Fort Meade: Exercise ongoing, reports of shooting false
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Officials say media calls to Fort Meade on Thursday were mistaken for callers portraying members of the media during an…
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Court rejects Missouri AG’s requests in 1979 killings case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court has denied the state attorney general’s request to recuse all Jackson County judges from…
Continue ReadingFrance still bristling over Indo-Pacific sub snub
BY MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This week’s phone call between President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron…
Continue ReadingEmporio Armani celebrates 40 years during Milan Fashion Week
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani has celebrated 40 years of his Emporio Armani line with a retrospective show at his…
Continue ReadingMan accused of helping son after slayings of 4 in Minnesota
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — The father of a man charged with fatally shooting four people in Minnesota and leaving their bodies in a vehicle abandoned…
Continue ReadingTyra Banks, Kevin Hart set for Black entrepreneurship event
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal, Tyra Banks and Kevin Hart are among the celebrities taking part in a live-streamed special intended to boost…
Continue ReadingProviders challenge only US law banning vaccine mandates
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Medical providers and Montana residents with compromised immune systems are challenging…
Continue ReadingWoman arrested on suspicion of starting California blaze
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting a Northern California wildfire that spread rapidly, burning homes and…
Continue ReadingClimate change fuels California emphasis on preventing fires
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved nearly $1 billion in new spending to prevent…
Continue ReadingErdogan says course of US-Turkey ties ‘does not bode well’
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the current course of U.S.-Turkey relations “does not bode well.” In a briefing to…
Continue ReadingUS long-term mortgage rates up slightly; 30-year at 2.88%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week continuing a months-long trend of little movement. They remain under 3%.…
Continue ReadingGeorgia inmate convicted of murdering 2 Georgia guards
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia inmate has been found guilty of murder in the slayings of two prison guards shot during a bloody escape in 2017.…
Continue ReadingMexico allows limited return of activists to help porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government is allowing the environmentalist group Sea Shepherd to return to the Gulf of California to help efforts…
Continue ReadingR. Kelly jury asked to make him ‘pay’ or not fall for ‘lies’
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor in closing arguments at the sex-trafficking trial of R. Kelly has asked jurors to make…
Continue ReadingMan paralyzed after Iowa police shooting sues officer, city
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man who was paralyzed when an Iowa police officer shot him in April is suing the…
Continue ReadingFor one night, TV comics focus their shows on climate change
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Have you heard the one about climate change? It was hard to miss late Wednesday and early Thursday,…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Nick Cannon on talk show, overcoming backlash last year
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Cannon almost quit his lucrative TV host and producer career after facing…
Continue ReadingFeds say tougher rules needed to protect Texas power plants
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials have made more than two dozen recommendations aimed at further safeguarding…
Continue ReadingBP, Exxon warn of supply issues in UK due to driver shortage
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is trying to ease concerns of a fuel crisis after oil giants BP and…
Continue ReadingPhilanthropies pledge billions during UN meeting
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Bill and Melinda Gates’ private foundation announced Thursday it will spend more than $900 million over the…
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