Third inmate killed in new spate of federal prison violence
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prisoner at a high-security penitentiary in Colorado died Monday in an altercation…
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Hong Kong loses shine amid tough coronavirus restrictions
ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — The bustling, cosmopolitan business hub of Hong Kong may be losing its shine among foreign companies…
Continue ReadingEx-LA utility head admits taking bribes in billing scandal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has agreed to plead guilty to taking bribes in a corruption…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why does Beijing have the Olympics again?
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Beijing Winter Olympics open in just under two months and are now the target of a diplomatic boycott by the…
Continue ReadingPanama uncovers extensive presence of Colombian cartel
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The Colombian drug gang known as the Gulf cartel controls almost half the cocaine shipments that travel through Panama, and had…
Continue ReadingPence’s former top aide cooperating with Jan. 6 panel
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence is cooperating…
Continue ReadingDrake withdraws 2 Grammy nominations from final ballot
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake wants no part in competing for a Grammy. Two people familiar with the…
Continue ReadingSyria says Israeli warplanes hit Latakia port containers
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s military says Israeli warplanes fired missiles on the port of the coastal city of Latakia, causing fire without…
Continue ReadingDenis O’Brien, former manager of George Harrison, dead at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Denis O’Brien, who served as George Harrison’s manager for much of the former Beatle’s solo career and co-founded with…
Continue ReadingOklahoma judge stays Jan. 6 execution for competency hearing
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state court judge in Oklahoma has granted a temporary stay of execution for a death…
Continue ReadingAppeals court cites bias, overturns cold-case murder verdict
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — An appeals court in Washington state has overturned the cold-case murder convictions against a man accused of killing a young…
Continue ReadingNew study outlines high costs of extreme heat in Phoenix
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Extreme heat is expensive. That’s the conclusion of a study presented Monday by The Nature…
Continue ReadingWashington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt dead at 66
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred Hiatt, a foreign correspondent who rose in 2000 to become The Washington Post’s editorial page editor, died Monday at a…
Continue ReadingAlabama Gov. Ivey draws challengers in 2022 GOP primary
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is drawing challengers in next year’s 2022 Republican primary.…
Continue ReadingMan charged in death of Jacqueline Avant, music icon’s wife
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed charges against a 29-year-old man in last week’s fatal shooting of philanthropist…
Continue ReadingDems: Discovery, AT&T merger will hurt diversity, workers
By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press Congressional Democrats are raising concerns that the proposed merger of Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia, a…
Continue ReadingMan to face capital murder charge in killing of Texas cop
MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a 37-year-old man will be charged with capital murder in the killing of a suburban Dallas police officer…
Continue ReadingCould others be charged, liable in Michigan school shooting?
By ED WHITE Associated Press A prosecutor continues to criticize the decision to keep a teenager in a Michigan school before a shooting that killed…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep. Nunes leaving Congress for Trump social media firm
By JILL COLVIN, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes is leaving the…
Continue ReadingProsecutor criticizes school over run-up to mass shooting
By RICK CALLAHAN and DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the case against the student accused in last…
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