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Rastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship
LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari on this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically smoking marijuana. For Rastafari, the practice brings them closer to the divine. But for...
Passenger trains derail in India, killing at least 50, trapping many others
NEW DELHI (AP) — Two passenger trains derailed in India on Friday, killing at least 50 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged coaches, officials said. About 400 people were taken to hospitals after the accident, which happened in eastern India,...
7 rescued after building partially collapses near Yale medical school
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven partially collapsed Friday, injuring several people who were pulled from the debris. Officials, however, said there were no fatalities. City firefighters and other authorities...
New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn’t stop running. Epstein was agitated and unable to sleep, jail officials observed in...
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny pokes fun at prison officials with demands of moonshine and a kangaroo
MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released excerpts of his correspondence with prison administrators Friday, detailing his sarcastic demands for things like a bottle of moonshine, a balalaika and even a kangaroo. His requests were denied. Responses...
Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country's oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans’ hominin ancestors. The find announced Thursday would...
What to stream this weekend: Foo Fighters, 'The Idol,' LeBron James and 'American Gladiators' doc
There's new music from Foo Fighters, the buzzy HBO series “The Idol” starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd and a documentary about the breakthrough TV show “American Gladiators” among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Among the...
Deal approved, Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country's first-ever government default, which would have sent shock waves through the U.S. and global economies. ...
In gun law push, Tennessee governor's office memo says NRA prefers to 'round up mentally ill people'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws “to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties,” according to documents drafted by the Republican's staffers as part of...
Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members. The change was part of a broad...
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Boxer Gervonta Davis jailed after moving without permission while on home detention
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge has ordered professional boxer Gervonta Davis to serve the remainder of his hit-and-run crash sentence behind bars instead of in home detention after he moved to a luxury hotel and then a new home without the judge's permission, the state's attorney's office...
Community mourns teenager's death after gas station owner charged with murder
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The death of a 14-year-old boy who authorities say was fatally shot in the back by a gas station owner has left community members grieving and crying out against racial profiling in the South Carolina capital city where he'd recently completed middle school. A...
French Open lets Belarus' Sabalenka skip standard news conference after questions about Ukraine war
PARIS (AP) — Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with disqualification, for skipping news conferences, another top tennis player — No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion — was allowed to avoid the traditional...
Panama launches operation in Darien jungle targeting organized crime, migrant smugglers
NICANOR, Panama (AP) — Panama launched a security operation along its shared border with Colombia on Friday to combat criminal gangs and migrant smugglers involved in record-setting migration through the perilous Darien Gap this year. Security officials said Operation Shield is...
Investigation finds officers justified in deadly New Hampshire shooting
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Six New Hampshire police officers who fatally shot an armed man were justified in their use of deadly force and will not face criminal charges, the state attorney general said Friday. The man was struck at least 11 times. The “initial threat of the...
Family's Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead and search over for 2 more
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean. ...
Ghost guns banned under new Colorado law signed by governor
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Friday banning firearms that are assembled at home or 3D-printed without serial numbers, weapons that allowed owners to evade background checks and impede law enforcement's ability to track a gun's origins in an investigation. ...
Chemical plant operator repays Georgia fire departments $37K for gear, overtime costs fire
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The operator of a Georgia chemical plant where a raging fire erupted in April is reimbursing fire departments for damaged equipment and overtime pay accrued battling the blaze. Glynn County commissioners on Thursday accepted a check for around $37,000 from...
Missouri professor not guilty by reason of insanity in stabbing death of colleague
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former history professor at Missouri State University charged in the stabbing death of a colleague was found not guilty Friday by reason of insanity. Greene County Judge David Jones announced his ruling in the case of Edward Gutting, who was charged with...
Bug in Chase Bank online banking causing double transactions, fees
NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of Chase's online banking services were seeing double transactions, fees and/or payments in their accounts, with the situation not immediately being resolved as of early afternoon on Friday. Numerous Chase customers were posting on social media that their...
