Kim vows to build ‘invincible’ military while slamming US
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reviewed missiles developed to launch nuclear…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Miami police chief being fired after 6 months on the job
MIAMI (AP) — Miami officials have decided to fire the city’s new police chief six months into his stormy tenure, after he was lambasted by the…
Continue ReadingJon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach over offensive emails
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Jon Gruden is out as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained…
Continue ReadingSuspected cartel gunmen in north Mexico kill 3-year-old boy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in northern Mexico say suspected drug cartel gunmen opened fire on a car, killing a 3-year-old boy and wounding the…
Continue ReadingNetflix backs Chappelle despite criticism over trans remarks
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A top Netflix executive says Dave Chappelle’s special “The Closer” doesn’t cross…
Continue ReadingIndigenous Peoples Day marked with celebrations, protests
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Indigenous people marked Monday with celebrations of their heritage, education…
Continue ReadingTexas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including…
Continue ReadingMatt Amodio’s history-making run on TV’s ‘Jeopardy!’ ends
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — All good things must come to an end and Matt Amodio’s historic run on “Jeopardy!” did…
Continue ReadingChild, 6, dies in ‘campfire’ started in a play fort
GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he and two siblings started a fire in a play fort made from a set of concrete steps…
Continue ReadingMexico’s anti-corruption effort takes a PR blow
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has made punishing corruption the centerpiece of his political agenda. So when the country’s…
Continue ReadingReport concludes UK waited too long for virus lockdown
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary report has concluded that Britain’s Conservative government waited too…
Continue ReadingVirgin’s Branson leads high school band, prompts backlash
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Billionaire Richard Branson says it was an honor and a once-in-a-lifetime experience to don a drum major’s uniform and…
Continue ReadingFormer tobacco field where MLK Jr worked to be preserved
SIMSBURY, Conn. (AP) — A plot of land in Connecticut that was once a thriving tobacco farm where Martin Luther King Jr. worked as a college student…
Continue ReadingGuatemala transfers prosecutor who pursued former dictator
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s attorney general has transferred the prosecutor leading the office that took former dictator Efraín Ríos…
Continue ReadingElk roaming Colorado with tire around neck for 2 years freed
PINE, Colo. (AP) — Colorado wildlife officials say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least…
Continue Reading$2.5M reward to solve US prosecutor’s killing in Seattle
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Rewards totaling $2.5 million are now being offered for information that helps solve the killing of…
Continue ReadingTexas Mom says safe return of 3-year-old son a ‘miracle’
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The mother of a 3-year-old Texas boy who was found alive after being missing for four days in a…
Continue ReadingUN chief: Afghanistan faces `make-or-break moment’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning that Afghanistan is facing “a make-or-break…
Continue ReadingNC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson under attack over anti-LGBT views
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is facing calls to resign after a…
Continue ReadingRisky move: Biden undercuts WH executive privilege shield
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has agreed to a request from Congress seeking sensitive…
Continue Reading