EXPLAINER: What is a derecho?
The Associated Press The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center says tornadoes and thunderstorms that struck the Great Plains and upper…
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Report details ‘failure’ in handling of 1st Smollett case
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A newly released report finds prosecutors’ handling of the initial case against former…
Continue ReadingPolice: No ‘obvious trauma’ in deaths of 7 Minnesota people
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show seven people whose bodies were discovered…
Continue ReadingFAA license boosts Georgia spaceport, but more reviews ahead
KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency on Monday granted a license for a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets from coastal Georgia. The…
Continue ReadingTigray leader says fighters to leave nearby Ethiopian areas
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leader of Tigray forces in Ethiopia says its fighters outside of the region have been ordered to…
Continue ReadingPentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials are issuing detailed…
Continue ReadingUS Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia announces birth of daughter
ATLANTA (AP) — A senator from Georgia is welcoming his first child. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said on social media Monday that his wife, Dr. Alisha…
Continue ReadingDec. 15 storms across north-central US classified as derecho
By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that swept across the north-central U.S.…
Continue ReadingCrow, Warren, Booker test positive for breakthrough COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators and a third lawmaker say they have tested positive for COVID-19 after having been vaccinated. U.S. Rep. Jason Crow…
Continue Reading2021 Notebook: Redrawing the conversation about race
By The Associated Press After 2020 became a year of racial reckoning with the public killing of George Floyd and the protests of injustices against…
Continue ReadingUK court recognizes Guaidó but Venezuela gold case rolls on
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó should be recognized…
Continue ReadingProtests in east Congo over fears of Rwandan police; 4 dead
By JUSTIN KATUMWA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Authorities say at least four people are dead after a protest turned violent in Goma, the…
Continue Reading2021 Notebook: A closer look at unrest in Myanmar
By The Associated Press Myanmar had another rough year in 2021. The government was unseated by the army on Feb. 1, the day Aung San Suu Kyi’s…
Continue Reading‘Spider-Man’ swings even higher at North American box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Spider-Man: No Way Home” now holds the title for the second-biggest opening weekend ever, behind only…
Continue ReadingTrump sues NY attorney general, seeking to halt civil probe
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, seeking…
Continue ReadingBiden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage…
Continue ReadingChurch agency: Captive missionaries made daring escape
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Berlin, OH (AP) — Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape,…
Continue ReadingPoland, Lithuania back Ukraine, urge Russia sanctions
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Poland and Lithuania have joined Ukraine to urge stronger Western sanctions against Moscow…
Continue ReadingRussia expels 2 German diplomats in quid pro quo move
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has ordered two German diplomats to leave in response to the expulsion of two Russian envoys after a German court’s ruling…
Continue ReadingMaryland governor tests positive for coronavirus, feels fine
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s governor says he’s tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing cold-like symptoms.. Gov. Larry…
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