Boston Marathon paying tribute to 2-time Indigenous champion
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Organizers of the Boston Marathon are seeking to make amends for running the 125th edition on…
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Ex Idaho lawmaker charged with rape is arrested in Georgia
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape earlier this month has been arrested in…
Continue Reading‘Person of interest’ in woman’s disappearance found dead
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have found the body of a maintenance worker who was considered a person of interest in the case…
Continue Reading2 top Fed officials retire in wake of trading disclosures
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare moment of ethical controversy for the Federal Reserve, two top officials…
Continue ReadingTurkmenistan marks independence anniversary with big parade
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan has marked the 30th anniversary of its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union with a…
Continue ReadingOklahoma-based Devon Energy agrees to $6.15M settlement
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corporation and its affiliates have agreed to pay $6.15 million as part of a settlement with…
Continue ReadingState Dept. spokesman tests positive for COVID-19 after UNGA
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department spokesman Ned Price has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be…
Continue ReadingGreece, France, expected to announce major warship deal
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek state ERT TV has reported that the leaders of Greece and France are expected to announce a major, multi-billion euro…
Continue ReadingBlackstone selling Vegas hotel Cosmopolitan in $5.65B deal
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The owner of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is selling the 3,000-room Las Vegas Strip hotel in a $5.65 billion deal. New York…
Continue ReadingLondon police charge man with murder of teacher Sabina Nessa
LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 36-year-old man with the murder of Sabina Nessa, a schoolteacher killed as she walked to meet a friend…
Continue ReadingMiddlebury College strips chapel name over eugenics role
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Middlebury College has removed the name of a former Vermont Gov. John Mead from the campus chapel because of what…
Continue ReadingEarth-monitoring Landsat 9 satellite launches in California
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on…
Continue ReadingR. Kelly’s life, from troubled talent to trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly grew up in Chicago’s housing projects and went on to have an illustrious musical career increasingly clouded by…
Continue ReadingHospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Hospitals and nursing homes around the country are bracing for worsening staff shortages…
Continue ReadingArmy: Soldier says she was assaulted by Afghan refugees
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Fort Bliss officials say a soldier reported that she was assaulted by a small group of Afghan refugees at the…
Continue ReadingWoman accused of throwing kids in lake back in Louisiana
SHREVEPORT,La. (AP) — A woman accused of throwing two of her children into a Louisiana lake has been extradited from Texas and arrested on charges…
Continue ReadingLast chunk of wrecked cargo ship awaits removal off Georgia
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — The final chunk of a cargo ship that capsized two years ago along the Georgia coast is awaiting removal from the…
Continue ReadingGov’t forces disperse protesters in Yemeni city, 7 wounded
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Officials say security forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government have…
Continue ReadingTaliban issue no-shave order to barbers in Afghan province
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their…
Continue ReadingEx-USC soccer coach tells of faking athletic credentials
BOSTON (AP) — A former assistant soccer coach at the University of Southern California testified Monday that she regularly created fake athletic…
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