Baldwin: It’s ‘a lie’ that he’s not helping shooting probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin says any suggestion that he’s not cooperating with a probe into last fall’s shooting on his movie…
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Moderna gives Mexico 2.7 million shots as deaths top 300,000
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. company Moderna has donated 2.7 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Mexico as the country’s official death…
Continue Reading Reports sought about molesting New Year’s Eve mob in Milan
Italian security officials have appealed to women and girls who think they were sexually molested by mobs during New Year’s Eve celebrations in a…
Continue Reading Former ‘Hollywood Madam’ says she’s moving out of Nevada
PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — The woman dubbed the “Hollywood Madam” when she was accused in the mid-1990s of running a Los Angeles prostitution ring…
Continue Reading Wall of rock falls on boaters on Brazilian lake, killing 6
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A towering slab of rock has broken from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocols
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Closed-door negotiations have resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school…
Continue Reading US hones warnings, offers to Russia over Ukraine
BY MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has issued new, clear warnings to Russia on penalties…
Continue Reading Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at age 93 after a long career in which she…
Continue Reading GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says he’ll seek 4th term
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is seeking reelection to a fourth term in 2022.…
Continue Reading Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence reports compiled by the U.S. Capitol Police in the days before…
Continue Reading Man and his girlfriend are accused of brutal assault on wife
PERTH, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York man and his girlfriend are accused of holding the man’s estranged wife captive for days and brutally…
Continue Reading Virginia police identify 2 victims of ‘shopping cart killer’
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia have positively identified the remains of two women they say were killed by a man they believe is a…
Continue Reading Tigray forces say Ethiopian airstrike kills 56 civilians
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A spokesman for the forces fighting Ethiopia’s government in the embattled Tigray region says an air strike has killed at…
Continue Reading Irish singer Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son found dead
LONDON (AP) — Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son has been found dead in Ireland after his mother notified authorities…
Continue Reading Kazakhstan adds uncertainty to talks with Russia on Ukraine
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s decision to send paratroopers into Kazakhstan, where a crackdown on violent…
Continue Reading Duchess of Cambridge, the reliable royal, turns 40
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Cambridge is turning 40 on Sunday after having emerged in recent years as Britain’s…
Continue Reading Space telescope’s ‘golden eye’ opens, last major hurdle
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new space telescope has opened its gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror,…
Continue Reading Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and TERRY TANG Associated Press The explosion in omicron-fueled coronavirus infections has caused a breakdown in basic…
Continue Reading Turkmenistan’s leader wants ‘Gates of Hell’ fire put out
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country’s most notable but infernal sights. A…
Continue Reading Worker dies after roof collapses at Pennsylvania stone mine
LAKE LYNN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a worker has died after a roof collapsed at a stone mine in southwestern Pennsylvania. The state Department…
Continue Reading Police search for Harmony Montgomery at her last home
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities searched the last known residence of Harmony Montgomery to investigate the disappearance of the New Hampshire…
Continue Reading Soldier from North Macedonia dies as peacekeeper in Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo says a participating soldier from North Macedonia has died. The Kosovo Force…
Continue Reading Chinese immigrant attacked in NYC dies months later
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press New York City police say a Chinese immigrant who was brutally attacked in April while collecting cans in East Harlem…
Continue Reading South Africa’s ruling party must regain support, says leader
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ruling party, the African National…
Continue Reading As spending bill stalls, Biden climate goals remain elusive
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden faces a steep path to achieve his ambitious goal of slashing planet-warming…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s revolution divided in the cradle of Chavismo
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SABANETA, Venezuela (AP) — The internal struggles of the movement started by late Venezuelan President Hugo…
Continue Reading Iranian filmmaker dies from COVID-19 despite prison furlough
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An award-winning Iranian filmmaker and poet who had been jailed on state security charges but was released on…
Continue Reading Defense minister warns Greece not to test Turkey’s patience
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says Greece should refrain from testing Turkey’s…
Continue Reading Serbia: Lithium mine opponents block roads in bad weather
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of people in Serbia have spent part of a holiday weekend blocking roads to protest plans for lithium mining in the…
Continue Reading Hate crimes trial in Arbery killing will put racism up front
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The three white men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery will soon face…
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