Biden’s new German shepherd draws attention from pup-arazzi
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s new puppy, Commander, has gotten his moment under the…
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Texas police release teen, say triple killing suspect loose
GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Dallas-area police have released a 14-year-old boy whom they had suspected in a weekend shooting that left three teenagers…
Continue Reading 20 injured after Greyhound bus veers off Utah highway
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Twenty people were injured when a Greyhound bus headed to Las Vegas veered off a highway and rolled over in central Utah late…
Continue Reading Retired Virginia priest charged with child sex abuse
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general says a retired priest who once oversaw children’s safety in a Catholic diocese in the…
Continue Reading Hawaii: Don’t burn Christmas trees at sacred Oahu sandbar
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s public lands agency is warning people that they face arrest if found burning Christmas trees at an oceanic sandbar. The…
Continue Reading Israeli defense minister meets with Palestinian president
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has paid a rare visit to Israel for talks with Israel’s…
Continue Reading NYC Ballet cancels remainder of ‘Nutcracker’ performances
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Ballet has canceled its remaining performances of “The Nutcracker.” The famed ballet by George Balanchine was…
Continue Reading Mexico says cruise ships with coronavirus cases can dock
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it will allow cruise ships carrying people infected with the coronavirus to dock. The announcement…
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DA: No charges for Cuomo from allegations by 2 women
By DAVID PORTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges stemming from…
Continue Reading Parole canceled for man convicted of killing Jordan’s father
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s parole commission has canceled the scheduled 2024 parole for one of two men convicted in the 1993…
Continue Reading Officer suspended after video shows him kneeling on man
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been suspended with pay after a video showed the officer pressing his knee into the back…
Continue Reading US warships stay in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group to stay…
Continue Reading California man gets second life term for synagogue attack
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 22-year-old white supremacist has been sentenced to life in federal prison for killing a woman…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: 2 Iowa teens ambushed teacher, then killed her
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The county attorney prosecuting the case of two southeast Iowa teens charged with murder in…
Continue Reading No survivors found after small jet crashes near San Diego
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says it is investigating the fiery crash of a small business jet near San Diego.…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Suspect in Vegas severed head case a prior felon
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor in Las Vegas says a 57-year-old man jailed after police found the severed head and…
Continue Reading California 1st state to top 5M cases amid omicron surge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to record more than 5 million known coronavirus infections. The state dashboard…
Continue Reading US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
By ZEKE MILLER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19…
Continue Reading Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal judge has refused to throw out an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud…
Continue Reading Severe Brazil flooding spreads in Bahia and beyond
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A total of 116 cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia were in a state of…
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