Former NFL player Glenn Foster dies after arrest in Alabama
REFORM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died in custody following a high-speed chase…
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Report: Chinese hackers targeted Southeast Asian nations
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.-based private cybersecurity company says it has uncovered evidence Chinese hackers, likely…
Continue ReadingFlood insurance costs rise in areas once deemed lower risk
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A revamped federal flood insurance program means higher rates for many…
Continue ReadingNavy: Member of SEAL Team 8 dies after training incident
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy says that a SEAL commander has died from injuries he got during a training…
Continue ReadingInstagram head faces senators amid anger over possible harms
By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of Instagram, appearing before a Senate panel, met with deep…
Continue ReadingEgyptian activist walks free after nearly 2 years in jail
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have released a rights activist after he spent nearly two years in jail in a case that has drawn significant…
Continue Reading‘Lost Daughter,’ ‘Licorice Pizza’ top AP’s best 2021 films
By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle have named their picks for the best movies…
Continue ReadingAustria to end lockdown on Sunday but not for unvaccinated
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s new chancellor says the country’s fourth national lockdown will end on Sunday…
Continue Reading1 wounded when man opens fire inside Texas shopping mall
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas are searching for a man who opened fire inside a shopping mall, wounding one person. Killeen Police Chief…
Continue ReadingEU unveils trade sanction plan to counter foreign coercion
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union wants to set up a system of trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign…
Continue ReadingCity honors nightclub where Ray Charles sang during Jim Crow
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is planning to put up a historical marker to commemorate a nightclub that hosted Black musicians and…
Continue ReadingJudge declares mistrial after Florida juror denies verdict
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida judge declared a mistrial in a murder case after jurors failed to agree on a verdict following more…
Continue ReadingGiant Christmas tree outside Fox News headquarters set afire
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man is facing charges including arson for setting fire to a 50-foot Christmas tree in front of Fox News headquarters…
Continue ReadingJoining drag queens on TV show costs Indiana pastor his job
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Craig Duke has been a Methodist minister for three decades, building a reputation as a…
Continue ReadingUK joins US, Australia in Beijing Winter Olympics boycott
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, calling it…
Continue ReadingPfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer important protection against the new…
Continue ReadingWHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European region has recorded a slight drop in both COVID-19 cases and deaths last week after facing…
Continue Reading‘Amazing feeling.’ 1st Somali mayor in US shares her vision
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Deqa Dhalac is the first Somali immigrant to become the mayor of a U.S. city. The…
Continue ReadingThai court affirms tycoon’s prison sentence for poaching
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Supreme Court has affirmed a three-year, two-month prison sentence for a top…
Continue ReadingUS journalist freed in Lebanon after call by rights groups
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The lawyer of a freelance American journalist who was detained in Beirut last month says she has…
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