School, work, travel can wait as snow blankets U.S. capital
By AAMER MADHANI and PARKER PURIFOY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A winter storm packing heavy snow has closed government offices and schools…
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Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex story
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was…
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By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was…
Continue ReadingBiden pushed to speak out more as US democracy concerns grow
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden only rarely talks about last January’s violent…
Continue ReadingAngst over China, Russia lessens chance of US nuke changes
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House nearly a year ago seemed to herald a…
Continue ReadingFormer Theranos CEO Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of duping investors into believing her startup…
Continue ReadingInvestigators narrow search for origin of Colorado wildfire
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, BRITTANY PETERSON and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Investigators looking for the cause of the Colorado…
Continue ReadingSnow forecast leads to closure of federal offices in DC
The Associated Press A winter storm packing heavy snow is expected to roll into the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and central Maryland…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed after Wall St ends 2021 with big gain
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are on 2022′s first trading day after Wall Street ended last year with a double-digit gain. Hong Kong…
Continue ReadingQuebec begins retail store closures amid new COVID-19 wave
MONTREAL, Quebec (AP) — Quebec is proceeding with the first of three planned closures of non-essential retail stores as the provincial government…
Continue ReadingSeries of attacks highlights reach of Iran-allied militias
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a ship in the Red Sea, armed drones targeted…
Continue ReadingLate Sen. Harry Reid to lie in state in US Capitol Rotunda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The late former Senate majority leader from Nevada, Harry Reid, will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week. The…
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Morrison upbeat amid Australia virus surge
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his country’s health system can cope with the new wave of coronavirus infections as…
Continue ReadingPentagon chief Austin says he has tested positive for COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at…
Continue ReadingLast parent of a child killed in 1963 church bombing dies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The last living parent of any of the four Black girls killed in a 1963 Alabama church bombing has died. She was 93. Maxine…
Continue ReadingBrazil health agency confirms COVID-19 cases in cruise ship
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Passengers on the cruise ship MSC Preziosa had to wait more than six hours to…
Continue ReadingBrown walks away from Bucs; Brady rallies team past Jets
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Antonio Brown was kicked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a bizarre,…
Continue ReadingDeputies kill Florida man who shot father, fired at deputies
PINE HILLS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say sheriff’s deputies in Florida killed a man who shot his father then began firing at the deputies after a…
Continue ReadingChelsea takes a stand, pioneers end to all-seater EPL games
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — For the first time since top-tier English soccer stadiums were ordered to be all-seater in…
Continue ReadingSnow storms and pandemic ground flights, delay holiday’s end
By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the…
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