Month: May 2023

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…

By COLLIN BINKLEY and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S.…

By DENISE LAVOIE and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and…

By LEKAN OYEKANMI and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is in custody at a Texas prison…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire stadium is being recognized for playing a largely unheralded role in helping…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Robert Bowers carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history when he killed 11…

By SUSIE BLANN and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A rare drone attack jolted Moscow before dawn, causing only light damage…

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — At least 153 people jailed since El Salvador instituted emergency powers in March 2022 to confront the country’s…

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate. The Halifax Regional…

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while…

BEIJING (AP) — China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police launched a search Tuesday for three suspects they believe to be the gunmen who…

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist and erotic literature, has been awarded the Reina Sofia…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ralph Yarl — a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell — walked at…

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The prosecutor in Argentina who is leading the investigation into the failed…