20 hurt when inmate sets fire at NYC’s Rikers Island jail
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say 20 people were injured in a fire set by an inmate at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex. The…
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3 new ‘Star Wars’ movies coming, including Rey’s return
By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For “Star Wars” lovers, new entertainment is a little less far, far away — Lucasfilm announced three…
Continue Reading Chinese Christian asylum seekers reported heading to US
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A religious freedom activist says more than 60 asylum-seeking members of a Chinese…
Continue Reading Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recently hospitalized Pope Francis won’t go to the Colosseum for the traditional Good Friday Way of the Cross procession,…
Continue Reading Abortion pill plan clears Kansas Legislature; veto expected
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents pushed a bill through the Kansas Legislature early Friday to require…
Continue Reading Russia: West must remove obstacles to its grain exports
By SUZAN FRASER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat says Moscow may pull out of a wartime…
Continue Reading As streamers cut costs, TV shows — and residuals — vanish
By R.J. RICO Associated Press Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with a show being canceled. For a performer, it’s painful, unfortunate…
Continue Reading As streamers cut costs, TV shows — and residuals — vanish
By R.J. RICO Associated Press Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with one of her shows being canceled. For a performer, it’s a painful,…
Continue Reading Cambodia to deport 19 Japanese cybercrime scam suspects
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Police in Cambodia say 19 Japanese men detained on suspicion of taking part in organized phone and online scams will be…
Continue Reading 1st ocean fish farm proposed for East Coast off New England
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A group of fish farmers wants to be the first to bring offshore aquaculture to the…
Continue Reading Climate change adding 50 homers a year in MLB, study says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study finds that climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra…
Continue Reading Police: Dissidents may try attacks as N. Ireland marks peace
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police have warned that armed dissident groups are planning violent attacks over the Easter holiday…
Continue Reading 5 tax tips for older adults
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet More than half of older taxpayers (57%) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9%…
Continue Reading Greek far-right party seeks to defy election ban
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A retired senior prosecutor in Greece has been named as the new leader of a far-right…
Continue Reading Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for…
Continue Reading Chinese man who chained, abused woman sentenced to 9 years
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man on Friday was sentenced to nine years in prison for abusing and unlawfully detaining a woman who was shown chained in…
Continue Reading UK police charge 12-year-old with murder in car crash death
LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 12-year-old boy with murder after a car plowed into a woman on a city street in northern England. The…
Continue Reading After Burkina Faso ousts French, Russia’s Wagner may arrive
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Months after hundreds of French troops left Burkina Faso, ousted by the ruling…
Continue Reading Deal to restore democratic transition in Sudan delayed again
By JACK JEFFERY AND SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A dispute between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group has forced the…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s army says it has arrested Baluch insurgency chief
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military has arrested a high-value target in an operation against Baluch insurgent group in the country’s…
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