Justice Dept. creating unit focused on domestic terrorism
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism.…
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Suit highlights suburban unease with addiction centers
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-based addiction treatment center has filed a federal lawsuit to force one suburb…
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By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s most historic and storied stage, is…
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater…
Continue Reading Author Kwame Alexander to launch new trilogy this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — A trilogy by award-winning children’s author Kwame Alexander that tells the saga of an African family begins this fall with…
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Taiwan will set up a $1 billion credit program aimed at funding projects by Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies amid…
Continue Reading New charges planned against Harmony Montgomery’s stepmother
KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Court documents show prosecutors plan to drop a welfare fraud charge against the stepmother…
Continue Reading How fleeting choices, circumstances doomed 17 in Bronx fire
By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A series of fleeting choices and troubling circumstances fueled a staggering tragedy — the fire…
Continue Reading Bone in SUV is from Ohio mom missing since 2002 with 2 kids
AURORA, Ind. (AP) — DNA testing has confirmed that a bone found in an SUV pulled last fall from the Ohio River in Indiana is from an Ohio woman who…
Continue Reading Israel donates $500K to Afghans who fled to Tajikistan
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Foreign Ministry says the country has donated $500,000 to the United Nations for food, medical aid and other…
Continue Reading Vets in Poland working to save brown bear cub
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A veterinarian says that a young brown bear found exhausted in snowy woods in southeastern Poland is improving but remains in…
Continue Reading A glance, then grim truth for brother of Bronx fire victim
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man who helped take people to the hospital after a deadly New York City fire…
Continue Reading Outbreaks, bottlenecks expected to slow global growth in ’22
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank is downgrading its outlook for the global economy. It blames continuing…
Continue Reading Universal health care bill advances in California Assembly
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats have taken their first step toward creating a universal health care…
Continue Reading Rome church condemns swastika-draped casket at funeral
ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church in Rome is strongly condemning a funeral procession outside a local church in which the casket was draped in a Nazi…
Continue Reading Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon mining
By SAM COWIE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — The scorching Amazon sun beats down as agents inspect the body of a black…
Continue Reading UK utility apologizes for advice to cuddle pets to stay warm
LONDON (AP) — One of Britain’s largest energy suppliers has apologized for advising customers to cuddle with pets or challenge children to hula…
Continue Reading Terrorism charge for suspect in South Africa Parliament fire
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A man accused of setting a fire that destroyed parts of South Africa’s…
Continue Reading Special rescues help ailing owners find pets’ next home
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Who will take your pet when you die? The question often doesn’t have an easy answer.…
Continue Reading Bank of America slashes fees for account overdrafts
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America is slashing the amount it charges customers when they spend more than they have in…
Continue Reading Danish ex-intelligence head suspected of leaking information
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish court has revealed that the man who has headed both of Denmark’s…
Continue Reading Coast Guard rescues 176 Haitians from sailboat off Florida
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it pulled 176 Haitians from an overloaded wooden sailing vessel as it approached the Florida Keys.…
Continue Reading Ugandan author charged with ‘disturbing’ president’s peace
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Tuesday brought criminal charges against an author critical of…
Continue Reading Portugal Communist chief temporarily exits election campaign
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The leader of the Portuguese Communist Party is temporarily dropping out of campaigning for his country’s Jan. 30 general…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to have the wedding you want for less
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet The holidays are a popular time to get engaged, and that means many couples are diving into 2022 by touring wedding…
Continue Reading Albania hires US company to boost cybersecurity after leak
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government says it will hire a U.S. company to bolster its cybersecurity. Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tuesday…
Continue Reading Germany faces ‘gigantic’ task meeting energy, climate goals
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new climate minister said Tuesday that the country faces a “gigantic” task if it…
Continue Reading Kenya has widespread power cut after tower collapse
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s only electricity distribution company says it is restoring power to parts of the country after a widespread…
Continue Reading German police conduct raids in connection with floods
BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany have raided offices and homes in connection with floods last summer in which more than 180 people died and…
Continue Reading Bulgaria’s leaders self-isolate after speaker COVID-positive
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s health authorities say the country’s top leaders are self-isolating after being in contact with the…
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