ReadingUS had 5 rabies deaths last year, highest total in a decade
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say five Americans died of rabies last year — the largest number in a decade.…
Continue ReadingWinter storm blanketing parts of South with snow, ice
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A winter storm blanketed parts of the South with snow, freezing rain and sleet…
Continue ReadingVideo shows cop shoot without warning at man firing into air
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Police in Ohio have released body camera footage showing an officer firing multiple rounds…
Continue ReadingPeter Bogdanovich, director of ‘Paper Moon,’ dead at 82
By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Peter Bogdanovich, the ascot-wearing cinephile and director of 1970s black-and-white classics like…
Continue ReadingEx-columnist Kristof ineligible to run for Oregon governor
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon election officials ruled that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is not…
Continue ReadingMexicans continue tradition of king cakes
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — While tortillas come to mind when Mexico is mentioned, every Jan. 6, Mexicans’ love of…
Continue ReadingUK’s Johnson apologizes after ethics investigator criticism
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized after a government ethics investigator criticized the…
Continue ReadingRights group verifies Polish senator was hacked with spyware
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Amnesty International says it has independently confirmed that an Israeli company’s…
Continue ReadingFather, son from Japan guilty in Vegas in $1.5B ‘Ponzi’ case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two former investment executives from Japan have pleaded guilty in Las Vegas in what prosecutors…
Continue ReadingSome still don’t know fate of pets after Colorado wildfire
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Most people safely evacuated from a fast-moving Colorado wildfire that…
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