How Asian American and Pacific Islander athletes in the NFL express their cultural pride
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or “foreigners” when it comes to…
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IRS watchdog: Contractors who failed background checks maintained access to sensitive agency systems
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new IRS inspector general report says the agency continued to give 19 contractors access to…
Continue ReadingSome of what Putin told Tucker Carlson missed the bigger picture. This fills in the gaps
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down in the Kremlin for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. For two…
Continue ReadingRetired Arizona prisons boss sentenced to probation over armed 2022 standoff with police
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has been sentenced to probation for his…
Continue ReadingTexas A&M to close Qatar campus as school’s board notes instability in Middle East as factor
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University will close its 20-year-old campus in Qatar by 2028. University board…
Continue ReadingMoore’s hire at Michigan gives advocates hope that Black coaches at bluebloods can become the norm
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Tyrone Willingham retired back in 2008, yet he has seen just a few Black men receive the kind of elite opportunity he…
Continue ReadingToby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Toby Keith’s songs accomplished, for some, what great art is intended to: They sustained…
Continue ReadingProsecutors dismiss charges against Louisiana troopers who bragged of beating a Black motorist
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating a Black…
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BLM proposes establishing official trail system at ‘well-loved’ Horse Ridge Recreation Area
The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public scoping period Friday to seek input on the Horse Ridge Recreational Area Non-Motorized Project,…
Continue ReadingMan convicted in Italy for 2007 Meredith Kercher murder is under surveillance over abuse claims
ROME (AP) — A Rome court has ordered that the man convicted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher and freed three years ago be…
Continue ReadingDrug possession charge against rapper Kodak Black dismissed in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A drug possession charge against South Florida rapper Kodak Black was dismissed Friday, two months after an arrest,…
Continue ReadingOcean system that moves heat gets closer to collapse, which could cause weather chaos, study says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a…
Continue ReadingCritical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse, prompting warning from scientists
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with…
Continue ReadingInvestigators focus on suspect in Philadelphia area fire and shooting that left 6 dead, 2 hurt
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators looking into a fire outside Philadelphia that left family…
Continue ReadingFormer Mets GM Billy Eppler suspended through World Series for fabricating injuries
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler was suspended through the 2024 World Series on…
Continue Reading200-foot radio station tower stolen without a trace in Alabama, silencing small town’s voice
JASPER, Ala. (AP) — A radio station manager says the theft of its giant tower has silenced what used to be the voice of a small Alabama town and…
Continue ReadingHarris slams ‘politically motivated’ report as Biden to name task force to protect classified docs
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department…
Continue ReadingSports betting is exploding. Here’s how it works
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Are you feeling lucky? This Sunday, millions of viewers will be glued to the Super Bowl, but they won’t just be…
Continue ReadingRepublican’s resignation shifts power back to Democrats in Pennsylvania House ahead of election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The resignation of a Republican lawmaker in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has put the balance of power back to…
Continue ReadingThe wife of a famed Tennessee sheriff died in a 1967 unsolved shooting. Agents just exhumed her body
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have exhumed the body of the wife of a famed former Tennessee sheriff more than a half-century after she was…
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