Wisconsin governor: $680K for election probe is ‘outrageous’
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says it is “outrageous” that Republicans plan to…
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Fighting in southern Syria city kills 4 soldiers, 1 civilian
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces have shelled rebel-held parts of a volatile southern city killing at least one person, while insurgent…
Continue ReadingPadma Lakshmi cooks up a children’s book with a message
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Neela is a young girl who loves cooking with her mom. Saturday is her favorite day of the…
Continue ReadingRFK’s oldest son condemns possible parole of Sirhan Sirhan
BOSTON (AP) — Former congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, the oldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, denounced the possible parole of the man convicted of…
Continue ReadingUN hails end of poisonous leaded gas use in cars worldwide
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. environment office says Algeria has become the last country in the world to stop selling…
Continue ReadingChina limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week
BEIJING (AP) — China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game…
Continue ReadingFailed nuclear contractor signs $21M deal, working with feds
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The chief contractor at a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina has…
Continue ReadingTrial set to begin for prisoner accused of killing guards
CAIRO, Ga. (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of one of two Georgia prisoners accused of killing two guards more than four…
Continue ReadingMan who pled guilty in 4 spa deaths was in court for other 4
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta area massage businesses who has already pleaded…
Continue ReadingIsrael urges Netanyahu return gifts; he denies keeping them
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister’s office has urged former premier Benjamin Netanyahu to return…
Continue ReadingSTORY REMOVED: US–NYC Subway Disruption
NEW YORK (AP) — Please disregard US–NYC Subway Disruption, published on Aug. 30, 2021, and datelined in NEW YORK. It was sent when another…
Continue ReadingIsraeli policeman dies of gunshot wound from Gaza protest
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli border police officer who was shot in the head at point-blank range during a violent protest on the Gaza border last…
Continue ReadingPNC to raise base wages to $18 an hour, latest bank to do so
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — PNC Bank is the latest large U.S. financial services company to increase wages in a bid to keep and…
Continue ReadingMerkel’s would-be heir seeks rebound after election debate
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s struggling would-be heir has hit back at suggestions that a center-left…
Continue ReadingEstonia’s Parliament fails to elect president in first round
By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Parliament on Monday failed to elect a new president to the Baltic country…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: Do video games level up kids’ money skills?
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Video games are made for entertainment, of course, but they give parents opportunities to talk about saving and…
Continue ReadingAfter months, Egypt frees reporter, activist, YouTube star
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two Egyptian lawyers say that authorities released an online comedian, a journalist and a political…
Continue ReadingLawyers seek ICC probe into alleged war crimes in Yemen
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights lawyers representing hundreds of victims of Yemen’s civil war are…
Continue ReadingUniversal Studios sets opening for first theme park in China
BEIJING (AP) — Universal Studios says it will open its first theme park in China in September after six years of construction. The company said…
Continue ReadingRecords rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Some people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and their…
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