In the coliseum of American over-the-topness, WrestleMania stands alone
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — He surveyed the Arizona crowd that had paid to catch a wrestling glimpse of the planet’s…
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April nor’easter with heavy, wet snow pounds Northeast, knocks out power to hundreds of thousands
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A major spring storm brought heavy snow, rain and high winds to the Northeast, downing trees and power lines and…
Continue ReadingAlgerians question president for calling an early election without announcing his own campaign
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s surprise decision to schedule elections earlier than expected in Algeria is…
Continue ReadingPolice say use of racial slur clearly audible as they investigate racist incidents toward Utah team
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Police investigating racist incidents directed toward the Utah women’s basketball team when they were near…
Continue ReadingSomalia orders Ethiopia’s ambassador to leave the country as diplomatic tensions rise
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia has ordered Ethiopia’s ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours, and the…
Continue ReadingBurglars steal $30 million in cash from a Los Angeles money storage facility – one of the city’s largest cash heists
By Melissa Alonso and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and Los Angeles Police Department are investigating one of the largest cash heists in…
Continue ReadingALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed patients didn’t benefit
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease that recently failed in a large study said…
Continue ReadingDozens of Indian workers depart for Israel to take up construction jobs
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of construction workers from India have left for Israel this week to take up jobs there as…
Continue ReadingShould you itemize or take a standard deduction on your tax return? Here’s what to know
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When you’re doing your taxes, it can sometimes be hard to know whether to itemize or take…
Continue ReadingNigeria seeks to try crypto exchange Binance executives over alleged money laundering, tax evasion
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities has asked in court for cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest 22 in EU raids linked to suspected theft of Italy’s pandemic funds worth $650 million
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia have arrested 22 people as part of an…
Continue ReadingStretch of California Highway 1 that collapsed in Big Sur closes again as new storm arrives
By GODOFREDO VASQUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A new storm swept into California on Thursday and again forced the…
Continue ReadingAppeals court leaves hold on New Jersey’s primary ballot system in place
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a lower court judge’s ruling putting a temporary halt on New Jersey’s primary ballot design,…
Continue ReadingMexico’s likely next president is a scientist. Politics has her mostly quiet on climate threats
By DORANY PINEDA and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sea-level rise and increasingly ferocious storms are eroding thousands of…
Continue ReadingFinland will keep its border with Russia closed until further notice over migration concerns
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland says it will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the…
Continue ReadingShhh, I’m on vacation. Travelers are on a quest for the quiet
By KIM COOK Associated Press Daily lives are noisier than ever, and many travelers are seeking relief in silence. Or as close as they can get to it.…
Continue ReadingUS recently authorized more bombs for Israel
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration recently authorized the transfer of over 1,000 500-pound bombs and over 1,000…
Continue ReadingGermany’s defense minister overhauls the military command as he seeks ‘war-capable’ armed forces
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister has announced a plan to streamline and reorganize the country’s…
Continue ReadingWear red and green to experience the Purkinje effect during the total solar eclipse
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Over two centuries ago, physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně noticed that red flowers looked bright carmine…
Continue ReadingFormer South Africa speaker of parliament is arrested on bribery allegations and released on bail
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The former South African speaker of parliament has been arrested over allegations that she…
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