Removing the %&*@ from Maine’s vanity plates will take time
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press A Maine law banning obscene license plates goes into effect Monday, but getting the foul language off the roads and…
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5 things we learned from the committee investigating January 6 last week
By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had a big week. Key decisions were made that not only…
Continue Reading Africa’s largest film festival kicks off in Burkina Faso
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Africa’s largest film festival is kicking off in Burkina Faso for the first time…
Continue Reading Iran sentences ex-central bank chief to 10 years in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A judiciary spokesperson says a court has sentenced the former governor of Iran’s central bank to 10 years in prison for…
Continue Reading Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1000 for the first time as the country…
Continue ReadingGunman ‘out of nowhere’ shoots 3 deputies outside Houston bar, killing one, authorities say
By Jason Hanna and Alta Spells, CNN A gunman “came out of nowhere” and fired on constable’s deputies who were trying to detain…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s leader pays respects to 46 dead in building inferno
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president has paid her respects at a morgue to the dozens of people killed in a deadly inferno that ripped through…
Continue Reading Merkel party leader urges unity after German election loss
BERLIN (AP) — The leader of outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has urged supporters to emulate the unity and discipline of their…
Continue ReadingTuffy’s Pet Foods issues recall for dog food with high levels of vitamin D
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Tuffy’s Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling dog food with potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D. The recall is for…
Continue ReadingUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits scene where MP was fatally stabbed in terrorist incident
By Nada Bashir, Laura Smith-Spark and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer visited…
Continue Reading NASA’s asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft named Lucy has rocketed into the sky with diamonds on a 12-year…
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NASA’s asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft named Lucy has rocketed into the sky with diamonds on a 12-year…
Continue ReadingRussian crew wraps trailblazing movie in space, safely returns to Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN After filming the first movie in space, Russian actress Yulia Peresild, producer-director Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Oleg…
Continue Reading ‘He was Southend’: Tributes paid to slain British lawmaker
By MAYUKO ONO and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — Leaders from across Britain’s political spectrum have come together…
Continue Reading 4 Russian tourists found dead at Albania beach resort
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Police say four Russian tourists were found dead at a beach resort in western Albania. Albanian police issued a statement…
Continue Reading New crew docks at China’s first permanent space station
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese astronauts have begun their six-month mission on China’s first permanent space station, after successfully docking aboard…
Continue Reading ASEAN downgrades Myanmar presence in summit in major rebuke
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to downgrade Myanmar’s participation in…
Continue ReadingWhat happens if Brian Laundrie isn’t found in the coming weeks
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Local and federal investigators have been searching for Brian Laundrie — the fiancé of 22-year-old Gabby Petito…
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LEADING OFF: Closer to starter, Scherzer lined up for Game 1
By The Associated Press Dodgers ace Max Scherzer got the last three outs in the thrilling Game 5 of the NL Divsion Series and is now lined up to…
Continue Reading Japanese figure skaters win Olympic test event in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Mai Mihara have won the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Asia Open figure skating event at…
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