Russia expels British defense attaché in a tit-for-tat move
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has declared Britain’s defense attaché persona non grata and gave the diplomat a week to leave the country in response to…
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Philadelphia still the 6th-biggest U.S. city, but San Antonio catching up, census data shows
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New federal estimates show Philadelphia remains the nation’s sixth-most-populous city, despite a decline in population…
Continue ReadingArchaeologists believe they’ve found site of Revolutionary War barracks in Virginia
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia have uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary…
Continue ReadingEvery WNBA team to begin using charter flights by May 21
By The Associated Press Every WNBA team will start using charter flights to travel to games by May 21. The league is following through on plans to…
Continue ReadingFrancis Ford Coppola debuts ‘Megalopolis’ in Cannes, and the reviews are in
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced multiple arrests in a series of complex stolen identity…
Continue ReadingBiden administration plans to speed up court cases for recent migrant arrivals
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for some recently arrived migrants who are seeking…
Continue ReadingFormer US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting
By Emma Tucker, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a…
Continue ReadingBad Bunny sports agency sues baseball players’ union over ban, announces Ronald Acuña Jr. as client
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm sued the baseball players’ association Thursday,…
Continue ReadingUNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer North Carolina interim chancellor Lee Roberts publicly backed athletics director Bubba Cunningham on Thursday. That…
Continue ReadingNFL distances itself from Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s comments during commencement speech
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is distancing itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, saying “his views are not those of the NFL as an…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s plans $5 US meal deal next month to counter customer frustration over high prices
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s plans to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’…
Continue ReadingTexas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted…
Continue ReadingDriver killed in incident at Arizona facility that is being built by a Taiwanese semiconductor giant
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a truck driver has been killed after a tank holding waste material depressurized at a Phoenix facility that is being…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of murder in Detroit teen’s death despite body still missing in landfill
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man who dropped a teenager’s body into a dumpster has been convicted of second-degree…
Continue ReadingA look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century
By The Associated Press Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan government and rebel groups sign ‘commitment’ for peace in ongoing peace talks in Kenya
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups have signed a “commitment…
Continue Reading1 person has died and another is hurt after a fiery tanker truck crash in Colorado
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — One person is dead and another has been hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a tanker truck…
Continue ReadingExperts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of ‘crazy’ ocean heat
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to…
Continue ReadingNFL schedule makers didn’t seek out a Chiefs game close to a Taylor Swift concert
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Creating the NFL schedule is a complicated process that requires tens of thousands of computers coming up with…
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