Month: March 2024

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police say several passengers are being held hostage in a bus in Rio de Janeiro, and two were injured from…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area elected official accused of killing an investigative journalist will not go on trial next week. A Nevada…

By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan official says his government is halting plans to deploy at least 1,000 police officers…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial…

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met with the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters and…

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a now-familiar ritual in Washington: a federal…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Ken Buck has announced that he’ll resign next week, narrowing his party’s…

By JEFF McMILLAN, ANDREW DeMILLO and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Florida’s state government and LGBTQ+ advocates have settled a lawsuit…

NEW YORK (AP) — David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than three dozen people allege in lawsuits filed this week that they were sexually abused as…

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting has…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities have barred visitors to the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges have struck down portions of a new law that would have…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two top Kansas Republican Party officials are facing internal calls to resign over a viral…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Rights groups in Belarus say that authorities there have detained at least 12 lawyers…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Attention on Princess Kate has reached levels not seen since she married Prince William in a…

By ANDREW DALTON and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Labor strife remains an issue in Hollywood after two major strikes were…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers…

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont day care provider convicted of manslaughter in the death of an infant in her care was sentenced on Tuesday to three…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, dropped yet another one. Her forthcoming…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone’s story or some event…

CHICAGO (AP) — Enrique Mazzola extended his contract as music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago through 2030-31 as the company announced a…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent journalist in western Mexico has been abducted by armed men and hasn’t been seen since, prosecutors said…

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Supreme Court has ordered prosecutors to resume an investigation into the…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It’s been nearly 13 years since two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former Jacksonville Jaguars financial manager who pled guilty to stealing more than $22…

LONDON (AP) — An acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard” and a play about the travails of England’s national soccer…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a 5-year-old New Hampshire girl missing since 2019 is legally dead…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A senior U.S. official will visit Kosovo in the next days to put “back on track” talks…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A year ago, Georgia lawmakers said they were striking a balance when they banned most gender-affirming…

CRESCENT, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say two people were found dead after an explosion that destroyed a house in the Pittsburgh area near the Ohio…

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit is…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are launching a long-shot effort to push $95 billion in aid for Ukraine,…

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Supreme Court has extended a pause on a Texas law that would allow state police to…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska woman allegedly found a lucrative quirk at a gas station pump — double-swipe the rewards card and get free gas!…

RIFLE, Colo. (AP) — A judge has ended a temporary restraining order U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert had sought against her ex-husband at her request.…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two detectives looking for 43 students who went missing almost ten years ago have themselves disappeared in Mexico’s…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot — dubbed “photogate” — is a new…