San Francisco police make arrest in death of tech executive
A San Francisco supervisor says an arrest was made early Thursday in the downtown stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob…
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First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL…
Continue Reading Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall St higher as US inflation cools
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after U.S. inflation eased in March and…
Continue Reading Heavy rains in Iran trigger flash floods, killing at least 2
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says heavy rains have triggered flash flooding in northern and western Iran, killing at least two people. The…
Continue Reading Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents
By ERIC TUCKER, TARA COPP and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested Thursday in…
Continue Reading Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful…
Continue Reading Italy vows help with IMF in bid to stabilize Tunisia
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is pledging Tunsia a host of investments and help with negotiating an International Monetary…
Continue Reading Biden says nothing of ‘great consequence’ in Pentagon leaks
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said while he was concerned that sensitive…
Continue Reading Indiana shooting suspect dead after overnight standoff
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a man who opened fire at an apartment complex in northeastern Indiana is dead after an overnight standoff.…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation pressures eased sharply last month
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell in March, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy are…
Continue Reading Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas
By ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister says his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia…
Continue Reading HARDY, Lainey Wilson lead ACM Awards nominees
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country artist HARDY leads the Academy of Country Music Awards nominees with…
Continue Reading Slovakia’s central bank chief fined for bribery, faces trial
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The head of Slovakia’s central bank has been convicted of bribery and fined 100,000 euros. A spokesperson for the…
Continue Reading UN rights chief seeks help for surge in central Med migrants
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is calling for an expansion in regular migration channels and search-and-rescue operations after a…
Continue Reading Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — She didn’t even know the Boston Marathon was going on when she wandered out for a walk along…
Continue Reading Mary Quant, designer who epitomized Swinging 60s, dies at 93
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated PRess LONDON (AP) — Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts…
Continue Reading South Floridians mop up, recall fear after historic deluge
By FREIDA FRISARO, DANIEL KOZIN and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The water was rising around her car, and Amanda…
Continue Reading Indonesia police kill 2 suspected Jemaah Islamiyah militants
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s counterterrorism police squad has killed two men suspected of ties to…
Continue Reading Emotions high at French protests over Macron’s pension plan
By ELAINE GANLEY and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protesters opposed to President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise…
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