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Prosecutor drops vehicular homicide charge against teen charged in death of teacher in prank
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a teenager who…
Oregon Army National Guard hoists injured logger to safety in Mount Hood National Forest
MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, Oregon (AP) — An Oregon Army National Guard helicopter safely hoisted…
Conductor Juanjo Mena, former Cincinnati festival head, to retire because of Alzheimer’s disease
Conductor Juanjo Mena, the former principal conductor of the Cincinnati May Festival, said he will…
Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Grenell, an ally of President Donald Trump who oversaw far reaching…
US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once
Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just…
State lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Nathan Wade over Georgia Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) — State senators on Friday grilled the former special prosecutor who led the…
California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California election officials said Friday that they are investigating whether signature…
Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has pneumonia and is receiving…
Brazil revokes visa of US diplomat who sought to visit Bolsonaro in prison
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday revoked the…
Inclusion of Russia in 2026 Venice Biennale art fair sparks outcry
ROME (AP) — The inclusion of Russia in the line-up of the 2026 Venice Biennale…
Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case denies some efforts to limit media access
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah man accused of killing Charlie Kirk was back in…
A canceled meeting between leaders dashes hopes of families of Colombian prisoners in Venezuela
VILLA DEL ROSARIO, Colombia (AP) — Javier Giraldo arrived Friday at an international bridge linking…
Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic
KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait…
Drone strikes and clashes in eastern Congo threaten region’s peace efforts
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Friday accused each other…
Photos show response after attack at suburban Detroit synagogue
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into…
Moscow businesses struggle as Russia restricts cellphone internet services
MOSCOW (AP) — Many foreign websites were blocked Friday on mobile phones in central Moscow…
Jury finds ex-NY trooper guilty of manslaughter in 2020 chase that killed 11-year-old
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his vehicle…
Alabama judge dismisses lawsuit over a 2023 Taser death as bodycam video is unsealed
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family…
Two long-lost episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ have been found. Fans will soon be able to watch them
LONDON (AP) — Over six decades of “Doctor Who,” the intergalactic adventurer’s adversaries have included…
The NCAA is warning schools about travel issues ahead of March Madness. It’s not the first time
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Atlantic 10 commissioner Bernadette McGlade skimmed through the 12-page memo the NCAA…
Ethiopia declares 3 days of mourning after landslides in the south kill 80 people
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Tuesday declared three days of mourning as the…
Low and slow, the enduring style of lowrider culture in photos
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Born in Mexican American and Chicano communities of the American Southwest,…
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilians after 6 killed in airstrikes
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan on Friday of targeting homes in…
France returns a sacred drum looted during the colonial era to Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — France returned a sacred talking drum looted during the colonial…