Court upholds ban on South Africa’s apartheid-era flag
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that the…
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Peru ex-leader Toledo surrenders to be extradited from US
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique surrendered to U.S. federal agents Friday to be extradited to Peru,…
Continue Reading Fatal crash sparks fire on major Connecticut highway bridge
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A crash involving a fuel delivery truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with…
Continue Reading Minister: Ukraine will beat Russia in war of technologies
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukrainian and Russian troops fight conventional battles on the front lines, Europe’s…
Continue Reading It’s Met Gala time again — here’s what we know so far
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, it took 275,000 bright pink roses to adorn the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the…
Continue Reading Vienna nudists oppose plans for cable car over their beach
BERLIN (AP) — Nudists in Austria are up in arms about plans for a cable car that would pass over a popular beach on the northern edge of Vienna…
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Supreme Court set to decide on abortion pill access
The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women’s access to a widely used abortion pill will stay…
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Manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin will be dismissed
Prosecutors will dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the…
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Arizona GOP loses bid to undo $18K in fees over 2020 lawsuit
An appeals court has rejected a bid by the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers to undo $18,000 in attorneys’ fees that they were ordered to…
Continue Reading Feds get first guilty plea in Michigan marijuana board probe
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A businessman pleaded guilty Friday to bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board, the…
Continue Reading Canadian professor convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has convicted a Lebanese-Canadian academic in absentia on terrorism charges over a bombing outside a Paris synagogue in…
Continue Reading NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Three NFL players were suspended indefinitely Friday for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two…
Continue Reading Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
By STEFANIE DAZIO and LARRY FENN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the…
Continue Reading On the brink: The scenario facing Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The champagne is on ice for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Soccer is the new love of the Hollywood celebrities…
Continue Reading Austin: US troops ready to support possible Sudan evacuation
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, MATTHEW LEE and TARA COPP Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Friday that the…
Continue Reading Early morning fire destroys wing of Idaho high school
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was…
Continue Reading Biden signs order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’
By JOSH BOAK and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that would create the White…
Continue Reading Q&A: Why ‘Dear Mama’ director took on Tupac despite attack
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Directing a project focused on Tupac’s life was a farfetched idea for…
Continue Reading Chile leader wants state to share in any lithium extraction
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Gabriel Boric has announced a plan to require private companies take Chile’s government on as a partner…
Continue Reading Argentina’s President Fernández won’t seek reelection
By DANIEL POLITI BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández announced Friday he won’t seek reelection for a second…
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