Rio police release 17 hostages from a gunman on a bus, at least 2 wounded
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police have released 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus in Rio de Janeiro and wounded at least…
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Argentina inflation slows for a 2nd month as President Milei keeps pushing austerity measures
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s inflation slowed down for a second consecutive month in February, as right-wing President Javier Milei…
Continue ReadingFears of noncitizens voting prompt GOP state lawmakers in Missouri to propose driver’s license label
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some state lawmakers are taking extra steps to prevent noncitizens from voting…
Continue ReadingArkansas stops offering ‘X’ as an alternative to male and female on driver’s licenses and IDs
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is no longer allowing residents to use “X” instead of male or female on…
Continue ReadingActive-shooter-drill bill in California would require advance notice, ban fake gunfire
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fake gunfire would be banned and advance notice required under proposed legislation to…
Continue ReadingUS Army boats head out on a mission to build a floating pier off Gaza’s shore for food deliveries
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four U.S. Army boats, loaded with tons of equipment and steel pier segments, left Virginia…
Continue ReadingThe top strategist of late Russian opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania’s capital
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Associates of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny reported on Tuesday night that the politician’s close ally and…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s future is being planned on two tracks: traditional political power and gang power
By The Associated Press Haiti’s future is being planned on two tracks — one involving traditional political power, the other focused on the power…
Continue ReadingMississippi Senate votes to change control of Jackson’s troubled water system
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill for the second year in a row…
Continue ReadingHIV/AIDS activist David Mixner dies at 77
By Rob Frehse and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Longtime LGBTQ+ activist David Mixner, who was a leader in the fight for social change and…
Continue ReadingStanford star Cameron Brink bypasses extra year, declares for 2024 WNBA draft
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford star Cameron Brink will finish her collegiate career this season and enter the…
Continue ReadingTrump heading to Ohio to rally for GOP’s Bernie Moreno ahead of March 19 primary
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is heading to Ohio to rally support for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno ahead of…
Continue ReadingNew York police crack down on vehicles avoiding tolls with fake license plates
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials in New York are cracking down on vehicles using altered or forged license plates to…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire AG’s office to play both offense and defense in youth center abuse trials
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The first of more than 1,000 lawsuits alleging abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention…
Continue ReadingKarl Wallinger, member of The Waterboys and creative force of behind World Party, dies
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former…
Continue ReadingFederal courts move to restrict ‘judge shopping,’ which got attention after abortion medication case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal courts are moving to make it harder to file lawsuits in front of judges seen as…
Continue ReadingEqual education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a…
Continue ReadingRussia blamed after Navalny’s former chief of staff attacked with hammer in Lithuania
By Darya Tarasova and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Alexey Navalny’s chief of staff was attacked in Lithuania Tuesday, the Kremlin critic’s team…
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U.S. Highway 26 reopens, hours after jackknifed semi-truck closed 25-mile stretch on Warm Springs Reservation
A semi-truck jackknifed on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation Tuesday morning, closing 25-mile stretch of the route for several…
Continue ReadingWild horses facing removal in a North Dakota national park just got another strong ally: Congress
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Advocates for some 200 wild horses roaming North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park…
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