Some call NYC subway choking criminal, others hold judgment
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The choking death of a man at the hands of another New York subway rider…
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New York, California probing workplace discrimination at NFL
NEW YORK (AP) — The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace…
Continue Reading Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are trying hard to pressure Republicans into resolving the menacing impasse on…
Continue Reading Proud Boys’ Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and…
Continue Reading Cycling body to review transgender rules after US race
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Cycling Union says it will review its rules regulating transgender athletes and expects to make a fresh…
Continue Reading Spain expresses backing for Colombia peace plan
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has given his full backing to Colombian President Gustavo…
Continue Reading Oil boom transforms Guyana, prompting a scramble for spoils
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the…
Continue Reading Video Game HOF winners extended reach to girls, grandparents
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2023. The four honorees announced Thursday include the first…
Continue Reading At CPAC, Hungary’s Orban decries LGBTQ+ rights, migration
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s populist prime minister has likened liberalism to a “virus” in an opening…
Continue Reading BMW: Don’t drive older models with Takata air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — BMW is warning the owners of about 90,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them due to an increasing threat that the air bags…
Continue Reading The banking crisis isn’t over. But how bad will it get?
By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty continues to pummel the banking industry, despite assurances from…
Continue Reading In Ukraine’s forests, fighters race to prepare for next push
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press SOMEWHERE IN CENTRAL UKRAINE (AP) — The fighters depart at dawn, single-file, rifles slung, compasses in hand, and…
Continue Reading Atlanta shooting suspect has been charged with murder
ATLANTA (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting in Atlanta that left one woman dead and four others wounded has been charged with one count of murder…
Continue Reading Drug plant explosion leaves worker missing at destroyed site
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — A U.S. senator is calling for accountability after an explosion at a pharmaceutical plant in Massachusetts left one…
Continue Reading Denmark to boost military spending to upgrade facilities
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s centrist government wants to spend 38 billion kroner ($5.6 billion) over the next decade to modernize…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Signs of mental illness in Berlin school attack
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say a man who seriously wounded two young girls in an attack at a school in Berlin may have been suffering from a…
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Waymo robotaxis make more inroads in Phoenix, San Francisco
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced Thursday that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through…
Continue Reading Italian philosopher Ordine wins prestigious Spanish award
MADRID (AP) — Italian author and philosopher Nuccio Ordine has won Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias award for communication and…
Continue Reading 2 people killed in train accident in western Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Two people were killed and several were injured in a train accident near the western German city of Cologne on Thursday, German news…
Continue Reading Volkswagen sees sales slump in China, vows rebound this year
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen profits fell 30% in the first three months of the year despite booming business in Europe and North America.…
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