Suspended Alabama priest married the 18-year-old he fled to Italy with, records show
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Records show that a suspended Alabama priest recently married the teenager he fled to Italy with this summer. A marriage…
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Regulators and law enforcement crack down on crypto’s bad actors. Congress has yet to take action
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While the scandals in the cryptocurrency industry seem to never end, Washington…
Continue Reading Atlanta officer used Taser on church deacon after he said he could not breathe, police video shows
By KATE BRUMBACK and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Body camera video shows an Atlanta police officer responding to a minor car…
Continue Reading Local newspaper started by Ralph Nader saved from closure by national media company
WINSTED, Conn. (AP) — A small Connecticut newspaper that began publishing in February with the help of Ralph Nader has been saved from a planned…
Continue Reading Humanitarians want more aid for Gaza, access to hostages under Israel-Hamas truce. And more time
By JAMEY KEATEN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — International aid groups that have lined up thousands of aid trucks for Gaza say…
Continue Reading Closing arguments in Vatican trial seek to expose problems in the city state’s legal system
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Lawyers for a once-powerful cardinal have accused Vatican prosecutors of being “prisoners…
Continue Reading Track coach pleads guilty in federal court to tricking women into sending him nude photos
BOSTON (AP) — A former college track and field coach accused of setting up sham social media and email accounts in an attempt to trick women into…
Continue Reading Fiery crash kills 2 at Niagara Falls’ Rainbow border bridge. Officials say no sign of terrorism
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, JOHN WAWROW and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from…
Continue Reading Student Academy Awards — a launching pad into Hollywood — celebrate 50 years
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The Student Academy Awards may not be as glitzy or high profile as the Oscars, but in its 50 years it has proven to be…
Continue Reading Mississippi drops charges in killing of former state lawmaker but says new charges are possible
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi prosecutors have dismissed indictments against a man in the shooting…
Continue Reading Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control influx of migrants, closes crossing points
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish border guards and soldiers have begun erecting barriers including concrete obstacles topped…
Continue Reading Police say some 70 bullets fired in North Philadelphia shooting that left 2 dead, 5 wounded
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left two men dead and five wounded, but no arrests have been made.…
Continue Reading Maryland hate crime commission member suspended for anti-Israel social media posts
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Attorney General has suspended a member of the state’s new commission aimed at addressing hate crimes after she…
Continue Reading Germany and Italy agree on joint ‘action plan’ including energy, technology, climate protection
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Italy have agreed to work closer together in the fields of energy, technology, climate protection, security and cultural…
Continue Reading Susan Sarandon, Melissa Barrera dropped from Hollywood companies after comments on Israel-Hamas war
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and “Scream” star Melissa Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making…
Continue Reading Robbery suspect’s colorful underwear helped police arrest him, authorities say
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a pair of multicolored briefs peeking out above a robbery suspect’s low-slung trousers helped police arrest him.…
Continue Reading Investigators believe 4 men found dead in suburban Denver home were killed in a murder-suicide
DENVER (AP) — Investigators believe four men found dead inside a suburban Denver home on Tuesday died as the result of a murder-suicide,…
Continue Reading Suspected militants kill 5, including 2 soldiers, in pair of bombings in northwest Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say suspected militants have targeted security forces and a pro-government elder in northwest…
Continue Reading Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An activist who documented murders in one of Mexico’s deadliest cities has himself been killed. Adolfo Enríquez was…
Continue Reading Incoming Philadelphia mayor taps the city’s chief of school safety as next police commissioner
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker has selected longtime police official Kevin J. Bethel to become the next police…
Continue Reading The US has thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader, an AP source says
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government official says the U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader…
Continue Reading 25 killed when truck overloaded with food items and people crashes in Nigeria’s north
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state say 25 people have been killed and…
Continue Reading Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent’s $700,000 exit deal
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania school board that’s banned books, Pride flags and transgender athletes…
Continue Reading Less than 2 years after nearly being killed by Russian bomb, Fox’s Benjamin Hall returns to Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, nearly killed by Russian bombs while reporting in Ukraine less than two years ago, returned…
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Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier…
Continue Reading Olympic organizers to release more than 400,000 new tickets for the Paris Games and Paralympics
PARIS (AP) — Olympic organizers will release 400,000 extra tickets for next year’s Paris Games and the Paralympics at the end of the month.…
Continue Reading Leaders of 4 Central European states disagree on military aid for Ukraine but agree on other support
PRAGUE (AP) — The presidents of four Central European countries found some common ground Wednesday on Ukraine despite their governments’…
Continue Reading Charleston, South Carolina, elects its first Republican mayor since Reconstruction Era
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston has elected its first Republican mayor since…
Continue Reading New Philanthropy Roundtable CEO Christie Herrera ready to fight for donor privacy
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new president and CEO of Philanthropy Roundtable says she plans to fight for the principles…
Continue Reading Palestinian flag displayed by fans of Scottish club Celtic at Champions League game draws UEFA fine
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The display of a liberation flag among hundreds of Palestinian flags at a Champions League game by fans of Scottish club…
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