Month: February 2024

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s almost time for the Grammy Awards, the daylong celebration of music that on Sunday also marks the…

LONDON (AP) — A British aircraft carrier that had been set to lead the largest NATO exercises since the Cold War will not set sail because of a…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Social media CEOs got grilled by Senate lawmakers this week in an emotional and often heated hearing about…

By BABACAR DIONE and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc has called for dialogue to resolve the…

DENVER (AP) — Police in Colorado say at least six people were injured in an early morning shooting in Denver. The Denver Police Department says in…

PARIS (AP) — Parisians are voting whether to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park. It’s…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A fire at a guesthouse in central Romania has left one person dead and two hospitalized, authorities said. Emergency…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is the guest of honor at Sri Lanka’s…

By The Associated Press Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people Saturday at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday…

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Hundreds of communities across the U.S. have for decades tried to reduce crime, fight gangs and tackle noise and other…

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants…

CAIRO (AP) — Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. In a post on the social media…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Auburn’s Johni Broome met one of his favorite movie stars and had to apologize to Morgan Freeman for how it happened. Broome…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are set to convene for the start of a short legislative session expected to be…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans are headed out to vote Sunday in a presidential and legislative…

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s winter months are all about weddings. The cooler temperatures between…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that…

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER AP National Writer MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s oldest Native American school is nearing the brink of closure as…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The double murder trial of a man accused of killing two Alaska Native women is set to…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. And…

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has banned Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge…

By ALMA SOLIS and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — A former Panamanian president convicted of money laundering is defiantly…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary, the contest that revitalized his 2020…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another “Pineapple Express” storm is on its way to California, bringing with it the…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package to provide military aid to…

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Opera opens its 2024-25 season Sept. 21 with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”…

NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of sneakers that basketball superstar Michael Jordan wore as he and the Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships has…

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The funeral for seven of the eight victims killed in Joliet-area shootings last month has been held. The funeral for Christine…

DETROIT (AP) — The wife of a Detroit man mauled by three dogs says he has died. Shauntaye Phillips says Harold Phillips, a father of six, died…