China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader’s US trip
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese government…
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Police: 6 people wounded in shooting on South Carolina beach
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (AP) — Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a “senior skip day” event involving numerous teenagers Friday,…
Continue Reading Mexican artisans create ‘Judas’ figures for others to burn
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — After two months of hard work assembling and painting devil-like cardboard figures…
Continue Reading No threat found after University of Oklahoma shots reported
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A report of shots fired sent dozens of police cars to the University of Oklahoma Friday night and the campus was locked down…
Continue Reading Lawyer granted release in $460M ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas lawyer accused of orchestrating a $460 million “slip-and-fall” Ponzi scheme across…
Continue Reading AP PHOTOS: Joyous Holy Week celebrations around the world
By The Associated Press From dressing as Roman soldiers in Antigua, Guatemala, to carrying palm fronds on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Christians…
Continue Reading Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona
Marble Canyon, Ariz. (AP) — Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what…
Continue Reading City to pay $500K to settle bikini barista dress code suit
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay…
Continue Reading 2 men shot to death near beach in Mexican resort of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men who were apparently Mexican tourists have been shot dead and a woman wounded not far from the beach in Mexico’s…
Continue Reading Washington shutters pot businesses due to old pesticide
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities…
Continue Reading North Korea claims another test of underwater nuclear drone
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claims it tested this week a second known type of nuclear-capable…
Continue Reading Utah man who killed family vented his anger in suicide note
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who f atally shot his wife, her mother and the couple’s five kids after he was…
Continue Reading US: Unjustified force, bias still plague New Orleans police
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed arguments against ending a decade-old police reform…
Continue Reading Chasing Horse sex abuse charges upheld, drug crime dropped
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has thrown out a drug trafficking charge against a former “Dances With Wolves”…
Continue Reading Chains and pains: How one Mexican town celebrates Holy Week
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ATLIXCO, Mexico (AP) — Barefoot, half naked and blindfolded, throngs of middle aged men groan as they drag their…
Continue Reading In Nicaragua, Holy Week celebrations limited by government
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Roman Catholics in Nicaragua have had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and…
Continue Reading Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings
By PAUL J. WEBER, MATTHEW PERRONE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Access to the most commonly used method of abortion…
Continue Reading Finger cut to keep Celtics’ Brown out for final 2 games
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown says he will miss the final two regular-season games but expects to be ready to go in time for the…
Continue Reading US investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon…
Continue Reading California hostage shooting suspect sought in other crime
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The gunman who shot a California Highway Patrol officer and two hostages, killing one, in a public park was initially…
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