Sioux Falls pauses plan to ditch arsenic-contaminated taxidermy display at state’s largest zoo
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The Sioux Falls mayor announced a “strategic pause” in the city’s plans to ditch an…
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Railyard explosion in Nebraska isn’t expected to create any lingering problems, authorities say
JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska authorities don’t expect any lingering problems related to Thursday’s explosion…
Continue Reading A member of the secret panel studying Wisconsin Supreme Court justice’s impeachment backed her rival
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching a current…
Continue Reading Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti as tensions rise in a dispute over a canal
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic has shut all land, air and…
Continue Reading IMF warns Lebanon that the country is still facing enormous challenges, years after a meltdown began
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has warned that Lebanon is still facing enormous economic…
Continue Reading One American, two Russians ride Russian capsule to the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — One American and two Russians made a quick trip Friday to the International Space aboard a Russian capsule. NASA astronaut Loral…
Continue Reading When Cold War Kids hits the road, so does Nathan Willett’s tennis racket
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Like so many tennis fans around the world, Nathan Willett was captivated by Carlos Alcaraz’s…
Continue Reading Security forces are seen across Iran as country prepares for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Members of the volunteer arm of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have…
Continue Reading Biden announces more Iran sanctions on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced new U.S. sanctions on “some of Iran’s most egregious…
Continue Reading Boston Market restaurants shuttered in New Jersey over unpaid wages are allowed to reopen
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Labor officials in New Jersey have lifted a stop-work order that had temporarily shut…
Continue Reading West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University has given final approval to wide-ranging cuts…
Continue Reading Younger voters will be critical in 2024. Biden and Trump are taking different paths to reach them
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, MICHELLE L. PRICE and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Students were dancing in the aisles and their seats…
Continue Reading Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
By ED WHITE Associated Press A jury has acquitted three men in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The…
Continue Reading Kosovo receives $34.7 million US grant to fight corruption and strengthen democracy
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development has given Kosovo another grant to help the country’s integration into the…
Continue Reading Iowa man is found guilty in death of 10-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted a huge search
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A judge has found an Iowa man guilty in the murder of a 10-year-old girl who was missing for eight months before her remains…
Continue Reading They worked for years in Libya. Now an Egyptian village mourns scores of its men killed in flooding
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press NAZLET EL-SHARIF, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian village is mourning dozens of its men killed in the horrific floodwaters…
Continue Reading Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and…
Continue Reading Spanish judge hears allegations of Franco-era police torture in a case rights groups say is a 1st
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has heard evidence of alleged torture during the rule of late dictator Francisco Franco. Human rights groups say the…
Continue Reading Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way
By MEAD GRUVER and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Mitt Romney’s announcement this week that he will not seek another term in the U.S.…
Continue Reading Remains exhumed from a Tulsa cemetery as the search for 1921 Race Massacre victims has resumed
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Archaeologists have exhumed the remains of one person and plan to exhume a second set as the…
Continue Reading Women’s World Cup winners maintain boycott of Spain’s national team. Coach delays picking her squad
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The new coach of Spain’s women’s team has had to delay the announcement of her first…
Continue Reading UNESCO puts 2 locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger
By BARAA ANWER Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The U.N.’s World Heritage Committee has placed two major historical sites in Ukraine…
Continue Reading National Hispanic Heritage Month highlights cultural diversity of Spanish-speaking Americans
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Hispanic history and culture take center stage across the U.S. for National Hispanic Heritage Month,…
Continue Reading 6 ‘Soldiers of Christ’ members are in custody after a woman’s body was found in a car trunk
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Five adults and a 15-year-old self-described as “Soldiers of Christ” religious group members were in custody on murder…
Continue Reading Princess Diana’s sheep sweater smashes records to sell for $1.1 million
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana has sold at auction for…
Continue Reading Big Pharma’s Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over ‘excessive’ drug prices
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in…
Continue Reading After attacks, British prime minister says American XL Bully dogs are dangerous and will be banned
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday described American XL Bully dogs as a “danger to our…
Continue Reading TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe’s strict data privacy rules
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect…
Continue Reading Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland is joining its three Baltic neighbors in banning vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their…
Continue Reading Putin meets the leader of Belarus, who suggests joining Russia’s move to boost ties with North Korea
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a meeting Friday with his Belarusian ally, who suggested that Minsk could could join…
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