Polish democracy champion Lech Walesa turns 80 and comments on his country’s upcoming election
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish President Lech Walesa says he is supporting opposition leader Donald Tusk’s effort to oust Poland’s…
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Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion after long drought of winners
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Powerball drawing Saturday night, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward $1 billion. The estimated $925…
Continue ReadingProud Boy who disappeared ahead of his Jan. 6 sentencing was found unconscious by agents at his home
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press FBI officials say a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before he was supposed to…
Continue ReadingCountry star Dustin Lynch was at an impasse. The only way forward was to have ‘Killed the Cowboy’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ahead of Dustin Lynch’s sixth studio album, “Killed the Cowboy,” the 38-year-old country…
Continue Reading804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Karin Engstrom thought she’d be paying off her federal student loans for the rest of her life. The…
Continue ReadingLoewe showcases high-waisted silhouettes in surrealistic Paris fashion display
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Flashes of intrigue greeted guests at Loewe’s meticulously designed space for Paris Fashion…
Continue Reading4 Baton Rouge police officers face misconduct charges amid investigations into street crimes unit
By Melissa Alonso and Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — A deputy police chief and three other ranking officers in Louisiana face criminal charges…
Continue ReadingNorway joins EU nations in banning Russian-registered cars from entering its territory
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway says it will start barring Russian-registered passenger cars from entering the Scandinavian country starting next…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook,…
Continue ReadingTrump animates California Republicans with calls to shoot people who rob stores
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — In an occasionally dark and profane speech, Donald Trump on…
Continue ReadingSen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tributes are pouring in for Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing…
Continue ReadingMan accused of killing former girlfriend by throwing her over balcony found guilty
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A man was convicted Thursday of killing his former girlfriend, Amie Harwick, a sex therapist who was once engaged…
Continue ReadingA second man is arrested over the felling in England of a much-loved tree near Hadrian’s Wall
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday made their second arrest over the cutting down of a 300-year-old tree near the…
Continue ReadingRussia hosts the Taliban for talks on regional threats and says it will keep funding Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban representatives are in the Russian city of Kazan for talks on regional threats as Russia attempts to…
Continue ReadingBiden calls for up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, disappointing all sides
By MATTHEW DALY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has proposed up to three oil and…
Continue ReadingUnited Auto Workers strikes spread as 7,000 more workers at two plants join the picket line
By TOM KRISHER and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union expanded strikes against Detroit automakers…
Continue ReadingHigher gas prices lift Fed’s preferred inflation gauge but underlying price pressures remain mild
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose in August, boosted…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s occupied regions to be included for first time in new round of Russian conscriptions
By Radina Gigova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Four occupied regions of Ukraine will be included for the first time in a new round of Russian…
Continue ReadingA bus carrying children overturns in northwest England, killing the driver and a 14-year-old girl
LONDON (AP) — A bus carrying dozens of schoolchildren overturned on a highway near the English city of Liverpool on Friday, killing the driver and…
Continue ReadingA green card processing change means US could lose thousands of faith leaders from abroad
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — For more than two hours on a Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Gustavo Castillo led…
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