Distraction, speeding, alcohol drive up 2021 traffic deaths
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years, with deaths…
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Oil producers’ cuts could boost gasoline prices, help Russia
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia said they’re cutting supplies…
Continue Reading Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges
By JILL COLVIN, MICHAEL R. SISAK, TERRY SPENCER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to New…
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NATO bans TikTok on government-issued devices
NATO has officially banned staffers from downloading TikTok on NATO-issued…
Continue Reading Rights group urges eastern Libya to free singer, blogger
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch has urged authorities in eastern Libya to release a singer and a blogger arrested…
Continue Reading Peru removed as host of this year’s men’s Under-17 World Cup
ZURICH (AP) — Peru has been stripped of hosting the men’s Under-17 World Cup because FIFA says the country is not ready to stage the tournament…
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New details emerge about the Chinese spy balloon
Two current senior U.S. officials and one former senior administration official say the balloon, which first entered U.S. airspace over Alaska in…
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After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — March Madness may have been the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women…
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One dead in California parking lot, investigation ongoing
Upon arrival, officers discovered a male in the parking lot who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the…
Continue Reading Spiraling housing prices spark worry about Hawaii’s future
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Tedorian Gallano would like to buy a house for his wife and three youngest children in…
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California man rescued from cliff trying to rescue his dog
Firefighters rescued a man who became stranded on a San Pedro cliff while trying to rescue his…
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California supervisors meet to reduce jail population
New agenda item added to Tuesday’s LACO supervisor’s meeting. It calls for reducing the County’s jail population by expanding use of “cite and…
Continue Reading 8 involved in Amsterdam heist sentenced to up to 15 years
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Eight robbers who stole millions of euros’ worth of precious metals from an armored transport vehicle then…
Continue Reading Jailed US reporter’s defense appeals his arrest in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers representing an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal arrested in Russia on espionage charges have appealed his…
Continue Reading ‘Indiana Jones’ to premiere at Cannes with tribute to Ford
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Indiana Jones is swinging into the French Riviera. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the fifth film in the…
Continue Reading Autopsies show 30 people died from gunfire in Peru protests
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Human rights groups have called on the Peruvian government to investigate claims of…
Continue Reading Malaysia Parliament votes to scrap mandatory death sentences
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Parliament has approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment…
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Oil prices surge, OPEC to voluntary cut oil production
Oil prices are on the rise today after OPEC announced it would slash output by 1.16-million barrels per…
Continue Reading With no peace in sight, NATO countries eye more Ukraine help
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s Western allies have sent the…
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San Francisco residents could be missing mail after robbery
Thousands of San Francisco residents may be missing mail after a postal carrier was robbed last month of keys to boxes used to store incoming and…
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