Rep. Scott Perry denies Jan. 6 panel’s request for interview
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania has rebuffed a…
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Blanchett, del Toro on the femme fatale of ‘Nightmare Alley’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With a touch of Barbara Stanwyck, a sumptuous Art Deco office and a deadly shade of crimson lipstick,…
Continue Reading Bidens welcome new puppy and cat; Major to stay with friends
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has introduced a new member of the family. It’s a purebred…
Continue Reading 9th candle factory worker dies; Kentucky toy drive a success
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A worker injured in the destruction of a Kentucky candle factory hit by a tornado has died. That brings the total killed in…
Continue Reading Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID cases
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in…
Continue Reading Strong quake hits N California; no tsunami or major damage
PETROLIA, Calif. (AP) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck a rural stretch of Northern California’s coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says…
Continue Reading 2021 Notebook: The scandals that took down Andrew Cuomo
By The Associated Press New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo entered 2021 seeing his reputation as a leader in the COVID-19 fight starting to fray. The trouble…
Continue Reading Oregon, among last holdout states, to join opioid agreement
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is on the verge of signing onto a $26 billion settlement with the three largest…
Continue Reading California sues Walmart over disposal of hazardous waste
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors say retail giant Walmart illegally dumps more 1 million…
Continue Reading Mexico sees seizures of meth, fentanyl soar since 2019
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican drug cartels are turning to bigger, more productive labs to churn out increasing…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Boosters key to fight omicron, lot still to learn
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writers The new omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how…
Continue Reading After reprieve, NYC is rattled by a stunning virus spike
By JIM MUSTIAN and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just a couple of weeks ago, New York City seemed like a relative bright spot in…
Continue Reading PepsiCo Foundation to expand U.S. food aid program globally
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer At the start of the pandemic, the need for the food Jaron Barganier’s nonprofit, Be a Champion, provides to kids…
Continue Reading Russian man charged in $82M hacking, insider trading scheme
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say one of five Russian nationals accused of making tens of millions of dollars by…
Continue Reading Guatemalans protest killing of 12 people
SANTA CATARINA IXTAHUACAN, Guatemala (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators laid coffins on a platform to block a highway in Guatemala to protest the…
Continue Reading EPL plays on, urging 16% of players unvaccinated get jabbed
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Premier League clubs have decided against pausing the season despite 10 fixtures being…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Who are the jurors for trial of Kim Potter?
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jurors deliberating at former Minnesota police officer Kim…
Continue Reading Lawrence Taylor charged with failing to report new address
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is facing felony charges in South Florida after failing to…
Continue Reading Saudi coalition says it targeted rebel-held Yemen airport
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen says it has launched “precision…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware
By FRANK BAJAK and VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Security researchers say they’ve found spyware from the notorious…
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