NYC Ballet cancels remainder of ‘Nutcracker’ performances
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Ballet has canceled its remaining performances of “The Nutcracker.” The famed ballet by George Balanchine was…
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Mexico says cruise ships with coronavirus cases can dock
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it will allow cruise ships carrying people infected with the coronavirus to dock. The announcement…
Continue Reading Parole canceled for man convicted of killing Jordan’s father
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s parole commission has canceled the scheduled 2024 parole for one of two men convicted in the 1993…
Continue Reading DA: No charges for Cuomo from allegations by 2 women
By DAVID PORTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges stemming from…
Continue Reading Officer suspended after video shows him kneeling on man
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been suspended with pay after a video showed the officer pressing his knee into the back…
Continue Reading US warships stay in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group to stay…
Continue Reading California man gets second life term for synagogue attack
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 22-year-old white supremacist has been sentenced to life in federal prison for killing a woman…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: 2 Iowa teens ambushed teacher, then killed her
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The county attorney prosecuting the case of two southeast Iowa teens charged with murder in…
Continue Reading No survivors found after small jet crashes near San Diego
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says it is investigating the fiery crash of a small business jet near San Diego.…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Suspect in Vegas severed head case a prior felon
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor in Las Vegas says a 57-year-old man jailed after police found the severed head and…
Continue Reading California 1st state to top 5M cases amid omicron surge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to record more than 5 million known coronavirus infections. The state dashboard…
Continue Reading US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
By ZEKE MILLER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19…
Continue Reading Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal judge has refused to throw out an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud…
Continue Reading Severe Brazil flooding spreads in Bahia and beyond
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A total of 116 cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia were in a state of…
Continue Reading Florida officials find car in hit-and-run that killed 2 kids
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have found the car that plowed into a group of children in Florida, killing two and injuring four. But…
Continue Reading Sudan officials say defunct mine collapses, kills 38 people
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities said at least 38 people were killed when a defunct gold mine collapsed in West…
Continue Reading Evangelicals a rising force inside Argentine prisons
By GERMAN DE LOS SANTOS and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — Evangelical pastors have become increasingly influential inside…
Continue Reading South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors as they launch an impeachment…
Continue Reading One of a kind: Ohtani wins AP Male Athlete of Year award
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani did things during 2021 that almost nobody alive had ever seen in sports.…
Continue Reading Setback for Belgian govt as coronavirus measures overturned
BRUSSELS (AP) — An advisory body in Belgium has suspended a government-ordered closure of part of the cultural sector. The Council of State said…
Continue Reading Tutu’s family gathers in South Africa for Cape Town funeral
By FAZLUR PHILLIPS Associated Press CAPE TOWN (AP) — Desmond Tutu’s family members have gathered at his Cape Town home in preparation for his…
Continue Reading ‘Da Vinci Code’ author settles lawsuit alleging secret life
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — “The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown and his ex-wife have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which…
Continue Reading California governor mulls RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor must soon decide whether to free one of America’s most…
Continue Reading Fire contained after reported Israeli attack on Syrian port
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Officials say firefighters have contained a blaze that raged for hours in Syria’s port of…
Continue Reading Mama bear, 3 cubs climb tree, take nap in urban Virginia
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Wildlife officials say a mama black bear and her three cubs clambered up a tree and napped in the middle of a Virginia…
Continue Reading Citing COVID, judge prods Maxwell jury to work overtime
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury weighing the fate Ghislaine Maxwell’s fate has told a judge it is…
Continue Reading Experts pull documents, money from Lee statue time capsule
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and…
Continue Reading Tusk says hacking marks crisis of democracy in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s main opposition party is calling for the creation of a parliamentary commission to investigate…
Continue Reading White House, Jan. 6 committee agree to shield some documents
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has agreed to defer its…
Continue Reading Lebanon to start pipeline renovation to import Egyptian gas
By HASSAN AMMAR Associated Press TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s energy minister has launched two projects in the country’s north to…
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