Robert Gentile, linked to Gardner Museum art theft, dies
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Robert Gentile, a mobster who for years denied suspicions from authorities that he knew anything about artwork stolen in a…
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6 bodies thought to be those of Mexican Indigenous men found
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators in northern Mexico found six sets of skeletal remains and are performing tests…
Continue ReadingBusiness group: China’s tech self-reliance plans hurt growth
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A foreign business group in China says the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to tighten control…
Continue ReadingIndiana mom says school cut autistic son’s hair without OK
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A mother is upset with an Indiana school after a staff member gave a haircut to her son who is autistic. Jonathan Battle-Hayum,…
Continue ReadingOfficial: Convicted killer starting life sentence found dead
ANGOLA, La. (AP) — A white man convicted of the apparently random killing of a Black men has been found dead shortly after being transferred to a…
Continue ReadingJudge considers request to block Arizona abortion law
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A lawyer for several Arizona abortion providers urged a federal judge Wednesday to block a…
Continue ReadingFeds: 3 charged in Mexican migrant worker conspiracy
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Three people have been indicted in a multi-state conspiracy involving the forced labor of Mexican agricultural immigrants. A…
Continue ReadingCalifornia 1st to set quota limits for retailers like Amazon
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first state to bar mega-retailers from firing warehouse workers…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s leader takes UN to task as ‘retired superhero’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy certainly wasn’t the only world leader at this…
Continue ReadingAlleged Mexican drug cartel boss charged in California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal authorities have accused an alleged top Mexican drug cartel lieutenant of helping smuggle tons of methamphetamine,…
Continue ReadingUS projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. government has released projections that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota woman sentenced in starvation death of toddler
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman accused in the July 2019 starvation death of a 3-year-old girl has been sentenced to 75 years in…
Continue ReadingArizona official resigning after secret recording released
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A Republican official in Arizona resigned Tuesday from the board overseeing…
Continue ReadingParachutists bail in pandemic on West Virginia’s Bridge Day
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s largest outdoor festival won’t have one of its main attractions this year because of the ongoing…
Continue ReadingSheriff: 12 inmates now charged in South Carolina jail riot
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press A total of a dozen inmates are now facing charges after a South Carolina jail riot in which two guards were held…
Continue ReadingMexican government charges against academics criticized
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has so many criminals to deal with that critics are openly wondering why the government has sought to lock up 31…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs privacy laws for abortion patients
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws aimed at protecting the privacy of…
Continue ReadingUnder pressure, Powell says Fed to revamp its trading rules
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will overhaul its financial…
Continue ReadingJudge plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life this fall
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A California judge says she plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life in prison this fall in the 2002 murders of his…
Continue ReadingIndonesia leader lays out priorities for G-20 presidency
By MALLIKA SEN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Indonesia’s leader says inclusiveness and a sustainable, green economy will be…
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