Houston concert deaths spur calls for independent review
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety…
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AU envoy sees short `window of opportunity’ on Ethiopia war
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The African Union’s envoy for the Horn of Africa is warning that there is a short…
Continue ReadingCalifornia parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility…
Continue ReadingVP Harris heads to Paris to work on US-France relationship
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is pitching in on the White House charm offensive aimed at French…
Continue ReadingEmails show officials sniping amid 2nd Michigan lead crisis
By JOHN FLESHER and DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The release of communications related to Benton Harbor’s water crisis…
Continue ReadingYe’s Yeezy pays nearly $1M to settle slow-shipping lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper and fashion mogul Ye’s high-end clothing company Yeezy has agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit over slow…
Continue ReadingFeds propose threatened status for alligator snapping turtle
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping…
Continue ReadingAlaska supermarket shooting suspect charged with murder
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a gunman who killed a man outside of an Alaska grocery store over the weekend didn’t break stride as he…
Continue ReadingFrom ground to sky, US condo collapse probe gaining steam
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press From the soils underground to eyes in the sky, officials say the federal probe into the deadly collapse of a…
Continue ReadingBiden hails NBA’s Bucks for championship and activism
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to the White House. The…
Continue ReadingCiattarelli campaign denies fraud but says recount possible
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign denies that there was fraud in this…
Continue ReadingNow largely vaccinated, Cubans prepare to welcome visitors
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Crafts vendors are returning to Havana’s streets. Transport between provinces is…
Continue ReadingPeter Zimroth, lawyer who oversaw NYPD reforms, dies at 78
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent New York City lawyer who married a Hollywood star and spent the last eight years…
Continue ReadingRichard Madden, Salma Hayek support ‘Eternals’ love scene
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvel’s new film “Eternals” broke the mold in an area the studio has…
Continue ReadingA new ‘Trump.’ SNL’s Johnson attracts attention for mimicry
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Only five shows into his rookie season at “Saturday Night Live,” comic James Austin Johnson has…
Continue ReadingGun maker Remington moves to Georgia in $100M, 856-job deal
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Gun maker Remington Firearms will move its headquarters from upstate New York to Georgia, with plans to…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more Trump associates in probe
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to six…
Continue ReadingConsumer advocates: New facts demand fresh FirstEnergy audit
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Consumer advocates are asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to reopen one of…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What comes next after Nicaragua’s election
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega holds a commanding lead in preliminary results…
Continue ReadingGovernment: Vaccine rule should remain while cases play out
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Biden administration is framing its vaccine mandate for private employers in life-and-death terms in a legal…
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