Italy planning 5-figure fines for monument and art vandalism
ROME (AP) — Italy will push for stiff, five-figure fines on vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites. At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday,…
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Italy declares state of emergency as migrant numbers surge
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s right-wing government has declared a state of emergency to help it cope with a…
Continue Reading In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts
By KEN RITTER and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday…
Continue Reading Key lawmakers win access to mishandled classified docs
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has begun sharing with a bipartisan…
Continue Reading Armenia, Azerbaijan forces clash; at least 7 soldiers killed
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Military forces from Armenia and Azerbaijan have clashed along the border, and at least seven soldiers were killed,…
Continue Reading St. Louis suburb settles ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
By JIM SALTER Associated Press A Missouri town will pay $3.25 million to settle a so-called debtors’ prison lawsuit over allegations that thousands…
Continue Reading Biden calls family of reporter detained as spy in Russia
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke to the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan…
Continue Reading Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to stay out of prison
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while…
Continue Reading Latest ruling on pill shifts US abortion landscape again
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal appeals court has kept an abortion pill available, clarifying the U.S. abortion landscape but not…
Continue Reading Former Kansas police officer pleads guilty to sex assaults
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police officer has pleaded guilty to several sexual assaults under a plea deal in which he must serve at…
Continue Reading Leaning on faith, Louisville mourns victims of mass shooting
By CLAIRE GALOFARO, BEATRICE DUPUY and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Many in Louisville turned to their faith for…
Continue Reading EPA acts, finding cancer risk from sterilization chemical
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Tuesday to limit the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after…
Continue Reading Florida fight over ‘baby boxes’ part of bigger culture war
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Safe Haven Baby Boxes and A Safe Haven for Newborns are two charities with similar…
Continue Reading Video shows Louisville police under fire from bank shooter
By DYLAN LOVAN, REBECCA REYNOLDS and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police body camera video released Tuesday showed the…
Continue Reading Abortion pill rulings in conflict: What happens next?
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday asked a federal appeals court to allow…
Continue Reading 2 children killed in latest NYC e-bike fire; 4 survive blaze
NEW YORK (AP) — An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire in New York City that killed two children.…
Continue Reading Suit: Chocolate factory ignored warning before deadly blast
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A lawsuit over a deadly explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory says the candy-maker ignored warnings of a…
Continue Reading Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and…
Continue Reading STDs are on the rise. This morning-after-style pill may help
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials released data Tuesday showing how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases…
Continue Reading Israeli army kills 2 alleged Palestinian gunmen in West Bank
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military shot and killed two Palestinians who allegedly opened fire at troops from…
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