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Convict: Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife recruited him for killing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former Navy sailor and convicted killer testified Thursday that Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife asked him and another man to kill the former NBA player nearly 12 years ago in Atlanta...

Mar 17, 2022

NTSB: Child was driving truck that struck van killing 9

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) - A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a 13-year-old was driving pickup truck in crash that killed nine in Texas. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story f...

Mar 17, 2022

House votes to further restrict Russian trade after invasion

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, preparing for President Joe Biden to enact higher tariffs on more products and furt...

Mar 17, 2022

American among civilians killed in Russian attack in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department confirmed Thursday that an American citizen was killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. The department did not immediately confirm the ide...

Mar 17, 2022

Japan princess says lives lost in Ukraine breaks her heart

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito's only daughter, Princess Aiko, said she is heartbroken by the loss of many lives in Ukraine during her first solo news conference Thursday as an adult royal mem...

Mar 17, 2022

Russian attacks batter Ukraine as Putin warns of 'traitors'

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian airstrike ripped apart a theater where hundreds of people have been living in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said, as Russian President Vladimir Puti...

Mar 16, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invoked Pearl Harbor and 9/11 during a rare and urgent appeal Wednesday to the U.S. Congress for more weapons to stem the Russian assault, even as he projected ...

Mar 16, 2022

UN court orders Russia to cease hostilities in Ukraine

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Nations' top court on Wednesday ordered Russia to stop hostilities in Ukraine granting measures requested by Kyiv, although many remain skeptical that Russia w...

Mar 16, 2022

Saudi king leaves hospital after pacemaker battery changed

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's octogenarian monarch underwent medical tests and had the battery of his pacemaker changed, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday. King Salman w...

Mar 16, 2022

7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issued

TOKYO (AP) - A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake ...

Mar 16, 2022