YouTube prankster says he had no idea he was scaring man who shot him
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va, (AP) — A northern Virginia jury has heard testimony from a YouTube prankster who was shot earlier…
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Sister Helen Prejean’s ‘Dead Man Walking’ arrives at Met in Jake Heggie’s operatic version
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Heggie’s version of “Dead Man Walking” reaches the Metropolitan Opera for the…
Continue Reading Dior triumphs melding women’s past and future, while Saint Laurent puts on study in power dressing
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Amid the electric ambiance of strobe lights and an usually sweltering Parisian fall, Dior…
Continue Reading Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel’s historic Oscar to Howard University
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the…
Continue Reading Police are investigating if unprescribed drugs factored into death of ex-NFL player Mike Williams
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of former NFL player Mike Williams in Tampa after getting information that he may have…
Continue Reading United Farm Workers endorses Biden, says he’s an ‘authentic champion’ for workers and their families
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Farm Workers labor union is endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection in…
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Safe Haven Baby Box used in New Mexico for 1st time as newborn boy dropped off at a fire station
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — It’s called the “Save Haven Baby Box,” and city officials in Hobbs credit it with saving the life of a newborn boy. An…
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Messi’s status for US Open Cup final on Wednesday remains unclear
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi’s status remains unclear for Inter Miami’s U.S. Open Cup final match against Houston on…
Continue Reading Exasperated residents flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control of breakaway region
By GAIANE YENOKIAN Associated Press GORIS, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents are fleeing their homes after Azerbaijan’s…
Continue Reading The UK’s hardline immigration chief says international rules make it too easy to seek asylum
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s immigration minister has argued Tuesday that international refugee rules must be…
Continue Reading Georgia sprinter Matthew Boling turns pro, remains on fast track since prep performance went viral
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer His time or place didn’t matter in this particular competition. It was just sprinter Matthew Boling against the…
Continue Reading Amazon sued by FTC and 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices and overcharges sellers
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in…
Continue Reading Calls are mounting for Menendez to resign as Democrats grapple with ‘shocking’ bribery allegations
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a…
Continue Reading Job alert! Paris Olympics are looking for cooks, security guards and others to fill 16,000 vacancies
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers and their partners have set up a giant job fair meant to help fill about 16,000 vacancies in…
Continue Reading Latino charitable giving rates drop sharply — but that’s not the full story
By KAY DERVISHI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The share of Latinos who give to established charities has dropped sharply…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will let Alabama’s congressional map be redrawn to better represent Black voters
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater…
Continue Reading US sanctions 9 tied to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and leader of Colombia’s Clan del Golfo
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned nine affiliates of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, as well as the current leader of Colombia’s…
Continue Reading Swiss prosecutors indict an ex-employee of trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid in Republic of Congo
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted a former employee of the Geneva-based commodities trading firm Gunvor over bribes…
Continue Reading Canada’s House speaker resigns over inviting a man who fought for a Nazi unit to Parliament
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons resigned Tuesday for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi…
Continue Reading European court rules Turkish teacher’s rights were violated by conviction based on phone app use
ISTANBUL (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights says that the rights of a Turkish teacher convicted of terrorism offences were violated because…
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Do-Gooder: “ She leads with her heart; that’s the beauty people see.” Local businesswoman determined to make a difference in the El Paso Community
El Paso, TX ( KVIA) — Laura Valdez always knew she wanted to make a difference in the El Paso community. She had a knack for volunteering and…
Continue Reading JPMorgan to pay $75 million on claims that it enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operations
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase agreed Tuesday to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that…
Continue Reading US consumer confidence tumbles in September as American anxiety about the future grows
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American consumer is feeling less confident this month, particularly about the future, as…
Continue Reading India and Canada steer clear, at UN, of their dispute over Sikh separatist leader’s killing
By KRUTIKA PATHI and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Indian and Canadian diplomats didn’t directly address their…
Continue Reading A woman died after falling from a cliff at a Blue Ridge Parkway scenic overlook in North Carolina
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — The National Park Service says a South Carolina woman died after falling from a scenic overlook along the Blue Ridge…
Continue Reading Egyptian rights group says 73 supporters of a presidential challenger have been arrested
CAIRO (AP) — A rights group says Egyptian authorities have detained at least 73 people campaigning for a challenger to incumbent President Abdel…
Continue Reading Not again. Federal workers who’ve weathered past government shutdowns brace for yet another ordeal
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the country, federal workers still stung by memories of past government shutdowns are…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and another lawyer over accessing and sharing of his personal data
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and another attorney Tuesday, saying the two wrongly…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will let Alabama’s congressional map be redrawn to better represent Black voters
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater…
Continue Reading Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The pioneering Black portrait artist Barkley L. Hendricks loved to visit the Frick Collection…
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