Group steers Swiss billionaire’s money to liberal causes
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Berger Action Fund is a nondescript name for a group with a rather specific purpose:…
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UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — After six games and 240 minutes of pure dominance that ran through March, then part of April, it…
Continue Reading Former top aide to Maryland governor dead after manhunt
By SARAH BRUMFIELD and LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A one-time chief of staff for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan died Monday after…
Continue Reading Fire races through clothing market in Bangladesh capital
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Firefighters are working to control a massive fire that burned through a clothing market and spread to other small…
Continue Reading Slashing suspect in Canada charged with terrorism
SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — A suspect accused of slashing a person’s throat on a bus in the Canadian province of British Columbia has been…
Continue Reading 2 charged in killings linked to NYC nightclub robberies
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested two men in connection with two killings that investigators believe were part of a series of…
Continue Reading On India’s shore, rising salinity means daily water struggle
By UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — Anthony Kuttappassera’s family has lived in the same house at the edge of the Arabian…
Continue Reading Washington state man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection has…
Continue Reading Homes destroyed, 4 reported dead from Papua New Guinea quake
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea has killed four people and destroyed more…
Continue Reading EagleCam shows heavy winds blow nest from tree; eaglet dies
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Viewers of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam were…
Continue Reading Execution set for man convicted of stabbing woman 37 times
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of breaking into a woman’s Florida Panhandle apartment and fatally stabbing her 37 times in 1986 is set…
Continue Reading Kansas lawmakers pass bill to help child sex abuse survivors
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that would make it easier to pursue criminal charges or file lawsuits…
Continue Reading ‘Psychotic crack’ led woman to kill stepson, defense says
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A prosecutor says a Colorado woman knew what she was doing when she stabbed her young stepson 18…
Continue Reading Sunday’s NCAA women’s title game draws record TV audience
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — LSU’s 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday’s national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women’s…
Continue Reading Hard cleanup: Montana train derailment spills beer and clay
PARADISE, Mont. (AP) — Crews could face a difficult task cleaning up a 25-car train derailment in western Montana that spilled numerous cases of…
Continue Reading Why Leonardo DiCaprio testified at trial of Fugees rapper
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio testified Monday at the trial of former Fugee rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, who is…
Continue Reading Lawsuit seeks records of toxic exposures at Uzbek air base
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veterans’ advocacy groups have sued the U.S. Department of Defense seeking records of…
Continue Reading Dubai upholds extradition of financier accused of fraud
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Dubai has rejected the appeal of a British financier fighting extradition to Denmark, where he is…
Continue Reading Russia rejects US claims its UN council presidency is a joke
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s U.N. ambassador is dismissing U.S. and European Union descriptions of its…
Continue Reading Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden said Monday that she wants the defeated Iowa women’s basketball team to be invited to the White House in…
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