Cash payments to teen girls described at Maxwell trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former boyfriend of a woman who says she was paid to give sexual favors to…
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Body cam video documents shooting of 88-year-old Florida man
RIVERVIEW, Fla. (AP) — A body camera video shows that a Florida deputy who fatally shot an 88-year-old man while checking on his welfare repeatedly…
Continue ReadingRecount upholds GOP win in contested Virginia House race
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A recount for a Virginia state House seat has upheld the Republican candidate’s victory in…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s deputy leader tests positive for virus in the US
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he’s tested positive for the…
Continue ReadingBang! Nebraska crash test could lead to safer road barriers
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Nebraska smashed an 80,000-pound tractor-tanker into a…
Continue ReadingMichigan man charged in assault on officers in Capitol riot
ROMEO, Mich. (AP) — A 41-year-old Michigan man has been arrested and accused of using chemical spray on law enforcement officers as part of a mob…
Continue ReadingProgressive Democrats pressure Pelosi to discipline Boebert
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive Democrats are ratcheting up pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to punish firebrand…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What does an Olympic diplomatic boycott achieve?
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics aim to snub host nations while keeping athletes free to…
Continue ReadingNative corporations face deadline for federal relief funds
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native corporations face a year-end deadline to use federal coronavirus relief funds…
Continue ReadingLibrary display pairing Bible with explicit books removed
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia library has removed a display that placed the Bible alongside two books…
Continue ReadingUN secretary-general in isolation after coronavirus contact
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is isolating after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for…
Continue ReadingNew COVID-19 antibody drug OK’d to protect most vulnerable
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have authorized a new COVID-19 antibody drug for people with serious health…
Continue ReadingAlleged massacre in Myanmar village highlights bitter fight
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Outrage is spreading on social media in Myanmar over images and accounts of the alleged killing and…
Continue ReadingNC’s top court halts March primary due to remapping suits
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has delayed the state’s planned March 8 primary until…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Flavor Flav aims for sobriety, battery case closed
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for entertainer Flavor Flav say he’s working to stay sober following dismissal of a…
Continue ReadingUS Navy commissions Pearl Harbor-based USS Daniel Inouye
By AUDREY McAVOY and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy has commissioned the USS Daniel Inouye, naming its…
Continue ReadingOfficer accused of using a patrol car in illegal deer hunt
COUSHATTA, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities say a police officer is accused of using a patrol car while off duty to illegally hunt deer at night…
Continue ReadingUN says large quantities of food looted in northern Ethiopia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The  United Nations says large quantities of U.N. food earmarked for malnourished people in northern Ethiopia have been…
Continue Reading7 UN peacekeepers killed, 3 critically hurt in central Mali
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says seven U.N. peacekeepers were killed and three critically injured…
Continue ReadingSenate rejects Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has narrowly approved a resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s…
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