Jason Mraz is feeling free and curious — in music and in love
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy winner Jason Mraz released his latest album “Mystical Magical Rhythmical…
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George Soros’ Open Society Foundations intend to cut programs in Europe, worrying grantees
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Open Society Foundations plan to significantly curtail their work in Europe and lay off much of their staff there.…
Continue ReadingNorth American grassland birds in peril, spurring all-out effort to save birds and their habitat
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press POTTER, Neb. (AP) — When Reed Cammack hears the first meadowlark of spring, he knows his family has made it…
Continue ReadingDutch foreign minister is the ‘right man’ to fill European Commission post, prime minister says
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says the foreign minister of the Netherlands is “the right man” to to fill a…
Continue ReadingA Marine Corps pilot has died in the crash of a combat jet near a military air station in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine Corps pilot has died in the crash of combat jet near a San Diego military base. The service says in statement Friday that…
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Haywood County woman sentenced to 2 years for sending threats to local elected officials
By Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A federal judge has sentenced a…
Continue ReadingPilot confirmed dead in US military jet crash in San Diego
By Oren Liebermann and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The pilot of a US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet that crashed Thursday night near San…
Continue ReadingGreek police arrest dozens for arson as EU’s largest-ever wildfires rage
By Eleni Giokos, Xiaofei Xu and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Greek authorities have arrested dozens of people on arson-related charges as deadly…
Continue ReadingTexas prosecutor says he will not seek death penalty for man in slayings of 2 elderly women
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor says he won’t seek the death penalty for a man convicted of killing two elderly women and suspected…
Continue Reading‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ puts Adam Sandler’s kids front and center
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah” looks like the gift for kids who have…
Continue ReadingSpain busts record 9.5 tons of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment from Ecuador
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish customs agents and National Police said they confiscated the country’s biggest cocaine haul to date of 9.5…
Continue ReadingBoil water advisory for parts of San Diego due to E. Coli
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A boil water advisory has been issued for parts of San Diego and surrounding areas in Southern California that…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia can restrict abortion pill sales, judge rules, despite FDA approval that it’s safe
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion…
Continue ReadingLegionnaires’ disease kills 7 people in a strategic Polish city on the Ukrainian border
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s internal security officers are searching for the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease which…
Continue Reading7 tornadoes confirmed as Michigan storms down trees and power lines; 5 people killed
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — At least seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan as part of…
Continue ReadingFire at a Texas prison forces inmates to evacuate, but no injuries are reported
By KEN MILLER and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press An official says a fire at a Texas state prison did not affect the chamber where condemned inmates…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi visits Greece, the first visit to the country by an Indian prime minister in 40 years
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The prime ministers of India and Greece have pledged to boost their countries’ trade, business and defense ties during a…
Continue ReadingSupermodel Bella Hadid criticized Israel’s far-right security minister. Now he’s lashing out at her
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on…
Continue ReadingDemocrats accuse tax prep firms of undermining new IRS effort on electronic free file tax returns
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are accusing big tax preparation firms including Intuit and H&R…
Continue ReadingAfter Maui officials named 388 people unaccounted for in fires, many called to say they’re OK
By REBECCA BOONE, BEATRICE DUPUY, GENE JOHNSON and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Within a day of Maui County releasing…
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