NC appeals court stops for now voting restoration for felons
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has blocked an order that had allowed well over 50,000…
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Kraft, former officials settle SEC charges for $62 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kraft Heinz Co. is agreeing to pay $62 million to settle charges of improper accounting of what it once claimed were cost…
Continue Reading Emmett Till marker in Mississippi toppled but not vandalized
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Emmett Till historical marker in Mississippi will be repaired after being knocked…
Continue Reading Florida school mask debate headed for appeals court battle
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The battle over mask requirements in Florida schools is headed for a new legal…
Continue Reading Former pilot gets life sentence in killing of 3 neighbors
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general said a former Army major accused of killing three neighbors to eliminate a witness in a…
Continue Reading British man rescued after being lost 3 days in Thai jungle
BANGKOK (AP) — A 72-year-old British man has been found safe three days after disappearing in a thick jungle in northeastern Thailand while going…
Continue Reading New this week: ‘Kate,’ ‘Come From Away’ and MTV’s VMAs
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Mary Elizabeth Winstead starring in the brutal assassin thriller “Kate”…
Continue Reading Rising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US
By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An extraordinary number of Ecuadorians has been coming to the United States — often to New…
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Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked by The Vatican in 2019 over sex abuse allegations, pleaded not guilty…
Continue Reading Worshippers pray at gas station in Lebanon amid fuel crisis
JIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Dozens of Lebanese worshippers knelt for Friday prayers at a gas station south of Beirut amid severe fuel shortages that have…
Continue Reading Army: Nearly 6,000 extremists surrender in northeast Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says nearly 6,000 Boko Haram militants have surrendered in the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Mexico confronts complex position on immigration
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing immigration pressures from the north, south and within its own borders,…
Continue Reading Honduras economic development zones worry residents, experts
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press SAN MARCOS DE COLON, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at…
Continue Reading Honduras economic development zones worry residents, experts
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press SAN MARCOS DE COLON, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at…
Continue Reading Kristen Stewart gains perspective on fame playing Diana
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kristen Stewart says there’s a “huge, vast” difference between her loss of…
Continue Reading Universal’s Horror Nights open for screams after absence
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After a pandemic-related absence of almost two years, Universal Orlando Resort’s celebration of all things…
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How to help, volunteer and honor 9/11 victims through public service
By Christopher Dawson and Ben Burnstein, CNN Twenty years ago, terrorists seized control of four airliners, killed 2,977 people and shook the…
Continue Reading Apple delays iPhone photo-scanning plan amid fierce backlash
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple is indefinitely delaying its plans to scan iPhones in…
Continue Reading Joan Washington, UK voice coach to Hollywood stars, is dead
LONDON (AP) — Hollywood stars are paying tribute to voice coach Joan Washington, whose death was announced Friday. Washington’s death was…
Continue Reading Imagine Dragons dive into the darkness with brave new album
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new Imagine Dragons album cover depicts a man falling through space, gravity gently…
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