Sheriff defends filing of criminal complaint against Cuomo
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York sheriff is defending his decision to file a criminal…
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US to gauge climate damage from federal oil and gas sales
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. government regulators for the first time will analyze greenhouse gas emissions from…
Continue ReadingPolish lawmakers OK anti-migrant wall on Belarus border
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have approved the speedy construction of a $402 million barrier on the European Union member’s…
Continue ReadingFuel station explosion in Pakistan kills 4, injures 6
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say an explosion at a fuel station in the southern port city of Karachi has killed at least four…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia, Bahrain expel Lebanese ambassadors
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi state media says the kingdom has ordered the Lebanese ambassador to leave the country within…
Continue ReadingNew this week: ‘Finch,’ ABBA and ‘The Harder They Fall’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include the first ABBA album in a whopping 39 years and a stylish and kinetic update…
Continue ReadingAhead of Rittenhouse trial, race seen as underlying issue
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press Kyle Rittenhouse, the aspiring police officer who gunned down three people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a protest…
Continue ReadingLetitia James announces she will run for New York governor
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James has formally announced that she…
Continue ReadingDeath row inmate seeks execution; judge to decide competency
JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge will decide whether a death row inmate is competent to waive all his appeals…
Continue ReadingMan denies involvement in ’84 disappearance of Colorado girl
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate on trial in the 1984 killing of a 12-year-old Colorado girl says he…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth II advised to rest for 2 weeks
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks. The palace says in statement…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Death Penalty Volunteer story
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story published Dec. 13, 2018, about a death row inmate who said he wanted to be executed, The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingPolish lawmakers to keep working on ‘Stop LGBT’ legislation
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have voted to continue work on legislation dubbed “Stop LGBT,” which would ban pride parades and…
Continue ReadingWhite House renews bid to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has launched a second bid to end a Trump-era policy to make…
Continue ReadingIowa governor signs vaccine mandate exemption bill into law
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that allows Iowa workers to seek medical and…
Continue ReadingFeds say Michael Avenatti should head to prison in Nike case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors have asked a judge to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin…
Continue ReadingUS hits Iran with sanctions ahead of key nuke talks meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has hit Iran with a fresh set of sanctions as President Joe Biden prepares for a key weekend meeting with…
Continue ReadingFavre, Mississippi auditor feud over welfare-paid contract
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL player Brett Favre and Mississippi Auditor Shad White are feuding over…
Continue ReadingBulgaria’s hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 infection surge
by VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Medical workers at Bulgaria’s main emergency hospital are waging an uphill battle as a…
Continue ReadingEx-Rep. Vito Fossella makes post-scandal comeback bid in NYC
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former Republican congressman from Staten Island is making a bid to return to elected…
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