Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore dies from brain cancer
ATLANTA (AP) — Longtime Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore has died after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 54.…
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Toyota announces $461 million investment in Kentucky plant
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Toyota says it is investing $461 million into its first U.S. plant to add new technology, increase production flexibility…
Continue ReadingAs COVID cases fall, Halloween brings more fun and less fear
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls can breathe a little easier this…
Continue ReadingRuling: Can’t fire unvaccinated while mandate is challenged
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state appeals court says Louisiana’s largest health system can’t fire or…
Continue ReadingZayn Malik pleads no contest to harassing Gigi Hadid, mom
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Musician Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges that he harassed his girlfriend — supermodel Gigi Hadid — and her…
Continue ReadingUN urges talks on Western Sahara after cease-fire breakdown
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed…
Continue ReadingPrison systems adding body-worn cameras to security plans
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A growing number of state prison systems are outfitting guards with body-worn…
Continue ReadingFor tribes, ‘good fire’ a key to restoring nature and people
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer WEITCHPEC, Calif. (AP) — Native tribes in the U.S. West are making progress toward restoring their ancient…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s power cuts a key issue in local elections
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As South Africa heads to crucial local elections, the country has been…
Continue ReadingGerman police find Iraqi dead in truck near Polish border
BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have found an Iraqi man dead inside a small truck near the Polish border in a suspected people-smuggling…
Continue ReadingGOP Trump critic Rep. Adam Kinzinger won’t seek reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois says he will not seek reelection next year. Kinzinger is a critic of Donald…
Continue ReadingHaiti PM condemns gangs, kidnappings in public address
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has condemned gangs and…
Continue ReadingNC voter ID debate clouded by call for justices’ recusal
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of several legal challenges to North Carolina’s contentious voter ID law is on…
Continue ReadingIndian movie star Puneeth Rajkumar dies after heart attack
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Puneeth Rajkumar, a leading star of southern Indian regional cinema, has died after a massive…
Continue Reading‘Rust’ armorer attorneys blame producers for ‘unsafe’ set
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot…
Continue ReadingDad bod FTW, amirite? Dictionary adds hundreds of new words
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary. The list includes a number of abbreviations and…
Continue ReadingGreek PM expresses concern over West’s stance toward Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says he is concerned that the West’s calm response toward Turkish actions is encouraging it to…
Continue ReadingSweden’s pandemic response faulted as too slow, unprepared
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A official report has concluded that Sweden’s response to the spread of coronavirus was too slow and its preparations…
Continue ReadingUkraine president urges vaccinations as contagion soars
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president is pleading with citizens to get vaccinated as daily infections…
Continue ReadingMyanmar court gives Suu Kyi confidante 20-year prison term
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has found a close colleague of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of treason…
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