Australian court rules media liable for Facebook comments
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court has made a landmark ruling that media outlets are…
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Hong Kong police arrest defiant Tiananmen vigil leaders
HONG KONG (AP) — Four leaders of the group that organized annual Tiananmen Square commemorations in Hong Kong have been arrested after refusing to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia moves to outlaw ‘stealthing,’ or removing condom
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers are moving to make California the first to outlaw “stealthing.”…
Continue ReadingTexas governor defends abortion law with no rape exceptions
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defending a new state law banning most abortions that…
Continue ReadingBritney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father has filed to end the court conservatorship that has…
Continue ReadingVT state troopers accused in fake vaccine card scheme resign
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — State police say three Vermont state troopers who are accused of being involved in a scheme to create fraudulent COVID-19…
Continue ReadingBoy charged in assault on student draped in gay pride flag
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia teenager faces juvenile charges after he attacked a student draped in a gay pride flag in a school…
Continue ReadingFormer US Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, 90, dead from dementia
CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III of Illinois has died at his home on Chicago’s North Side. He was 90. His son, Adlai Stevenson…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota governor orders restrictions on abortion meds
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order to restrict access to…
Continue ReadingTrudeau hit by gravel, says it won’t stop how he campaigns
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he won’t alter how he campaigns after he and others…
Continue ReadingDead climber on Wyoming mountain identified as Japanese man
MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — The National Park Service has identified a climber who died in northwestern Wyoming as a Japanese national who worked in…
Continue ReadingCape Verde court OKs extradition to US of Venezuelan ally
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and BARRY HATTON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A court in Cape Verde has ruled that a businessman close to Venezuelan President…
Continue ReadingGovernment shelling of northwestern city in Syria kills 4
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say government shelling of rebel-held areas in northwestern Syria has killed four people, including a…
Continue ReadingCapitol rioter from Idaho pleads guilty to assaulting police
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An Idaho man charged with assaulting police in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty. The Idaho Statesman…
Continue ReadingEfforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old…
Continue ReadingAfter Ida deaths, Louisiana revokes nursing home licenses
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana health officials are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were…
Continue ReadingFrom election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press While the Sept. 11 attacks united much of America in grief and anger, conspiracy theories about what happened that…
Continue ReadingThey were some of 9/11’s biggest names. Where are they now?
By JERRY SCHWARTZ Associated Press Rudolph Giuliani was a hero before he was a punchline. Lisa Beamer was a wife and mother before she became a…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Woman missed flight and falsely said bomb on plane
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Chicago woman falsely claimed a bomb was on a plane at a South Florida airport after missing her…
Continue Reading9/11 museum to retool its research rules after criticism
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 9/11 museum is backing off uncommon restrictions on researchers after complaints that the…
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