What might cuts to dwindling Colorado River mean for states?
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the…
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EXPLAINER: What might Colorado River cuts mean for states?
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the…
Continue Reading Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big US city
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow…
Continue Reading Galtier deeply hurt by accusations he made racist comments
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier says he feels hurt “at the deepest level” of his humanity by accusations that he made…
Continue Reading Expelled Russian diplomats are spies, Norwegians say
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior Norwegian spy agency officer says ”the intelligence threat from Russia is…
Continue Reading Leak suspect appears in court as US reveals case against him
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused in the leak…
Continue Reading Top Fed official sees need for more interest rate increases
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Federal Reserve official said Friday that there has been little progress on…
Continue Reading Russia trained Belarusian pilots in nuclear weapons use
MOSCOW (AP) — Belarusian air force crews have completed their training in the use of tactical nuclear weapons as part of Russia’s plan to deploy…
Continue Reading ‘Exhausted’ Indiana city waits for all-clear after big fire
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An evacuation order for people living near an extraordinary plastics fire in Indiana stretched into a fourth night Friday as…
Continue Reading European spacecraft on way to Jupiter and its icy moons
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer A European spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a decadelong quest to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons…
Continue Reading Spanish climber leaves cave after 500 days in isolation
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish mountain climber has emerged from a cave 70 meters (230 feet) underground where she spent…
Continue Reading Populist Iraqi cleric announces suspension of his movement
BAGHDAD (AP) — Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr says he will suspend the movement he leads for one year, citing…
Continue Reading Florida floods: Businesses, residents begin cleaning up mess
By FREIDA FRISARO and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Workers at one of Fort Lauderdale’s landmark restaurants spent…
Continue Reading Russell Crowe stars as Vatican’s ‘James Bond of exorcists’
By DEEPA BHARATH The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. Edward Siebert’s journey with “The Pope’s Exorcist,” a film about…
Continue Reading Iranians mark Jerusalem Day to support Palestinians
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tens of thousands of Iranians have demonstrated in support of Palestians, marking the annual anti-Israel “Jerusalem Day,”…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orban calls US a ‘friend’ despite sanction on bank
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister is seeking to bring down the temperature on spiraling…
Continue Reading 7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia’s main island
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java and tourist island of Bali on Friday, causing panic…
Continue Reading Moldovan oligarch sentenced to 15 years in $1B bank theft
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A fugitive Moldovan oligarch and opposition party leader was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 15 years in jail for his…
Continue Reading Nuggets enter playoffs healthy for first time since bubble
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Not since Jamal Murray was dropping 50 points on the Utah Jazz back in the NBA’s bubble in…
Continue Reading US energy secretary says G7 can lead global emissions cuts
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer OTARU, Japan (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the Group of Seven wealthy nations can…
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