New this week: ‘Clickbait,’ Sturgill Simpson and Addison Rae
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a Sturgill Simpson’s concept album called “The Ballad of Dood &…
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AP WAS THERE: 1991’s Hurricane Bob
By The Associated Press As New Englanders scramble to prepare for what could be their first hurricane in three decades, many can’t help but think…
Continue ReadingSyria shot down 22 Israeli missiles, Russian military says
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says Syria’s air defense forces have shot down 22 of 24 missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during an…
Continue ReadingMan who claimed to have bomb near US Capitol held in jail
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who claimed he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has told a federal…
Continue ReadingScottish Greens agree to back pro-independence government
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens have agreed a power-sharing deal that falls short…
Continue ReadingFlorida orders school boards to relax mask rules or risk pay
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida officials are threatening to withhold funds equal to the salaries of…
Continue ReadingSources: Brazil’s Bolsonaro vexed by central bank autonomy
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian government officials have told The Associated Press that…
Continue ReadingIowa man charged in Capitol riot may be returned to jail
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor says an Iowa man seen in a videotaped confrontation with a police officer…
Continue ReadingSenators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Some Capitol Hill Democrats and civil rights advocates are concerned about how…
Continue ReadingPakistan suicide bomber targets Chinese workers, 2 kids die
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s interior ministry and police say that a suicide bomber detonated his…
Continue ReadingSoccer officials trying to evacuate players from Afghanistan
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Soccer officials are liaising with governments to try to evacuate players from Afghanistan…
Continue ReadingAP urges DeSantis to end bullying aimed at reporter
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter suspended the account of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press secretary for violating rules…
Continue ReadingKiller whale dies suddenly at SeaWorld San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A killer whale has died unexpectedly at SeaWorld San Diego and the reason is not yet known. The aquarium and theme park says in a…
Continue ReadingTop Russian independent TV station branded a ‘foreign agent’
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have designated a top independent TV channel as a “foreign agent,”…
Continue ReadingBiden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow
By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is sticking by former President…
Continue ReadingUS imposes limited sanctions over Russian gas pipeline
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on three Russian ships and companies…
Continue ReadingUS appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court says a pause on evictions designed to curb the…
Continue ReadingSome governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Some Republican governors are using federal pandemic assistance to promote school choice programs, including…
Continue ReadingScott Smith, AP reporter in Venezuela, dies at 50
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Scott Smith, a correspondent for The Associated Press who traveled across Venezuela to document…
Continue ReadingBiden postpones Friday plan to head to Delaware home
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden has postponed plans to head to his Delaware home…
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