South Sudan’s vice president expresses concerns over ongoing peace talks
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s vice president says peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to…
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TikTok accuses federal agency of ‘political demagoguery’ in legal challenge against potential US ban
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer TikTok disclosed a letter Thursday that accused the Biden administration of engaging in “political…
Continue ReadingAmtrak service resumes from Philadelphia to New Haven after power restored to train tracks
NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service has resumed from Philadelphia to New Haven, Connecticut, after power was restored to train tracks. The national rail…
Continue ReadingFBI raids several California homes, including Oakland mayor’s
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities have raided a home belonging to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao as part of an investigation that included a…
Continue ReadingThe Putin-Kim summit produced an unusual — and speedy — flurry of glimpses into North Korea
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer The imagery from Pyongyang emerged quickly, notable in its variety — glimpses into North Korea in near-real time…
Continue ReadingWitnesses say Ohio man demanded Jeep before he stabbed couple at a Nebraska interstate rest area
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Witnesses say they heard an Ohio man demand the keys to a Jeep that was being towed behind a Missouri couple’s RV…
Continue ReadingFossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the…
Continue ReadingFBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities have identified a convicted serial rapist from Ohio as the man…
Continue ReadingNew York moves to limit ‘addictive’ social media feeds for kids
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill that would allow parents to block their children from…
Continue ReadingSlovakia’s parliament backs a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament has approved a government plan to overhaul the country’s public broadcaster. It’s a…
Continue ReadingU.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across…
Continue ReadingItalian coast guard recovers 12 more bodies of shipwreck victims in the Ionian Sea
MILAN (AP) — The Italian coast guard has recovered 12 more bodies from a weekend shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian coastline.…
Continue ReadingMexico’s incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a…
Continue ReadingOrange County judge can stand trial in wife’s shooting death, judge says
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence for a Southern California judge to stand trial on a…
Continue ReadingNew Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
By KEVIN McGILL and SARA CLINE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that…
Continue ReadingPeace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests’ violent deaths in Mexico
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two years have passed since a leader of one of Mexico’s organized crime gangs…
Continue ReadingBiden administration old-growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth…
Continue ReadingGraduation, lack of opportunity force most gymnasts to quit. A women’s league is out to change that
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer A new professional women’s gymnastics league is hoping to give athletes a chance to walk away from the sport…
Continue ReadingDonald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose wry, arrestingly off-kilter screen presence spanned more…
Continue ReadingIn Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced new sanctions against…
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