Officials: Virginia IT agency hit with ransomware attack
By SARAH RANKIN and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has…
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Chicago expected to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raid
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council is expected to approve a $2.9 million settlement to a woman who was…
Continue Reading Vehicle emission declines decreased deaths, study finds
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Researchers who study the environment and public health say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of…
Continue Reading Tornado victims include infant girl, longtime florist, judge
By DYLAN LOVAN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A clearer picture is emerging of some of the dozens of victims killed by tornadoes that ripped through…
Continue Reading Chauvin expected to plead guilty in Floyd civil rights case
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to…
Continue Reading Czech president to swear in new government on Friday
PRAGUE (AP) — The president of the Czech Republic is set to swear in the country’s new government on Friday. The prime minister-designate Petr…
Continue Reading Report links Colombia police to deaths of 11 in protests
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police killed at least 11 people during protests that broke out in September of…
Continue Reading US woman accused in high-profile road crash to face UK trial
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors say an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist is to…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over…
Continue Reading Shatner marvels at Blue Origin flight frenzy, ‘finite’ Earth
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Shatner is well-known for his “Star Trek” role as Capt. Kirk. But even the actor…
Continue Reading Manchin hits Dems’ $2T bill as too costly, talks to Biden
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin is signaling anew Monday that he’s still not ready to back his party’s $2…
Continue Reading AP seeks answers from US gov’t on tracking of journalists
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of…
Continue Reading Pope says he’ll meet with French sex abuse commission
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has agreed to meet with the commission that published a ground-breaking report into…
Continue Reading Germany: ‘Critical’ cybersecurity flaw already exploited
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has activated its national IT crisis center in response to an “extremely critical” flaw in a widely used software tool…
Continue Reading Murdaugh blamed some problems on addiction; bond set at $7M
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Speaking publicly for the first time in months, the prominent South…
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Germany wants EU sanctions slapped on Bosnian Serb leader
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new foreign minister says the European Union should slap sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik for his efforts…
Continue Reading Philadelphia to require vaccine proof for indoor dining
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is the latest large city to require proof of vaccination to dine indoors. City officials announced Monday that…
Continue Reading Man allegedly tried to hire cellmate in Indiana to kill 14
BRAZIL, Ind. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to attacking a 13-year-old girl who was attending an Indiana University violin camp has been charged…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s currency continues to tank amid monetary chaos
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s national currency has further collapsed, trading on the black market at nearly 20 times its value two years ago,…
Continue Reading Biden to tour tornado damage in Kentucky on Wednesday
By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last…
Continue Reading Extortionists target families of crash victims in Guatemala
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan families awaiting word on the fate of relatives involved in a deadly migrant…
Continue Reading Medicare urged to flex its power and slash back premium hike
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Afghan musicians look to recreate famed school in Portugal
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Former students and faculty members from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music have…
Continue Reading Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” is Elon Musk
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla…
Continue Reading Judge refuses to toss key charge in Capitol riot case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal judge has refused to throw out a key charge against two men accused of storming the U.S. Capitol to…
Continue Reading AP All-America team: Young and Tide lead with 3 1st teamers
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and Alabama teammates Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams have been…
Continue Reading Albania: Convicted former prosecutor arrested in Italy
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s former chief prosecutor has been arrested in Italy following his conviction…
Continue Reading John Legend branches out into book publishing
John Legend’s newest project brings him into the book business. Legend, Tony Award-winning producer Mike Jackson and Emmy Award-winner Ty…
Continue Reading Russia vetoes UN resolution linking climate change, security
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind U.N. Security Council resolution casting climate change as…
Continue Reading Virgin Atlantic gets another cash injection through pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Virgin Atlantic has received 400 million pounds ($530 million) of new funding from its shareholders to help the airline ride out the…
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