US expresses concerns over Sri Lanka’s controversial internet regulation law
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The United States is expressing concerns over Sri Lanka’s controversial…
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Colombia declares a disaster because of wildfires and asks for international help
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has issued a disaster declaration and requested help from the international community to combat…
Continue Reading Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has unveiled a sweeping plan to tear down some of the competitive barriers that it has built around its…
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Brothers indicted on smuggling, hostage taking charges
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A federal grand jury indicted 41-year-old Saul Castorena and his brother, 40-year-old Steven Castorena, with…
Continue Reading US women’s professional volleyball void is filled, and possibly overflowing, with 3 upstart leagues
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Volleyball has been the No. 1 girls sport in the United States for a decade. More than 90,000…
Continue Reading Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new ‘Dune: Part Two’ footage
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Time isn’t inverting: Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is coming back to movie theaters for a week, including on…
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Mother of Michigan school shooter testifies it was her husband’s responsibility to store son’s gun
WXYZ, CNN By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan…
Continue Reading FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech’s partnerships with leading AI startups
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial…
Continue Reading New York dancer dies after eating mislabeled cookies that contained peanuts
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A New York City woman died after eating a mislabeled cookie containing peanuts, part of a batch that has since been…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s killers get a March court date to argue appeals of their hate crime convictions
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Three white men convicted of hate crimes for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia…
Continue Reading Andris Nelsons agrees to rolling contract as Boston Symphony Orchestra music director
BOSTON (AP) — Andris Nelsons has agreed to a rolling contract as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The 45-year-old Latvian has been…
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Las Cruces animal advocates request more funding to open old Animal Services Center amid animal neglect claims
LAS Cruces, New Mexico (KVIA) — Officials held the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Animal Services Center of Mesilla Valley on…
Continue Reading Colman Domingo will play Joe Jackson in ‘Michael,’ the Michael Jackson biopic
NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo, fresh off his Oscar nomination, has joined the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” to play the pop…
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Towanda R. Thorne-James named Special Agent in Charge of DEA El Paso Division
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Towanda R. Thorne-James has taken over the Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division as the new Special Agent in…
Continue Reading How genocide officially became a crime, and why South Africa is accusing Israel of committing it
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In the aftermath of World War II and the murder by Nazi Germany of 6 million Jews in…
Continue Reading 4 police officers killed in highway attack in north-central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four municipal police officers are dead following an ambush-style attack on a road in Mexico in the north-central state of…
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Las Cruces jury acquits man of murder in dispensary shooting
Update (September 17, 2024): Altamirano’s defense attorney says that his client was found not guilty of second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter,…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s governor says he wants to ‘get s— done.’ He’s made it his slogan, profanity and all
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has a new slogan that’s not fit for kids’ ears. Shapiro…
Continue Reading Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza’s southern border. That’s fueling tension with Egypt
By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel faces a growing risk of damaging its peace with neighboring Egypt as its…
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‘Our tents were drowned.’ Torrential rain adds to the misery of Gaza’s displaced
CNN By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Men with rolled up trousers wade through floods,…
Continue Reading Biden to host Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida at a state visit in April
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit on April 10,…
Continue Reading Family of woman killed in alligator attack sues housing company alleging negligence
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of an 85-year-old Florida woman who was killed by an alligator last year…
Continue Reading Herbert Coward, known for Toothless Man role in ‘Deliverance,’ dies in North Carolina highway crash
Herbert Coward, known for his “Toothless Man” role in the movie “Deliverance,” died Wednesday in a crash on a western North Carolina…
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Tesla share plunge wipes out $80 billion in market value, after dour earnings call
CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Tesla plunged 12% Thursday, wiping $80 billion off the company’s market value hours after it…
Continue Reading Three soldiers among six sentenced to death for coup plot in Ghana
BY FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A high court in Ghana has sentenced to death six people, including three soldiers, after…
Continue Reading A bear was killed by a hunter months after it captivated a Michigan neighborhood
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A 350-pound black bear that perched for hours in a tree, causing a Mother’s Day spectacle last spring in northern…
Continue Reading White officer should go to trial in slaying of Black motorist, Michigan appeals court rules
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled that a former police officer should go to trial for a murder charge in the…
Continue Reading US warned Iran that ISIS-K was preparing attack ahead of deadly Kerman blasts, a US official says
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government privately warned Iran that the Islamic State group’s affiliate in…
Continue Reading Michigan GOP chair Karamo was ‘properly removed’ from position, national Republican party says
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Attorneys for the Republican National Committee say Michigan GOP Chairperson Kristina…
Continue Reading Middle school students return to class for the 1st time since Iowa school shooting
PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Middle school students in Perry, Iowa, have returned to classes for the first time since a 17-year-old opened fire in a shared…
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