Blaze at nursing home in Bulgaria kills 9; cause unknown
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Nine people have died after a fire swept through a nursing home in eastern Bulgaria on Monday. Officials say an old school…
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Ex-Missouri detective gets 6 years in beating of suspect
By JIM SALTER Associated Press A former police detective in Missouri has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for repeatedly kicking a…
Continue ReadingTwo Fox contributors quit, citing ‘irresponsible’ voices
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two Fox News Channel contributors have quit, saying “irresponsible” voices have drowned out the…
Continue ReadingCzechs protest restrictions on unvaccinated as cases soar
PRAGUE (AP) — Protesters are marching through the Czech capital of Prague to decry the government’s new restrictions on unvaccinated people. The…
Continue ReadingProminent poet Robert Bly, author of ‘Iron John’, dies at 94
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Poet Robert Bly, who authored the men’s movement classic “Iron John,” has died. Bly…
Continue ReadingMemo: Disney pauses COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Florida
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Disney has paused its policy requiring Florida-based employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine following new laws passed…
Continue ReadingIs travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season?
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Traveling this holiday season can be safe if you’re fully vaccinated for COVID-19. For those who…
Continue ReadingRussian lawmaker risks losing immunity for illegal elk kill
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian parliamentary commission has recommended stripping a lawmaker in the lower house of his immunity from prosecution as he…
Continue ReadingFlorida clears Groveland Four of 1949 rape of white woman
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has formally cleared four Black men who were falsely accused of raping a…
Continue ReadingArtifact thief digs holes at South Carolina historical site
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Federal agents in South Carolina are looking for someone who used a metal detector and dug 19 holes earlier this month at a…
Continue Reading3 teens arrested in shooting at suburban Denver high school
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora say they have arrested three teenagers in connection with the shooting of three students…
Continue ReadingAmazon to cut down plastic packaging in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Amazon says it plans to cut the use of plastic packaging in Germany following complaints that the online retailer is contributing to…
Continue ReadingEx-Raider Ruggs remains on house arrest in fatal crash case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III received a stern talking-to from a Las Vegas judge but…
Continue ReadingTrump-backed Parnell loses custody battle, suspends campaign
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is…
Continue ReadingCharges being dropped against ex-officer at victim’s request
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Assault charges will be dropped against a former suburban St. Louis police officer who shot a shoplifting suspect in a…
Continue ReadingHedge fund Alden in hunt for another big newspaper chain
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Hedge fund Alden Global Capital, one of the country’s largest newspaper owners with a reputation for intense…
Continue ReadingDoctor warns Iraqi Kurds: Illegal path to EU can be deadly
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press BIELSK PODLASKI, Poland (AP) — A Kurdish doctor working at a Polish hospital has been treating Iraqi and Syrian…
Continue ReadingChief: No evidence parade-crash suspect knew anyone on route
By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Police say the suspect in a deadly Christmas parade…
Continue ReadingFrench military denies injuring protesters in Burkina Faso
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — The French military has denied injuring civilians in Burkina Faso when firing warning…
Continue ReadingBezos makes gifts to Obama foundation and NYU medical center
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Former President Barack Obama’s foundation says it has received a $100 million donation from Amazon founder…
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