Month: February 2023

By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Alex Murdaugh’s defense called his surviving son to the witness stand Tuesday to poke holes in evidence that…

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia has deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s internationally…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal Milwaukee judge and a conservative former state Supreme Court justice won…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police officer and a reggaeton singer are among 24 people accused of running a suspected drug-trafficking ring in…

By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say the quick apprehension of two youths after a Temple University…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government has vowed to improve its online security in…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two groups advocating for abortion rights say they’re ready to submit fall ballot…

SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a 44-year-old woman was killed after crashing to the ground while skydiving. Police in Sallisaw say…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5…

By JOHN SEEWER and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern…

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mourners filled a Detroit church for the last funeral for three students who were…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is suspending its participation in the last…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Guatemala to protest a court’s decision not to allow an indigenous candidate to…

By ANDREEA ALEXANDRU and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital agreed Tuesday to extend…

By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top state election and cybersecurity officials are warning about the threat posed by Russia…

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC says former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will debut a Sunday political show on the network next month. Her show,…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You can forgive John Larroquette for thinking he’d entered a time machine when he…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, announced Tuesday that 2022 was another record-setting…

MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says it has appealed Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case to the Court of Arbitration…

LONDON (AP) — Work less, get more. A trial of a four-day workweek in Britain, billed as the world’s largest, has found that an overwhelming…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Enfamil announced a recall of about 145,000 cans of infant formula due to the…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An international initiative reports that more than 5.4 million people in Kenya will likely experience acute food insecurity…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press Rhode Island congressman David Cicilline is stepping down this summer to lead his home state’s largest funder of…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week as part of a United States…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Venice’s smaller canals have practically dried up due a prolonged spell of low tides, frustrating boat crews and…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s housing slump deepened in January as home sales fell for the 12th month in a row…