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Ryan Newman Daytona 500 crash shows racing never truly safe

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt’s death on the final lap of the Daytona 500 may have saved Ryan Newman’s life....
23:49 18 February 2022

Trial begins in lawsuit over missing woman’s murdered sons

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A final chapter in the horrific saga of a Utah woman who vanished about a decade ago and the killin...
23:46 18 February 2022

NCAA moves toward immediate eligibility for all transfers

The NCAA took a significant step toward allowing all Division I athletes to transfer one time without sitting out a seas...
23:33 18 February 2022

UK unveils immigration overhaul for 2021 focused on skills

LONDON (AP) — Britain announced new post-Brexit immigration rules Tuesday that will make it tougher for European Union c...
22:36 18 February 2022

NFL putting stronger Rooney Rule front and center

Pro football is discovering that the spirit of the Rooney Rule is being violated. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made th...
22:35 18 February 2022

Lewis Capaldi, Dave win at politically tinged Brit Awards

LONDON (AP) — Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi and soulful London rapper Dave took top prizes Tuesday at the U.K...
22:31 18 February 2022

Vatican police stage new raids in London real estate case

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican police on Tuesday raided the home and office of the Vatican monsignor who signed the contrac...
22:27 18 February 2022

PG&E banking on big profits after utility leaves bankruptcy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric says it expects to become more profitable than ever after it emerges from ...
22:11 18 February 2022

Nebraska denies pardon for notorious killer’s ex-girlfriend

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s pardons board refused Tuesday to pardon the murder conviction of the ex-girlfriend of Ch...
21:51 18 February 2022

Trump delivers on pledge for wealthy California farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoisting the spoils of victories in California’s hard-fought water wars, President Donald Trump is dir...
21:39 18 February 2022

Russia to ban entry of Chinese nationals to halt virus

BERLIN (AP) — Russia will temporarily ban Chinese nationals from entering the country due to the virus outbreak centered...
20:13 18 February 2022

Charge: Man strangled girlfriend, 2 girls, burned bodies

Arzel J. Ivery is seen in an undated photo provided by the Shelby County, Tenn., Sheriff's Office. Ivery, boyfriend of A...
20:10 18 February 2022

Europe resists mounting US pressure on Huawei 5G technology

LONDON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on European allies to ban Chinese tech firm Huawei from s...
19:20 18 February 2022

DOJ taps U.S. attorneys to coordinate Ukraine investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has appointed U.S. attorneys in New York and Pennsylvania to coordinate federal...
19:12 18 February 2022

US lawmaker defends meeting with Iran FM in Munich

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chris Murphy on Tuesday defended a weekend meeting he held with Iran’s foreign minister in Europe...
18:16 18 February 2022

Apps help volunteers get excess food to the hungry

Food waste and hunger are two enormous problems that some non-profit groups say can be addressed together by getting the...
17:47 18 February 2022

US border clampdown forces Venezuelan teen into Mexico alone

In this Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 photo provided by attorney Jodi Goodwin, a Venezuelan teenager named Branyerly stands on a...
17:23 18 February 2022

Insider Q&A: Facebook VP of Messenger discusses privacy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At Facebook, Stan Chudnovsky oversees the Messenger chat app that’s used by well over 1 billion peo...
17:15 18 February 2022

Soggy neighborhoods under flash-flood warning in Mississippi

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Forecasters expected more heavy rains in parts of the flood-ravaged South on Tuesday, prolonging...
17:03 18 February 2022

Crafts: Turn stained, shrunken sweaters into cozy mittens

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A certain groundhog’s prediction notwithstanding, there’s plenty of winter left where I live in New...
16:45 18 February 2022

Backyard gardeners can act to help bee populations

Chemicals are routinely applied around residential landscapes to kill insect pests and troublesome weeds, but many are i...
16:36 18 February 2022

US sanctions Russian oil trading firm for role in Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions Tuesday on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil...
16:14 18 February 2022

Storm-swollen rivers surge in UK, severe flood alerts issued

LONDON (AP) — Residents in central England and Wales piled up sandbags, readied water pumps and hoped for the best Tuesd...
15:28 18 February 2022

Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan — The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half th...
15:26 18 February 2022

White House correspondents’ dinner returns to comedic roots

WASHINGTON — Comedians are making their return to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after last year's hiatus.
15:02 18 February 2022

AP Interview: UN chief says new virus poses ‘enormous’ risks

LAHORE, Pakistan — The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation” for the worl...
14:02 18 February 2022

Spain looks to adopt digital tax that has angered the US

LISBON, Portugal — Spain’s government approved Tuesday the introduction of new taxes on digital business and stock market transactions, following simi...
13:46 18 February 2022

Ethiopia says US plans ‘substantial financial support’

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — America’s top diplomat in his final Africa stop on Tuesday discussed political reforms with Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winni...
12:56 18 February 2022

German ex-environment minister seeks to lead Merkel’s party

BERLIN — A former German environment minister on Tuesday became the first prominent figure officially to declare his candidacy for the leadership of C...
12:26 18 February 2022

China virus outbreak chilling recovery for Asian economies

BANGKOK — The virus outbreak in China has put South Korea's economy into an "emergency situation," its president says. Japan is on the brink of recess...
11:46 18 February 2022