Ida Nudel, celebrated Soviet Jewish refusenik, dies aged 90
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ida Nudel, one of the most prominent activists who campaigned for the right of Jews to leave the Soviet Union in the 1970s and…
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Mexico to give away ‘El Chapo’ safehouse in lottery
By ANDRÉS VILLARREAL Associated Press CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — The house that former drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán fled in 2014 when…
Continue Reading Book: Top US officer feared Trump could order China strike
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fearful of Donald Trump’s actions in his final weeks as president, the United States’ top…
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Judge declares mistrial with Backpage.com founders
A judge has declared a mistrial at the trial of the founders of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com on charges of facilitating prostitution…
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Jacksonville State’s Hail Mary delivers latest FCS-FBS upset
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Greg Seitz has been at Jacksonville State for nearly three decades, through a Division II national championship,…
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AP source: Seattle Mariners to host 2023 MLB All-Star Game
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the Seattle Mariners will…
Continue Reading AP source: Seattle Mariners to host 2023 MLB All-Star Game
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the Seattle Mariners will…
Continue Reading US tribes demand emergency protection for wolves
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dozens of American Indian tribes are demanding the Biden administration enact emergency…
Continue ReadingEx-Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights plead not guilty
CNN By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Four former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges they violated…
Continue Reading Judge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York state from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health…
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Arizona reports most additional COVID deaths since February
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday report 117 additional deaths from COVID-19, the most in a single day since last February during the winter surge.…
Continue Reading Do Worry: UEFA rejects Ajax’s Bob Marley tribute shirt
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Ajax must change its popular Bob Marley-themed shirts in Champions League games. UEFA says the three little birds motif…
Continue Reading COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CATHY BUSSEWITZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed to levels not seen…
Continue Reading Fires shut Sequoia National Park, could threaten huge trees
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Sequoia National Park has been shut down and its namesake gigantic trees could be in danger as forest fires…
Continue Reading Fires shut Sequoia National Park, could threaten huge trees
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Sequoia National Park has been shut down and its namesake gigantic trees could be in danger as forest fires…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Tennessee state senator did not steal federal funds
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A defense attorney for a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing $600,000 in federal…
Continue Reading Teams battle for playoff positioning in WNBA’s final week
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA enters the final week of the regular season with many playoff positions still to be…
Continue Reading Teams battle for playoff positioning in WNBA’s final week
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA enters the final week of the regular season with many playoff positions still to be…
Continue Reading Teams battle for playoff positioning in WNBA’s final week
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA enters the final week of the regular season with many playoff positions still to be…
Continue Reading Virginia and Wisconsin report measles cases among refugees
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia and Wisconsin say that six people who recently traveled to the U.S. from…
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