Tampa teen faces murder charge in mass shooting on Halloween weekend
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old is now facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a…
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Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger
NEW YORK (AP) — Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced…
Continue ReadingA Texas judge ruled a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy
By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking a…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions money lending network to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, looks to boost maritime protections
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is encouraging Mideast allies to join the Combined Maritime Forces, a…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone ex-president is called in for questioning over attacks officials say was a failed coup
By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A Sierra Leone government spokesman says that a former president has been called in for…
Continue ReadingJudge orders prison, probation in last sentencings tied to plot to kidnap Michigan governor
By ED WHITE Associated Press A judge has handed down the last sentences involving a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Shawn Fix of…
Continue ReadingUS Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy
By JACK DURA and JIM SALTER Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was charged Thursday with…
Continue ReadingLithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda says he’ll seek reelection in 2024 for another 5-year term
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s president says he will seek reelection for another five-year term as the leader of the Baltic nation…
Continue ReadingClimate activists pour mud and Nesquik on St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice
ROME (AP) — Activists have poured mud and chocolate milk on the façade of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice in their latest climate protest. Police…
Continue ReadingRights groups file legal challenge with UK court, urging a halt on British arms exports to Israel
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Legal and human rights groups have filed a legal challenge with Britain’s High Court, calling for…
Continue ReadingLabor union asks federal regulators to oversee South Carolina workplace safety program
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of the largest labor organizations in the United States wants the…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Hall & Oates legal fight, and the business at stake behind all that music
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John…
Continue Reading‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ will feature Janelle Monáe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneé Rapp and more in LA
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2024 on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from…
Continue ReadingLa Scala’s gala premiere of ‘Don Carlo’ celebrates Italian opera’s new status as cultural treasure
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted with…
Continue ReadingA Danish court orders a British financier to remain in pre-trial custody on tax fraud
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A British hedge fund trader extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Denmark where he was wanted for allegedly…
Continue ReadingAlzheimer’s patient wanders away, wife demands answers
By Harry Samler Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The wife of a 73-year-old Alzheimer’s…
Continue ReadingDenmark’s parliament adopts a law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new law has been passed in Denmark’s parliament that makes it illegal to desecrate…
Continue ReadingJapan pledges $4.5B more in aid for Ukraine, including $1B in humanitarian funds
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in…
Continue ReadingOnlyFans has a new content creator: tennis player Nick Kyrgios
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Tennis pro Nick Kyrgios is setting up a free-to-access OnlyFans page. Kyrgios is a 28-year-old Australian who was…
Continue ReadingThe White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars
By AMANDA SEITZ and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice.…
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