Top Southern Baptist committee funds sex abuse probe
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A top Southern Baptist Convention committee agreed Tuesday to fund a third-party…
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Manila mayor, ex-scavenger and actor, to seek presidency
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The popular mayor of the Philippine capital says he will run for president in next year’s elections, the latest…
Continue Reading5.9 earthquake causes minor damage in Australia, no injuries
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne in an unusually powerful temblor for…
Continue ReadingDone with delays, Academy movie museum rolls out red carpet
By ANDREW DALTON AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER LOS ANGELES (AP) — The projectors are rolling. The ruby slippers are on. The shark is hanging and waiting.…
Continue Reading2 charged with hate crime in attack on Jewish men in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two suspects in an attack on Jewish men outside a Los Angeles restaurant last spring have been charged with a hate crime. Police…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s COVID outlook is dire as cases continue to climb
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health care workers are exhausted and angry. Some of Idaho’s coronavirus vaccines are…
Continue ReadingCharges: Man “snapped,” killed 4, then left bodies in field
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An Arizona man who allegedly told his father he “snapped and shot a couple of people”…
Continue ReadingCalifornia now has nation’s lowest virus transmission rate
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is seeing lower coronavirus transmission than other U.S. states as virus cases and…
Continue ReadingGLIMPSES: Britain’s Johnson rides rails to meet Amtrak Joe
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have bonded over their shared…
Continue ReadingTeen pleads guilty in killing of college student in NYC park
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of two teens charged as adults in the fatal stabbing of a college student in a New York…
Continue ReadingPhilippines’ Duterte blasts ‘selfish’ nations over vaccines
By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte criticized rich nations at the U.N. General Assembly for…
Continue ReadingSecond accuser joins lawsuit against billionaire Leon Black
NEW YORK (AP) — A second woman has accused billionaire Leon Black of rape in claims lawyers are seeking to add to a defamation lawsuit filed…
Continue ReadingAfter Ida outages, utility proposals include city takeover
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The electric company subsidiary that provides electricity to New Orleans is responding to calls…
Continue ReadingUK family settles damages in US diplomatic immunity case
LONDON (AP) — A British couple who sought justice for their 19-year-old son after he died in a vehicle crash say they have settled a civil lawsuit…
Continue ReadingExperts eye more travel testing to contain COVID in Hawaii
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials are facing pressure to increase COVID-19 testing for travelers. The islands are…
Continue ReadingUN: Afghanistan’s Taliban want to address General Assembly
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says the Taliban, Afghanistan’s new rulers since last month, have…
Continue ReadingChina, US unveil separate big steps to fight climate change
By SETH BORENSTEIN and CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writers Both China and the United States are starting new financial attacks on climate change.…
Continue ReadingSheriff IDs woman found in 1977 as victim of serial killer
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff’s department says it has identified the remains of a woman found nearly 44 years ago.…
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Oregon redistricting talks adjourn early over COVID-19 case at Capitol
Following reports of a positive COVID-19 case in the Oregon Capitol, legislators have been sent home early on the second day of talks to redraw…
Continue ReadingAirman on trial in Arizona in death of Mennonite woman
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jury selection continues Wednesday in a case against a U.S. Air Force airman accused of…
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