Gunmen release 10 more Nigerian students after fresh ransom
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have released 10 students in Nigeria’s north nearly three months after they…
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Police kill armed man on crowded Southern California beach
Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police officers shot and killed an armed man in front of dozens of witnesses, many of whom had…
Continue Reading UK gas stations run dry as trucker shortage sparks hoarding
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of British gas stations have run dry, as motorists scrambled to fill up amid a supply disruption due to a shortage of truck…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas up by a penny per gallon to $3.25
Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline went up by a penny over the past two weeks, to $3.25 per…
Continue Reading Progress made on California fire that displaced thousands
Associated Press REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on a forest fire that displaced thousands of people near Shasta…
Continue Reading Utah’s Lowe killed in shooting less than a year after Jordan
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe has died in a shooting at house party less than a year after teammate Ty Jordan was…
Continue Reading North Dakota stuntman known as Flying Farmer crashes on jump
MAKOTI, N.D. (AP) — The first car jumping attempt in five years by North Dakota’s version of Evil Knievel ended in disaster when the car driven…
Continue Reading Ex-Northwestern professor to stand trial in fatal stabbing
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Northwestern University professor is set to stand trial in the stabbing death of his boyfriend as part of what prosecutors…
Continue Reading FBI investigating Missouri cops who let dog bite Black man
WOODSON TERRACE, Mo. (AP) — The FBI has opened an investigation into the arrest of a Black man in Missouri during which cellphone video shows three…
Continue Reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opens 2nd to ‘Shang-Chi’ at box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Dear Evan Hansen” may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a…
Continue Reading South Dakota lawmakers to weigh whether seek AG impeachment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature will consider whether to try to impeach Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg for a car crash last year…
Continue Reading Friends, family flock to Long Island to mourn Gabby Petito
By ARIJETA LAJKA Associated Press HOLBROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Mourners are paying their respects to Gabby Petito, whose death on a cross-country trip has…
Continue Reading Theoneste Bagosora, architect of Rwanda genocide, dies at 80
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel regarded as the architect of the 1994…
Continue Reading In Mexico, some Haitians find a helping hand
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press CIUDAD ACUÑA, México (AP) — Some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who briefly formed a camp in the Texas…
Continue Reading Missioni turns creative page; Liberatore mixes real, virtual
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — On this rainy Sunday morning, the fashion crowd filed into a richly upholstered movie theater for a…
Continue Reading After captivity, Nigerian students seek overseas education
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — They spent weeks in the captivity of gunmen in forests ringing Nigeria’s troubled…
Continue Reading India’s eastern coast on high alert as cyclone hits land
NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in two Indian coastal states are on high alert with evacuations and preparations underway as a cyclone hit the eastern…
Continue Reading US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots
By TODD RICHMOND and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S.…
Continue Reading UK Labour politician defends calling government ‘scum’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The deputy leader of Britain’s main opposition party is refusing to apologize for calling the…
Continue Reading UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press The Taliban want a seat at the United Nations and international recognition of their rule over Afghanistan. The group…
Continue Reading In redistricting, big say for big cities in DC power balance
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As political muscle goes, big doesn’t automatically translate to power. That’s the…
Continue Reading Haitians returning to a homeland that’s far from welcoming
By ALBERTO ARCE and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — This is the Port-au-Prince that awaits Haitian deportees: An…
Continue Reading Rowdy celebrations erupt in Norway as COVID restrictions end
HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Norway have reported dozens of disturbances and violent clashes including mass brawls in the Nordic country’s big…
Continue Reading Nonprofit grants propel prosecutor push on racial injustice
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Many of the law enforcement changes enacted by states after George Floyd’s death have…
Continue Reading What’s the price of Biden’s plan? Democrats drive for zero
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What will it cost to enact President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of social programs? Congress…
Continue Reading Airstrike kills, wounds Turkey-backed gunmen in north Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media say warplanes have attacked Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria,…
Continue Reading Volcanic ash cloud halts flights to and from Spanish island
LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — A massive ash cloud from an erupting volcano has prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of La Palma.…
Continue Reading So close! Iceland almost gets female-majority parliament
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday — before a…
Continue Reading San Marino voters overwhelmingly back legal abortion
By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCESCO FEDELI Associated Press SAN MARINO (AP) — Residents in the tiny republic of San Marino have voted overwhelmingly…
Continue Reading South Korea urges North to restore hotlines for any talks
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is urging North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a day…
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