Gary Paulsen, celebrated children’s author, dies at 82
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed and prolific children’s author who often drew upon his rural…
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Man charged in shooting that killed 7-year-old Chicago girl
CHICAGO (AP) — A 24-year-old man has been charged in an August shooting that killed a 7-year-old Chicago girl and seriously wounded her younger…
Continue Reading US wins seat on UN rights council in uncontested election
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has won a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council that former president…
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IMF warns economy recovery threatened by virus, inflation
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is warning of rising threats to a global recovery posed…
Continue Reading IMF warns economy recovery threatened by virus, inflation
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is warning of rising threats to a global recovery posed…
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Son faces additional charges in father’s death following shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs man faces additional charges after allegedly shooting his father. On May 6, 2021, officers with…
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Mob kills Cameroon police officer after death of 5-year-old girl
Story by Reuters A mob lynched a military police officer after he killed a five-year-old girl when he fired on a car at a checkpoint in the capital…
Continue Reading Judge sets deadline for Libyan commander to answer questions
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. judge has set a two-week deadline for a Libyan military commander to answer questions in a lawsuit accusing him of…
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Miami City Commission votes unanimously to terminate Police Chief Acevedo
By Emma Tucker, CNN The Miami City Commission on Thursday evening voted unanimously to affirm the suspension of Police Chief Art Acevedo and…
Continue Reading Artist sues newly freed Bill Cosby over 1990 hotel encounter
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A prominent Bill Cosby accuser has filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel…
Continue Reading Greece, US expand defense pact in face of Turkey tensions
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Greece are expanding a defense cooperation deal that will grant…
Continue Reading In Brazil, worst drought in decades felt at gigantic dam
By EMILIO SANABRIA and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (AP) — The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the…
Continue Reading Trial starts in 1984 killing of girl shown on milk carton
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Opening statements have started in the trial of the 1984 killing of a…
Continue Reading In Brazil, worst drought in decades felt at gigantic dam
By EMILIO SANABRIA and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (AP) — The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Nigerian military says leader of IS-linked group is dead
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military chief says that the leader of an Islamic State-linked group has…
Continue Reading Peru president challenged by his own party over Cabinet
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The leader of the Marxist party that carried Pedro Castillo to Peru’s presidency says it…
Continue Reading Biden discusses ‘transparency’ with Kenya president
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta discussed financial transparency as the…
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They matched on Tinder a year ago. Then his boyfriend gave him a ring — and a gift that changed his life
By Reid Alexander, as told to CNN’s Faith Karimi Reid Alexander is a 24-year-old Colorado man who battled kidney disease before meeting Rafael…
Continue Reading Fugitive sought in scheme to sell Raymond Pettibon forgeries
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are accusing a fugitive of selling forged paintings by contemporary artist Raymond Pettibon. They say Christian…
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