Month: April 2023

By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers were expected to take a big step forward Thursday on…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jury selection began behind closed doors Thursday in a defamation lawsuit seeking to hold…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the…

MANCHESTER, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a fire that tore through 6 square miles of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens this week has now ben fully…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for joining the…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that will enact safe storage…

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say two former correctional officers at an eastern Kentucky prison have pleaded guilty to charges related to…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has approved Poland’s request to transfer five Soviet-designed fighter jets to Ukraine. The permission was needed because…

By ERIC TUCKER, TARA COPP and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested Thursday in…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful…

MUNICH (AP) — Rally driver Craig Breen was killed in an accident Thursday during a test event ahead of a world championship race in Croatia, his…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL…

By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Peess NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy signaled confidence the company will get costs under control in his…

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors,…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The man accused of firebombing a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion group’s office has pleaded not guilty. Investigators…

LONDON (AP) — Premier League clubs have agreed to ban sponsorship from gambling companies on the front of their shirts. The league’s 20 clubs…

By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The head of Slovakia’s central bank has been convicted of bribery and fined 100,000 euros. A spokesperson for the…

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts…

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo believes in paying it forward, literally, so he joined the producer team of the…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s opposition has announced that anti-government protests will resume after the…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In Louisiana, a Republican lawmaker has filed legislation that would make all adult criminal…

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, but the…

LONDON (AP) — American and British boxing officials are among the leaders of a breakaway group which hopes to save boxing’s place at the…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell last month, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy are…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said while he was concerned that sensitive…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The women’s professional tennis tour is ending its suspension of tournaments in China that was initiated in…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Filipino forces have blasted vehicles with anti-tank missiles in…