Potter’s ex-chief: ‘I saw no violation’ of policy by officer
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter’s police chief at the time she shot and killed Daunte Wright…
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In tornado’s wake, a church and pastor turn to God, service
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The Rev. Wes Fowler rode out the violent tornado that devastated Mayfield, Kentucky, in a…
Continue ReadingWhy the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to surging inflation by…
Continue ReadingRescuers battle strong typhoon lashing southern Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon has slammed into the southeastern Philippines and toppled trees,…
Continue ReadingSKorea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of five or more people nationwide…
Continue ReadingJill Biden meets with families, victims of parade crash
First lady Jill Biden met with victims of a Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee where six people were killed and dozens were injured after…
Continue ReadingMusic producer, 8 others killed in Dominican plane crash
By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — An aviation company says a small plane it operates crashed in the…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s New South Wales sets record for new COVID cases
Australia’s New South Wales state has recorded 1,742 new cases of COVID-19, its highest daily total since the pandemic began. Hospitalizations are…
Continue Reading2021 Notebook: On Jan. 6, chaos inside the Capitol and out
By The Associated Press On Jan. 6, as Congress was meeting to certify the victory of President Joe Biden, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who…
Continue ReadingAppellate judges raise doubts about Weinstein’s conviction
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court has excoriated Manhattan prosecutors for filling out Harvey…
Continue ReadingRollins tells of threats as she readies for US attorney job
BOSTON (AP) — Rachael Rollins says she has endured racist and threatening messages as she prepares to become Massachusetts’ next U.S.…
Continue ReadingEngineer: Navy warship fire might be electrical, not arson
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — An electrical engineer who examined the USS Bonhomme Richard after it was destroyed by fire last…
Continue ReadingUS sports leagues cope with COVID-19 outbreaks amid variants
By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in…
Continue ReadingTwo awarded top bravery honor in New Zealand mosque attack
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two Muslim worshippers who at different times charged toward a gunman to try and stop…
Continue ReadingUN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.N. report says humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser?
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press At former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a Black…
Continue ReadingLA port sees record 2021 imports despite supply chain snags
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles is on track to move a record volume of import cargo this year.…
Continue ReadingChicago Blackhawks settle lawsuit with Kyle Beach
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by…
Continue ReadingAmid drought, California advances big new reservoir project
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What could be California’s first major new reservoir in years has cleared a key…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador congress votes to strip politician of immunity
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s congress has voted to strip a politician accused of making a deal with the country’s powerful…
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