Riddick happy at ESPN, yet still has goal of running a team
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Louis Riddick realizes he is in a favorable position. He is an analyst on the NFL’s most iconic television package…
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Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published as a book
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To much of the world the late Toni Morrison was a novelist, celebrated for such classics as…
Continue Reading Kazakh president: Forces can shoot to kill to quell unrest
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s president has authorized security forces to shoot to kill those participating in…
Continue Reading Stocks end lower after mixed jobs data as tech sinks again
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended lower on Wall Street Friday and Treasury yields rose as investors…
Continue Reading Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli spyware
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party has acknowledged that the country bought…
Continue Reading Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has approved new restrictions to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three…
Continue Reading Billionaire’s looted art still on display at Israel Museum
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Weeks after American billionaire Michael Steinhardt agreed to surrender dozens of plundered…
Continue Reading Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison,…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses sole criminal charge against Andrew Cuomo
By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A spokesperson for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he “will not…
Continue Reading Families despair over post-holiday return to remote learning
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A growing number of U.S. school districts are moving back to online classes because of the winter…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka vaccinates children as doctors warn of COVID surge
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan health authorities have begun vaccinating children aged 12 to 15, as…
Continue Reading Some say politics at play in Djokovic detention in Australia
By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press On the tennis court, Novak Djokovic’s timing is perfect. But when the No. 1 player boarded a plane for Australia…
Continue Reading Japan tycoon Maezawa returns from space with business dreams
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has returned from space with hopes of new celestial investments.…
Continue Reading How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19?
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer Symptoms of common colds, the flu and COVID-19 can overlap, so experts say testing is the best way to determine…
Continue Reading Virus testing shortages and delays help fuel surge
By AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The difficulty finding coronavirus test kits in many parts of California and…
Continue Reading Top Republicans mark Jan. 6 with silence, deflection
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just a year ago, many Republicans joined Democrats in reacting with horror to the Capitol…
Continue Reading Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine rule
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears skeptical of the Biden…
Continue Reading Anger as Cambodia’s Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader
By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar to revive peace efforts after last…
Continue Reading US unemployment sinks to 3.9% as many more people find jobs
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s unemployment rate fell in December to a healthy 3.9% — a pandemic low…
Continue Reading Some virus restrictions back in Australia as omicron surges
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s most populous state has reinstated some restrictions and suspended elective surgeries as COVID-19 cases surged to…
Continue Reading Mexico requires visas for Venezuelans in migrant crackdown
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will begin requiring visas for Venezuelans starting Jan. 21, after a surge in the number of migrants trying to reach the…
Continue Reading Banned from the Olympics by IOC, NKorea puts blame elsewhere
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor: Hopeful for deal in COVID teachers dispute
By KATHLEEN FOODY and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third consecutive day amid an ongoing…
Continue Reading More details emerge about teen in Michigan school shooting
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has denied a request to lower a $500,000 bail set for two parents who with their son are…
Continue Reading Missouri man who killed, buried wife sentenced to 28 years
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Missouri man to 28 years in prison for the 2019 killing of his wife, whose body he buried in a state…
Continue Reading Ex-Michigan House Speaker Chatfield accused of sex assault
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State police in northern Michigan are investigating after a woman accused former state House…
Continue Reading Top Republicans mark Jan. 6 with silence, deflection
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just a year ago, many Republicans joined Democrats in reacting with horror to the Capitol…
Continue Reading Wizards announcer apologizes to Houston’s Porter for comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards announcer Glenn Consor has apologized for a reference to Houston player Kevin Porter Jr.’s father during…
Continue Reading California AG: Don’t file murder charges in stillbirths
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top law enforcement official says prosecutors should not charge women…
Continue Reading Officials: Colorado wildfire caused $513 million in damage
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Colorado authorities say last week’s wildfire caused $513 million in damage and…
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