Panama ex-president wins 2nd acquittal on tapping charges
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has won his second acquittal on charges he tapped the phones of opponents and…
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Myanmar court sentences arrested politicians to 75-90 years
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man gets 30 years in prison for $1B Ponzi scheme
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The owner of a San Francisco Bay Area solar energy company has been sentenced to 30…
Continue ReadingSan Diego sues to get scooter firms to pay for litigation
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego is suing scooter companies to get them to pay the city’s costs to defend any lawsuits generated by the two-wheeled…
Continue ReadingMarie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets fetch $8.3M at auction
GENEVA (AP) — An auction buyer has acquired a pair of diamond bracelets that once belonged to Marie Antoinette for $8.34 million. The bracelets…
Continue ReadingCrime weary San Franciscans to vote on recall of divisive DA
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elections officials announced Tuesday that a recall election against San Francisco District…
Continue ReadingSen. Warren’s concerns over COVID-19 book draw lawsuit
SEATTLE (AP) — A small publishing company in Vermont is suing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying her chastising Amazon over the sale of a book that…
Continue ReadingReport says Ethiopia’s Tigray forces raped Amhara women
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new Amnesty International report says Ethiopia’s rival Tigray forces raped or gang-raped…
Continue ReadingArkansas attorney general Rutledge drops bid for governor
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ attorney general is dropping her bid for Arkansas governor and clearing…
Continue ReadingUS pledges to strengthen Haiti police amid fuel, gang crisis
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. government has pledged to strengthen Haiti’s National Police as the country…
Continue ReadingAustralia putting $738M into low emissions investment fund
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has launched a $738 million investment fund…
Continue ReadingJudge changes course, allows video coverage of Potter trial
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Live video coverage will be allowed in the trial of a former suburban Minneapolis police…
Continue ReadingMexican leader: Richest in world should pay to help poorest
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mexico’s president is warning that the world is sliding from “civilization to…
Continue ReadingColombian leader sees opportunity in cannabis, but not coca
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Colombian President Iván Duque has high hopes for the medical marijuana industry in a…
Continue ReadingParole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — A California parole panel has recommended for the fifth time that Charles Manson follower…
Continue ReadingUS negotiating with Mexico to get visas for DEA agents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico says the two countries are negotiating to get Mexico to approve visas for agents of the U.S. Drug…
Continue ReadingAir Force report: Nearly half in survey saw abuse, violence
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says more than half of Air Force and Space Force personnel who responded to a…
Continue ReadingWoman says her sister ID’d wrong man in Missouri slayings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two more witnesses have testified that the only eyewitness to a 1978 triple murder in Kansas City told them that she…
Continue ReadingFacebook parent Meta to remove sensitive ad categories
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will remove sensitive ad targeting options related to health,…
Continue ReadingRep. Liz Cheney says Trump is at war ‘with the rule of law’
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming says former President Donald Trump is at war…
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