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House approves bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House has approved a bill to ban the sale of ...
17:52 28 February 2022

After trying year, Dayton rallies around college hoops team

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Trey Landers survived one of his hometown’s worst moments. Now he’s contributing to one of its best....
17:32 28 February 2022

Italy reports virus cases top 1,100, deaths reach 29

MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities say the country now has more than 1,000 coronavirus cases and 29 people infected with t...
17:29 28 February 2022

St. Louis officer gets 7 years in Russian roulette shooting

FILE - This Jan 28, 2019, file booking photo released by St. Louis Police Department shows Nathaniel Hendren. The former...
17:25 28 February 2022

High-tech Chicago exhibit puts visitors eye-to-eye with MLK

CHICAGO (AP) — Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world’s most famous speeches that...
17:23 28 February 2022

Cruise ship sails to St. Maarten after COVID-19 scare

HAVANA (AP) — A British cruise ship turned away by the Dominican Republic after passengers suffered flu-like symptoms wa...
17:10 28 February 2022

Weinstein juror: #MeToo movement was not a factor in trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury that convicted Harvey Weinstein of rape and sex assault did not consider the trial’s implicatio...
16:30 28 February 2022

AP sources: Feds search for possible gun at Epstein jail

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal jail in New York City where wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life is on lock...
16:05 28 February 2022

Used to giving orders, Kansas abortion foes can’t cut a deal

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents who’ve become used to giving orders to Kansas lawmakers on the exact wording of n...
15:27 28 February 2022

Census hiccups in Alaska may offer preview for rest of US

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — More than a month into the start of the 2020 census in rural Alaska, some workers going door to...
15:24 28 February 2022

Biden hopes South Carolina win means a Super Tuesday boost

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden is confident he is poised for victory in Saturday’s first-in-the-South primary, just w...
15:16 28 February 2022

`Let’s go home’: Afghan war vets torn on US-Taliban deal

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Veterans of America’s longest war are finding themselves torn as the U.S. signs a potentially histo...
14:55 28 February 2022

Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?

From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud...
14:28 28 February 2022

The prince and the pop star work on charity single in London

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry joined Jon Bon Jovi at Abbey Road Studios in London on Friday as the singer recorded a charit...
14:11 28 February 2022

Virus outbreak in Iran sickens hundreds, including leaders

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After facing sanctions and the risk of war amid tensions with the United States, Iran...
13:31 28 February 2022

Parents slam Serbia bill in chilling ‘missing babies’ cases

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Mirjana Novokmet does not believe that a special law that is set for approval in the Serbian par...
13:26 28 February 2022

Markets slide, auto show canceled as virus impact spreads

LONDON (AP) — Stock markets are heading for their worst week since 2008, Europe’s top auto show has been canceled and co...
12:51 28 February 2022

Stuck in Spain, Wuhan soccer team gets to watch Madrid-Barça

MADRID (AP) — It’s been a tough journey for the first-division soccer club from Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the ...
12:03 28 February 2022

Democrats eye Super Tuesday even as South Carolina looms

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders will swing through North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts in the coming days....
11:23 28 February 2022

Bach tries to boost Olympic morale in Japan, speaks to media

TOKYO (AP) — Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring people that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, IOC P...
10:15 28 February 2022

Key questions heading into South Carolina Democratic primary

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina primary is certain to be a fork in the road for Democrats’ 2020 presidential...
10:01 28 February 2022

Olympic champion Sun Yang banned for 8 years in doping case

GENEVA (AP) — Chinese swimmer Sun Yang was banned for eight years on Friday and will miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics becaus...
9:30 28 February 2022

Parents of ‘terrified’ Africans stranded in China want help

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — She wakes every day long before dawn to chat with her three stranded daughters on the other side ...
9:21 28 February 2022

Pope sick a 2nd day with apparent cold, cancels audiences

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his official audiences Friday after apparently coming down with a cold.The Vat...
9:18 28 February 2022

Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests

HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and two prominent opposition politicians were charged Friday wi...
8:28 28 February 2022

As India counts dead, brutality of Hindu-Muslim riot emerges

NEW DELHI (AP) — The wounded came in waves. First in ones and twos, limping up the steps and staggering through the alum...
8:01 28 February 2022

Ardern calls out Australia: Don’t deport ‘your problems’

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called out her Australian counterpart at an extraor...
7:40 28 February 2022

Playful push uncovers childhood disease, propels marathoner

A push. That’s what guided Tyler Andrews to Atlanta for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials this weekend.From himself, to ...
7:31 28 February 2022

Speaker rejects Mahathir’s call as Malaysia’s turmoil grows

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The speaker of Malaysia’s House rejected interim leader Mahathir Mohamad’s call for a vote...
6:53 28 February 2022

Feds seek 18 months for Virginia man with neo-Nazi ties

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking an 18-month sentence for an alleged neo-Nazi from northern Virginia who p...
6:11 28 February 2022