Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP’s Brooks, Biggs, Jackson
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more House Republicans received requests Monday to voluntarily…
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Sanaz Toossi, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, makes the leap to star in her own play, ‘English’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Theatergoers seeing the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “English” at the Barrington Stage…
Continue Reading Authorities make arrests in the case of Kentucky woman reported missing 8 years ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal and state officials say the former boyfriend of a central Kentucky woman who disappeared more than eight years ago…
Continue Reading Bipartisan Ohio commission unanimously approves new maps that favor Republican state legislators
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s political map-making commission has unanimously approved…
Continue Reading Israel says it foiled Iranian plot to target, spy on senior Israeli politicians
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s internal security agency says it has arrested five Palestinians in a plot allegedly…
Continue Reading Ex-prosecutor who resigned from Trump-Russia probe confirmed for Connecticut Supreme Court
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor who helped investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe in 2020 before abruptly leaving the…
Continue Reading Rising star Jasmine Amy Rogers is tapped to play iconic Betty Boop in new stage musical
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The actor picked to play the iconic, baby-faced flapper Betty Boop in a new stage musical…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot rises to $925 million after another drawing without a big winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $925 million after no players hit it big Wednesday night, continuing a…
Continue Reading Lebanese military court sentences an Islamic State group official to 160 years in prison
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials in Lebanon say a military court has sentenced an official with the extremist…
Continue Reading Former Tennessee lawmaker Brian Kelsey can stay out of prison while challenging sentencing
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a former Tennessee state senator can stay out of prison…
Continue Reading Bahrain says a third soldier has died after an attack this week by Yemeni rebels on the Saudi border
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s military says a third soldier has died of his wounds after an attack by Yemeni rebels on a Bahraini…
Continue Reading Hollywood actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers strike ends
By MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — With the Hollywood writers strike over, actors will now get a shot at…
Continue Reading Deion Sanders still winning in Black community after first loss at Colorado
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer One of Trevon Hamlet’s core memories from attending the University of Colorado is living on campus his freshman…
Continue Reading The candidates went after Biden — and Trump — at the second GOP debate. Follow live updates
By The Associated Press The seven candidates on stage for Wednesday night’s second presidential debate went after President Joe Biden, one…
Continue Reading Bahrain rights group says 13 convicted over prison sit-in that authorities say was violent
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain has sentenced 13 prisoners to an additional three years in prison over a sit-in held in 2021 that prison…
Continue Reading Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Pess NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Bloom was fiddling around with songs and sketches for a new musical stand-up special she…
Continue Reading New storms batter central Greece as government prioritizes adapting to effects of climate change
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — New floods following torrential rain have swept across swathes of central Greece already battered by deadly storms weeks…
Continue Reading US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries
REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is admitting Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens are…
Continue Reading Scottish officials approve UK’s first drug consumption room intended for safer use of illegal drugs
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scottish authorities have approved a multimillion pound drug consumption room. It’s the first…
Continue Reading France’s sexual equality watchdog says violent porn is sowing seeds for real-world sexual violence
PARIS (AP) — A French government-nominated watchdog body on sexual equality says an online deluge of violent and degrading pornography is sowing…
Continue Reading Soccer player Paulinho won’t let intolerance of his Afro-Brazilian religion stop his faith
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press LAGOA SANTA, Brazil (AP) — When Brazilian soccer player Paulinho scored a goal at the Tokyo Olympics, he…
Continue Reading Germany increases border patrols along migrant ‘smuggling routes’ to Poland and Czech Republic
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany will increase its police patrols along “smuggling routes” on the border with…
Continue Reading Brooks Robinson Appreciation: In Maryland in the 1960s, nobody was like No. 5
By BEN WALKER Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 86. Among his many fans…
Continue Reading A look at other Americans who have entered North Korea over the years
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it plans to expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in…
Continue Reading Carbonara burgers and a ‘Spritz Bar’ truck highlight the Ryder Cup food court menu in Italy
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The Ryder Cup’s food scene is decidedly local at the Marco Simone club outside…
Continue Reading Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 3.4 million vehicles in the U.S. and telling owners to park them…
Continue Reading A Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork is appealing court ruling to repay the cash
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish artist who was given a pile of cash by a museum in northern Denmark to create…
Continue Reading Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just…
Continue Reading 13-year-old Chinese skateboarder wins gold at the Asian Games and now eyes the Paris Olympics
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — A 13-year-old girl from China has won a gold medal in stakeboarding at the Asian Games. Cui…
Continue Reading Christian Thielemann chosen to succeed Daniel Barenboim as music director of Berlin’s Staatsoper
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s city government says Christian Thielemann has been chosen as the new general music director of the city’s…
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