Black soldiers are honored, name by name, at a Civil War battlefield
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Civil War battlefield in Mississippi is providing more information about Black…
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Chad opposition leader was killed as he led attack on security agency in the capital, official says
By EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s prosecutor said on Thursday that an opposition leader was killed while…
Continue ReadingCanada reimposes a visa requirement on Mexicans
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s immigration minister says his country is reimposing the visa requirements on Mexican…
Continue ReadingGhana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill draws international condemnation after it is passed by parliament
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters has drawn…
Continue ReadingTexas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate…
Continue ReadingEditor of top independent Russian newspaper fined for allegedly discrediting military
By The Associated Press The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was detained and later fined 30,000 rubles…
Continue ReadingWhat will win at the Oscars? AP’s film writers set their predictions
By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey…
Continue ReadingMIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference continues to make strides in data acceptance
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jessica Gelman has become an influential leader and innovator in the sports industry. She…
Continue ReadingSpanish bishop rebukes priests who joked about wishing Pope goes to heaven soon
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish bishop has rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program wishing Pope Francis may die as soon as…
Continue ReadingClimate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissions
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused…
Continue ReadingA blender from the 1960s, a restored 1936 piano. What I learned from clearing out my childhood home
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For AP writer Anne D’Innocenzio, losing her mother was hard enough. But…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs superfan pleads guilty to bank robbery and money laundering
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as ChiefsAholic has pleaded guilty to federal bank robbery and other…
Continue ReadingItalian interior minister calls violence against minors at pro-Palestinian demo ‘a defeat’
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s interior minister acknowledged as a “defeat” the use of police batons against high…
Continue ReadingAid groups appeal to the European Union to release urgent funds for Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Aid groups are appealing to the European Union to release tens of millions of euros in funding due…
Continue ReadingCharlamagne Tha God offers straight talk in next book, ‘Get Honest Or Die Lying’
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlamagne Tha God’s next book is an ode to hard truths and getting to the point. Black Privilege Publishing, a Simon &…
Continue ReadingIndia begins replacing military personnel with civilians in response to Maldives’ demand
NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it has begun replacing dozens of its military personnel in Maldives with civilian technical staff who will operate…
Continue ReadingNYC officials clear another storefront illegally housing dozens of migrants in unsafe conditions
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have cleared out a Bronx storefront illegally converted to house dozens of tenants that was run by the same…
Continue ReadingElectronic Arts cutting about 5% of workforce with layoffs ongoing in gaming and tech sector
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Electronic Arts is cutting about 5% of its workforce, or approximately 670 employees, as layoffs in the…
Continue ReadingA California county ditched its vote counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Voters in a rural Northern California county will decide whether to recall a local elected…
Continue ReadingSally Rooney has a new novel, ‘Intermezzo,’ coming out in the fall
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Rooney will have a new novel out this fall, “Intermezzo,” a story of love, family and…
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