Millionaire’s elaborate jail escape plan foiled, Florida sheriff says
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff’s investigators in Florida say they foiled an elaborate jailbreak plan by…
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Tempers rise as German government’s clean heating plans moved to back burner
By FRANK JORDANS Ass BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government is facing a major test after two junior partners in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s…
Continue Reading Prominent Ohio farmer who became viral social media meme dies in Illinois crash
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after…
Continue Reading Italy OKs aid mega-package for flooded north, with museum ticket surcharge to help pay for it
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government has approved more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in aid for the…
Continue Reading Actor Adam Driver chosen as honorary starter for Indianapolis 500
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Academy Award nominee Adam Driver will serve as the honorary starter for the 107th…
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TikTok files lawsuit against Montana over download ban
In addition to First Amendment concerns, TikTok’s complaint argues the ban violates a federal preemption, meaning national security and foreign…
Continue Reading Cambodian land activists arrested for allegedly inciting farmers to hate the rich
By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Interior Ministry says three land rights activists…
Continue Reading Records of French slaves inscribed on U.N. world heritage register
PARIS (AP) — Several hundred documents and items giving the details of victims of slavery in France’s colonial empire is being added to…
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U-Haul crashes near White House, Nazi flag found
The Secret Service is investigating after a U-Haul crashed into Lafayette Square, across the street from the White…
Continue ReadingFrance details huge security for Paris’ gargantuan 2024 Olympic opening ceremony
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government has for the first time publicly laid out some of the gritty details of its…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street slides as debt worries worsen
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sliding Tuesday as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially…
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10-year-old California girl dead in an attempted murder-suicide
Police were called to an apartment complex on bancroft just before noon on Monday, where they found her inside a unit, with fatal stab wounds to the…
Continue Reading Climate protesters dragged from Shell shareholder meeting as they rush stage
LONDON (AP) — Climate change protesters have been dragged away as they tried to storm the stage at Shell’s shareholder meeting. Activist…
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California residents evacuate as crews contain brushfire
Residents near San Jacinto in Riverside County have been ordered to evacuate as crews worked to contain a vegetation…
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Four-year-old child dropped from border wall
A newly released video shows an unknown person lowering the child before dropping them from the barrier. The child then waited as two more people…
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LeBron James considers retiring following loss to Denver Nuggets
The NBC star hinted at the idea during Monday’s postgame news conference after the Denver Nuggets swept the LA Lakers out of the Western Conference…
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When you adopt a desert tortoise, prepare for a surprisingly social and zippy pet
By ALINA HARTOUNIAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But there…
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Taxpayers will wind up paying over quarter billion dollars in Joe Arpaio’s racial profiling case
Taxpayers in metro Phoenix are approaching a milestone in their financial pain from a 2013 racial profiling verdict over former Sheriff Joe…
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US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire
U.S. Border Patrol agents answering reports of gunfire shot and killed a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he abruptly threw…
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Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year’s race for Arizona…
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