Guyana’s Rupununi Rodeo celebrates local cowboy culture
By JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press LETHEM, Guyana (AP) — Their horses’ hooves kick up dust amid blaring country music as participants enter…
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Abortion rights protest occurring in U.S. after Texas judge’s ruling
A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling Friday that would halt the use of a commonly used abortion pill sparking protests across the…
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Bollywood celebrates 2,000 years of dance at California museum
The sights and sounds of Bollywood filled San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum…
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California firefighters battle three story apartment fire
Firefighters engaged a fire at an apartment building in the Koreatown area…
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California woman dies in crash, driver arrested
In California, one person is dead after a teen in a stolen vehicle collided with other drivers while trying to evade…
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US judge issues order in Arizona prison health care case
A U.S. District Court judge has made permanent an order that aims to improve the way Arizona delivers health care to incarcerated people in state-run…
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Grand Canyon delays opening of North Rim due to snowfall
The public will have to wait a little longer to visit the North Rim at Grand Canyon National Park this…
Continue Reading Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst…
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University of Arizona sued over former governor’s home
The family of Arizona’s only Hispanic governor is suing the University of Arizona over an alleged breach of contract for trying to sell his home in…
Continue Reading 78-year-old bank heist suspect: ‘I didn’t mean to scare you’
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller…
Continue Reading Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in…
Continue Reading Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as ‘not America’
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability…
Continue Reading Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santería amid crises
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — From a two-room concrete home on the fringes of Cuba’s capital, the rumble of wooden drums spills out onto the…
Continue Reading ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smash
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “ The Super Mario Bros. Movie ” this weekend. The animated…
Continue Reading Ukraine attacks continue amid Easter pleas for peace
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Weekend shelling by Russian forces killed at least seven civilians, Ukrainian officials reported Sunday as Pope Francis and…
Continue Reading Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Willow branches in hand, Ukrainians marked Palm Sunday in the country’s most revered…
Continue Reading Avalanche in French Alps kills at least 4 people
PARIS (AP) — Four people have died in an avalanche in the French Alps, according to France’s interior minister. Interior Minister Gerald…
Continue Reading Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an…
Continue Reading AMA’s first gay president to take over at tumultuous time
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a…
Continue Reading Official: Afghan special forces kill 2 IS fighters in raid
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A regional official says Afghan special forces killed two Islamic State fighters and arrested a third during an operation…
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