Month: August 2021

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly has long faced allegations of lurid sexual behavior and abuse, some of which have been made public…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has received a new soccer-themed toy: his very own foosball table. Francis played a round on the table that was…

By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The FBI has joined a criminal investigation into an alleged security breach of a…

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer An oceanfront park is emerging as the leading site for a memorial to the victims of the deadly condominium…

By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their protection…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Former Purdue Pharma president and chair Richard Sackler says he, his family and the company do not have any…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Yogananda Pittman, who was the top Capitol Police intelligence official when…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 13-year-old New Mexico boy accused of shooting and killing a classmate will remain in custody pending trial. A…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is urging Ethiopian leaders to find a peaceful resolution to the Tigray conflict in…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks is canceling his remaining stadium tour dates in five cities due to rising COVID-19 cases. Brooks…

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent…

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World is tweaking its face mask policy. Starting Thursday, the theme park resort in Florida will…

By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hillsborough and Miami-Dade counties have become the third…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities have blocked the website of the country’s leading independent news…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A Miami businessman accused of servicing Venezuela’s fleet of Russian fighter jets in…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A federal civil rights lawsuit claims a Black woman who pulled off a road to change drivers during a trip with…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Sam Hunt has pleaded guilty to drinking and driving in Tennessee. The Tennessean reports Hunt entered the…

By DAVID BILLER and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian bishop has resigned less than a week after a video came to…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — What do you need to know about the R. Kelly sex trafficking trial? As the New York federal trial unfolds…

BALTIMORE (AP) — A group of 11 young men who are allegedly part of a violent Baltimore gang dubbed “39 Babies” have been indicted for crimes…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Egypt’s intelligence chief has visited Israel to discuss a cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas militant group following…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan…

By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing changing how asylum claims are handled. The aim is to reduce…

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA recently dropped its ban on athletes being able to earn money for their fame and…