Reese’s $25,000 promotion may violate sweepstakes laws
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Reese’s may be in violation of state and federal laws with its new sweepstakes offer currently advertised on…
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Gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels, prompting terror alert and halt of Belgium-Sweden soccer match
By SYLVAIN PLAZY, RAF CASERT and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected…
Continue Reading Exonerated in 2022, men sue New Orleans over prosecution in which killer cop Len Davis played a role
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two men whose convictions in a 1994 New Orleans murder were tossed decades later have sued the…
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El Paso 4th-Grade Girls Basketball Team Heading to Nationals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This week’s Sunday Funday moment highlights the remarkable journey of a local 4th-grade girls’ basketball team, the Lady…
Continue Reading Lawyers and judge hash out juror questions for Powell and Chesebro trial in Georgia election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro have met with prosecutors and the judge overseeing…
Continue Reading A Baltimore priest has been dismissed over 2018 sexual harassment settlement
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Benedictine monk has lost his priestly faculties after the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore recently became aware of a payment…
Continue Reading The Israeli public finds itself in grief and shock, but many pledge allegiance to war effort
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli public is in a state of shock and grief a week after Hamas militants launched an…
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600 days into the war, Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city appears to be weakening
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern…
Continue Reading Slave descendants are suing to fight zoning changes they say threaten their island homes off Georgia
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Black residents descended from slaves on a Georgia island have filed suit in hopes of stopping…
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New vaccine expected to give endangered California condors protection against deadly bird flu
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give…
Continue Reading Italian lawmakers debate long-delayed Holocaust Museum revived by far-right-led government
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian lawmakers have marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi roundup of more than 1,200 Roman Jews…
Continue Reading Pepper X marks the spot as South Carolina pepper expert scorches his own Guinness Book heat record
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Ed Currie, the South Carolina hot pepper expert who crossbred and grew the Carolina…
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Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years
By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The federal government would be barred from immigration policies that…
Continue Reading GOP’s Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan…
Continue Reading NJ man arrested in airport parking garage shooting that killed 1 Philadelphia officer, wounded 2nd
By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say one man has been arrested and at least two other suspects are being sought…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court leaves in place a court victory for PETA over North Carolina’s ag-gag law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected North Carolina’s appeal in a dispute with animal rights groups over a law aimed at preventing…
Continue Reading Man United Sale: Ratcliffe bid, Sheikh Jassim withdrawing, Glazers could remain in control
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The sale of Manchester United has been a drawn out affair. It’s been nearly a…
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Investigators: Speed, alcohol contributed to East El Paso crash that killed a man
Update (October 16, 2023): El Paso Police say four cars were involved in the crash. Investigators say speed and alcohol contributed to the crash.…
Continue Reading Venezuela and opposition reach deal on electoral conditions. They plan to sign Tuesday in Barbados
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela’s government and opposition have reached an agreement on…
Continue Reading Nice player Atal investigated for ‘defending terrorism’ after reposting antisemitic message
NICE, France (AP) — The Nice public prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation Monday targeting soccer player Youcef Atal on charges…
Continue Reading LinkedIn cuts more than 600 workers, about 3% of workforce
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — LinkedIn said Monday it is laying off hundreds of workers. The Microsoft-owned career network is cutting about 668 roles…
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He’s a survivor: A mother fights for son kidnapped by Hamas militants
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — His mother describes Hersh Goldberg-Polin as like a lot of other young people. The 23-year-old from…
Continue Reading Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic
By CLAIRE SAVAGE, MELISSA PEREZ WINDER and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian…
Continue Reading Natasha from ‘Natasha’s Kitchen’ makes waves in the food world with a simple approach to dishes
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It started with a simple salad. Natasha Kravchuk began building a cooking mini-empire by…
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FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Data in the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday shows that violent crime across the…
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Women’s voices being heard at Vatican’s big meeting on church’s future, nun says
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A prominent Irish nun says women’s voices are being heard at Pope Francis’ big meeting on the…
Continue Reading France player who laughed during minute’s silence for war victims apologizes for ‘nervous laugh’
PARIS (AP) — France defender Jean-Clair Todibo has apologized after he was filmed laughing during a a minute’s silence in memory of the victims…
Continue Reading Japan criticizes Russian ban on its seafood following the release of treated radioactive water
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has criticized Russia’s announcement that it’s joining China in banning the imports of…
Continue Reading Olympic committee president Thomas Bach says term limits at the IOC ‘are necessary’
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer IOC president Thomas Bach says presidential term limits “are necessary.” He also took a public swipe at…
Continue Reading Cambodia opens a new airport to serve Angkor Wat as it seeks to boost tourist arrivals
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Commercial operations have begun at Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport,…
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