Self-described German soldier in COVID threat video arrested
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a man identifying himself as a German army soldier who recorded a threatening video with demands including the removal of…
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Widow who slayed husband’s killer in Mafia feud dies at 86
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian news media say that the widow of a Naples organized crime boss who was convicted of…
Continue ReadingMaxwell verdict bodes ill for Prince Andrew’s civil case
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew wasn’t on trial in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case but her conviction is…
Continue ReadingFor NCAA, year of upheaval leads to need for transformation
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer In 2021, it was as if a century’s worth of issues fell on college sports all at once. Lawmakers took…
Continue ReadingRoadside bomb kills 4, wounds 15 in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb exploded outside a college in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing four…
Continue ReadingNew York jury holds drugmaker Teva liable in opioid crisis
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has held Teva Pharmaceuticals responsible for contributing to the opioid crisis. Jurors…
Continue ReadingIsrael approves 4th vaccine dose for most vulnerable
By AUDREY HOROWITZ Associated Press TEL AVIV (AP) — Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, becoming one…
Continue ReadingVirginia AG sues town, alleging discriminatory policing
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general says a small town’s police department has operated in a…
Continue ReadingOklahoma court upholds death sentence in 2009 slayings
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on death…
Continue ReadingDo at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer At-home COVID-19 tests are able to detect the omicron variant, but U.S. health officials say early data…
Continue ReadingExplosion at Baltimore coal terminal; no reported injuries
BALTIMORE (AP) — An explosion at a CSX facility in Baltimore created a loud boom but officials say they have no reports of any injuries. Baltimore…
Continue ReadingArts groups innovate to battle COVID-caused revenue downturn
By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers The arts industry has been battered during the past 21 months, as organizations furloughed…
Continue ReadingMandy Moore braces for farewell to ‘This Is Us’; music ahead
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When NBC’s “This Is Us” begins its final season, fans won’t be alone in…
Continue ReadingItaly welcomes home trafficked antiquities from US museums
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s culture minister has welcomed the return of 201 prized antiquities valued at over 10…
Continue ReadingRussia sets another monthly record for virus-linked death
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state statistics agency says that more than 87,500 people with COVID-19 died…
Continue ReadingBahrain names its first ambassador to Syria in over a decade
BEIRUT (AP) — Bahrain’s news agency says the king has appointed the country’s first ambassador to Syria in more than a decade.…
Continue ReadingNursing home workers are urged to get boosters as cases soar
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are pressing nursing home workers to get their booster shots…
Continue ReadingCut! Popcorn, candy ban hits French cinemas’ virus recovery
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press MARLY-LE-ROI, France (AP) — The increasingly fraught fight in France against an unprecedented surge in…
Continue ReadingVivaldi opera gets premiere in Ferrara nearly 300 years late
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church and the northern Italian city of Ferrara are making their peace with Antonio…
Continue ReadingUS children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers
By MARTHA BELLISLE and TERRY TANG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is…
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