At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fight among inmates has left 15 dead and 14 injured at Ecuador’s largest prison. The Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal…
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STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below…
Continue ReadingBoeing says it will take several weeks to resume production of planes after the strike
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Boeing says it will be several weeks before it fully resumes building passenger planes, as factory workers return…
Continue ReadingCanada moves to end port lockouts and orders binding arbitration
Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s Labor Minister Steven Mackinnon says he is intervening to end lockouts at the country’s two…
Continue ReadingMan waives jury trial in killing of Georgia nursing student
Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that…
Continue ReadingCaitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan wrap production on ‘Outlander’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “Outlander” is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this month, but its stars have…
Continue ReadingA bus carrying wedding guests falls into a river in northern Pakistan, killing 18
MANSEHRA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a bus carrying wedding guests fell into the Indus River in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill says the state will ask a federal appeals court to quickly…
Continue ReadingFather sought in Amber Alert killed by officer, daughter unharmed after police chase in Ohio
MEDINA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A man who abducted his 7-year-old daughter from a relative’s home in Ohio was killed by officers following a police…
Continue ReadingLaken Riley killing: Judge to decide fate of undocumented migrant accused in student’s death that fueled political debate
By Rebekah Riess and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The undocumented migrant accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley — a slaying that…
Continue ReadingFrance summons Israeli ambassador over diplomatic incident in Jerusalem
PARIS (AP) — France’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Israel’s ambassador following an incident involving Israeli security forces during a visit…
Continue ReadingPolice cruiser strikes and kills a bicyclist pulling a trailer in Vermont
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a bicyclist pulling a trailer died after he was struck by a police cruiser. The crash…
Continue ReadingNATO’s Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
PARIS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Western allies to provide further support to Ukraine “to change the trajectory of the…
Continue ReadingUN force says Israeli work on Syrian frontier saw ‘severe violations’ of cease-fire after AP report
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Nations peacekeepers warned Tuesday that the Israeli military has committed “severe…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election…
Continue ReadingDemonstrators wave Nazi flags outside local theater performance of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ in Michigan
WXYZ, CNN By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A group of people carrying Nazi flags demonstrated outside a community theater performance of “The…
Continue ReadingGerry Faust, the former head football coach at Notre Dame, has died at 89
AP Sports Writer AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Gerry Faust, the gravel-voiced Cincinnati high school coach who lived a dream by becoming the coach at Notre…
Continue ReadingMy Little Pony finally hits the Toy Hall of Fame, alongside Phase 10 and Transformers
Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — My Little Pony finally made it to the winner’s circle. After years as an also-ran, the pastel-colored…
Continue ReadingChurch of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican…
Continue ReadingArchbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of church child abuse case
By Christopher Lamb and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior leader in the Church of England, has…
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