Turkish lawmaker who gave speech criticizing Israel dies after collapsing in parliament
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top official says a Turkish opposition lawmaker has died days after he suffered a heart attack and collapsed just after…
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North Carolina Rep. Nickel won’t seek reelection due to remapping, points to 2026 Senate bid
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A third North Carolina Democratic member of Congress isn’t seeking reelection this…
Continue ReadingWhy Argentina’s shock measures may be the best hope for its ailing economy
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The painful economic steps that Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, announced this…
Continue ReadingBucks, Pacers square off in dispute over game ball after Giannis’ record-setting performance
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo exchanged heated words with members of the Indiana staff and raced toward the Pacers’ locker room…
Continue ReadingMexico’s search for people falsely listed as missing finds some alive, rampant poor record-keeping
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government’s controversial effort to look for people falsely listed as…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Drew Ferguson, a Georgia Republican, says he won’t seek reelection in 2024
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican congressman says he won’t seek reelection to his Georgia seat in…
Continue ReadingTrump’s first criminal trial is scheduled to begin in March but legal appeals threaten that date
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington once…
Continue Reading‘They’ve got the gun on my head, son’: Nigerian soccer great Mikel John Obi recalls his dad’s harrowing kidnappings
CNN By Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Mikel John Obi vividly remembers the moment he was told his father, Pa Michael Obi, had been…
Continue ReadingMan acquitted of killing three in Minnesota is convicted in unrelated kidnapping, shooting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man acquitted of killing three people in a 2022 shooting could be heading to prison anyway after being found…
Continue ReadingAlice in Wonderland stage play from Chicago fuses circus elements for new PBS broadcast
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first indication that you’re not seeing a run-of-the-mill production of Alice in…
Continue ReadingFormer British soldier to stand trial over Bloody Sunday killings half a century ago
LONDON (AP) — A judge says a former British soldier will stand trial in the killing of two civil rights protesters half a century ago on Bloody…
Continue ReadingPromising new gene therapies for sickle cell are out of reach in countries where they’re needed most
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Gautam Dongre’s two children in India and Pascazia Mazeze’s son in Tanzania live with an inherited blood…
Continue ReadingTwo-time ABA champion and Indiana Mr. Basketball winner George McGinnis dies at 73
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George McGinnis spent his teenage years sneaking into Pacers games at the Indiana State…
Continue ReadingMen charged with killing 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, to sell on black market
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing…
Continue ReadingThe nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
CNN By Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The largest credit union in the US has the widest disparity in mortgage approval…
Continue ReadingFrom New York to Tokyo, stock markets around the world have rallied in 2023
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a great year for stock markets around the world. Wall Street’s rally has been front…
Continue ReadingUS judge to decide Friday if Colorado can reintroduce wolves over cattle industry objections
By MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the…
Continue ReadingWith death toll rising, Kenyan military evacuates people from flood-hit areas
By BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press MANDERA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s military continued efforts Thursday to evacuate hundreds of people trapped by…
Continue ReadingPerseverance rover uncovers intriguing new clues about water on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — After spending 1,000 days on the Martian surface, NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered new details about…
Continue ReadingFinland, NATO’s newest member, will sign a defense pact with the United States
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO’s newest member and Russia’s neighbor Finland is to sign a bilateral defense cooperation…
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