North Carolina trial judges block election board changes made by Republican legislature
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges have blocked portions of a new law that would eliminate…
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Bills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in on felony domestic violence charge
DALLAS (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday after he was charged in a warrant with…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas in the Supreme Court ethics probe. GOP won’t back enforcement
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas…
Continue Reading Will an earlier Oscars broadcast attract more viewers? ABC plans to try the 7 p.m. slot in 2024
Academy Awards enthusiasts won’t have to stay up quite as late to hear the best picture winner in March. The 96th Oscars will begin one hour early,…
Continue Reading Members of global chemical weapons watchdog vote to keep Syria from getting poison gas materials
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The annual meeting of members of the global chemical weapons watchdog has called on countries to prevent the sale or…
Continue Reading Wartime Israel shows little tolerance for Palestinian dissent
By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Bayan Khateeb knows she’s a terrible cook. So when she managed to pull off a dish of cooked…
Continue Reading Former UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through a credit crunch, has died
LONDON (AP) — British ex-Treasury chief Alistair Darling has died at age 70. Darling was a central figure in the U.K.’s response to the 2008…
Continue Reading Trump will hold a fundraiser instead of appearing at next week’s Republican presidential debate
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will be headlining a closed-door fundraiser in Florida next week as his Republican…
Continue Reading A deadline for ethnic Serbs to sign up for Kosovo license plates has been postponed by 2 weeks
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government has postponed a deadline by two weeks for ethnic Serbs living in the country to register their…
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Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an…
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What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival…
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On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought
By JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly all the world’s nations finalized the creation of a…
Continue Reading Alvin Ailey troupe – and a soulful Cynthia Erivo – join to celebrate dance legend Judith Jamison
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Actor-singer Cynthia Erivo lent searing and soulful vocals to an evening marking Alvin Ailey American Dance…
Continue Reading Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new…
Continue Reading Protesters shove their way into congress of Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon, toss smoke bomb
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The legislature of the northern Mexico border state of Nuevo Leon says protesters broke through doors, took over the floor of…
Continue Reading French soccer league struggling with violence, discriminatory chanting and low-scoring matches
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN There’s been homophobic and racist chanting in the stands, a team bus pelted with stones, a game called off because of crowd…
Continue Reading Alternative healer faces manslaughter charge over woman’s death at a UK slapping therapy workshop
LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocates a technique known as “slapping therapy” has been charged over the death of a woman at one of…
Continue Reading MLB and Sirius XM extended broadcast agreement through 2028 season
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and Sirius XM extended their broadcast agreement by five years through the 2028 season. The deal announced…
Continue Reading Driver arrested after 2 troopers killed in Las Vegas freeway hit-and-run was impaired, police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two Nevada state troopers have died in a hit-and-run while helping another driver and a suspect is…
Continue Reading Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political novel inspired award-winning film ‘Z,’ dies at 89
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political book “Z” inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name,…
Continue Reading Coup leader Guy Philippe repatriated to Haiti as many question his next role in country in upheaval
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Notorious coup leader Guy Philippe has returned to Haiti after the…
Continue Reading A house explodes and bursts into flames in Minnesota, killing at least 1 person, fire chief says
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Authorities say an early morning explosion and subsequent fire leveled a home in a St. Paul, Minnesota, suburb,…
Continue Reading Former Myanmar colonel who once served as information minister gets 10-year prison term for sedition
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential…
Continue Reading An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald…
Continue Reading Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on COVID origins and the US pandemic response
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci is expected to testify before Congress…
Continue Reading Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1B class-action lawsuit after promoting for Binance NFTs
NEW YORK (AP) — Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with class-action lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion in damages for his role…
Continue Reading Adelson adding NBA team to resume of casino mogul, GOP power broker, US and Israel newspaper owner
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The prospective new owner of the Dallas Mavericks is one of the richest women in the world, a Las…
Continue Reading Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law in war against Hamas as truce is extended
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israeli leaders to respect…
Continue Reading Gambian man convicted in Germany for role in killings under Gambia’s former ruler
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted a Gambian man of murder and crimes against humanity for involvement in…
Continue Reading On ‘Innocence,’ Kenny G’s jazz lullabies aren’t just for kids. They’re for everyone
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four decades into his career, which includes 20 studio albums, a Grammy, and the Guinness World…
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