A magical trove of Ricky Jay ephemera hits auction block
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Conjurers and cheats, hustlers and hoaxsters. Those were some of the things that…
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Harrison Ford reunited with lost credit card in Sicily
MILAN (AP) — Police in Sicily say that American actor Harrison Ford was reunited with his lost credit card while on a beach holiday thanks to a…
Continue ReadingIs there a constitutional right to food? Mainers to decide
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of Maine’s farming community are divided over the possibility of a…
Continue ReadingObama sharply criticizes Youngkin in Va. governor’s race
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for…
Continue ReadingPrince Charles warns of narrow window to face climate change
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles says there is a “dangerously narrow” window to tackle global warning. The warning comes days…
Continue ReadingIran provincial governor slapped in a rare security breach
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The new governor of a northwestern Iranian province has been slapped in the…
Continue ReadingLibya FM: Security, stability necessary to usher in new govt
By ADEL OMRAN Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s chief diplomat says the transitional government is working to hold long-awaited…
Continue ReadingRoadside bombing targets Taliban, kills Afghan civilians
By SAMYA KULLAB and TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bombing targeting a Taliban vehicle in…
Continue ReadingGOP uses voters to push election reforms in unlikely states
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in at least four states where Democrats control the governor’s office, the…
Continue ReadingBiden to meet Pope Francis amid some rifts with US bishops
By DAVID CRARY and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press There’s an intriguing subplot to President Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis this coming…
Continue ReadingDisruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students
By ANNIE MA Associated Press Complications wrought by the pandemic persist in schools and often fall hardest on those least able to weather them.…
Continue ReadingPrison chief: Mississippi preps for 1st execution since 2012
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain says prison employees will do…
Continue ReadingAyala or Sears: Both would make history in Virginia election
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — As Election Day approaches in Virginia, one thing is certain: The state will elect its…
Continue ReadingSalvini on trial in Italy over 2019 migrant ship
PALERMO, Italy (AP) — U.S. actor Richard Gere is officially on the witness list to testify at the trial against Italy’s right-wing former…
Continue ReadingRussian COVID spike persists, setting new death record
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is reporting a record high number of coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths as the country…
Continue ReadingThousands of Islamists continue marching to Pakistan capital
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A party spokesman and witnesses say thousands of supporters of a banned radical Islamist…
Continue ReadingBosnia police say 6 people die in fire, some injured
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Police say a fire in a town in northern Bosnia has killed six people and injured several others. The fire on…
Continue ReadingAustrian chancellor threatens lockdown for unvaccinated
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor has warned that unvaccinated people could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka gives booster shots to front-line workers, seniors
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has announced plans to offer booster shots to front-line workers…
Continue Reading575 inmates escape in latest Nigeria jailbreak
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Around 575 inmates have been freed after a jailbreak in southwest Nigeria. It was the third…
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