An Alaska city reinstates its police chief after felony assault charge is dropped
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska police chief is back to work after a felony assault charge was dropped and he was cleared in an internal…
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She said she killed her lover in self-defense. Court says jury properly saw her as the aggressor
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has upheld the murder conviction of a woman who…
Continue Reading Police search for suspect who shot and wounded person at Indiana shopping mall
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a person was shot and wounded Friday inside a shopping mall in northeastern Indiana following an altercation and…
Continue Reading Medicines360’s long and winding, $82 million road to create and distribute $50 birth control
By SONO MOTOYAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Drugs and medical devices rarely come from the nonprofit world. There are…
Continue Reading Ecuador says 57 guards and police officers are released after being held hostage in several prisons
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more…
Continue Reading Mississippi governor’s brother suggested that auditor praise Brett Favre during welfare scandal
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As Brett Favre became ensnared in media attention for his connection…
Continue Reading Bosnian Serbs stage protests in support of their separatist leader
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs, some waving flags with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, have staged…
Continue Reading Russia declares Nobel-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have declared newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent, continuing the country’s moves to suppress…
Continue Reading One dead, four injured in stabbings at notorious jail in Atlanta that’s under federal investigation
ATLANTA (AP) — Five people were stabbed, one fatally, during a dispute among men being held at an overcrowded jail in Atlanta that is already the…
Continue Reading OAS says legal actions in Guatemala appear aimed at keeping president-elect from taking power
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The head of the Organization of American States’ election observation mission to…
Continue Reading Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline
ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved…
Continue Reading Delaware man who police blocked from warning of speed trap wins $50K judgment
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police have agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by a man…
Continue Reading France’s Macron says schools will be ‘intractable’ in enforcing ban on robes often worn by Muslims
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says public school students won’t get past the door if they show up dressed in long robes mainly…
Continue Reading Metal factory explosion in Brazil kills 2 people and injures several others
SAO PAULO (AP) — Officials in Brazil say an explosion at a metal factory in country’s most populous state has killed four people and…
Continue Reading Gun and drug charges filed against Myon Burrell, sent to prison for life as teen but freed in 2020
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors have filed gun and drug charges against Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for…
Continue Reading Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group was sentenced Friday to 18…
Continue Reading Civil rights group wants independent probe into the record number of deaths in Alaska prisons
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is asking the courts to order an independent investigation into the Alaska…
Continue Reading Spain opens case against soccer chief for World Cup kiss. Luis Rubiales breaks week-long silence
By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish government legal panel is opening a case against suspended soccer chief…
Continue Reading Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters first
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Silicon Valley investors behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree got off to a rocky…
Continue Reading At least 7 killed in Chile when a train crashes into a minibus at a railway crossing
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say a passenger train in Chile has collided with a minibus, killing seven people and injuring several others.…
Continue Reading More than 150 migrants in small boats rescued off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued more than 150 people, including several children, who were heading in small boats…
Continue Reading Traffickers plead guilty to smuggling over $10,000 in endangered sea cucumbers
By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally…
Continue Reading Russian students are returning to school, where they face new lessons to boost their patriotism
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Clad in white shirts and carrying bouquets, children across Russia flocked back to…
Continue Reading Former prosecutor who resigned from Russia probe investigation tapped for state Supreme Court post
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A former top federal prosecutor who resigned from the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has…
Continue Reading Man gets 2-year prison sentence in pandemic fraud case to buy alpaca farm
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts pizzeria owner has been sentenced to two years in prison for using over $660,000 in fraudulently obtained…
Continue Reading Powered by wind, this $10B transmission line will carry more energy than the Hoover Dam
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An energy infrastructure project bigger than the Hoover Dam is how Hunter…
Continue Reading Juri Vips gets 2nd chance in racing after use of racial slur nearly ended his career
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing knew its latest driver would be controversial, so much so…
Continue Reading More than 85,000 highchairs are under recall after two dozen reports of falls
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 85,000 highchairs sold at major retailers across North America are being recalled due to a fall hazard that has resulted…
Continue Reading Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press On Friday, Texas became the most populous state with a ban in effect against gender-affirming care for minors.…
Continue Reading 18 gang members suspected of armed heists killed in a shootout with South African police
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sixteen men and two women suspected of being part of a gang that robbed armored…
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