A suburban St. Louis school district has reversed its earlier decision to remove a book from its school libraries in the face of criticism and a class-action lawsuit ByThe Associated Press February 26, 2022, 7:11 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WENTZVILLE, Mo. — […]
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After Trayvon, Ben Crump became civil rights go-to lawyer
TAMPA, Fla. — Before Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and other Black people died at the hands of white police officers or self-appointed vigilantes, there was Martin Lee Anderson. Anderson, a 14-year-old Black teenager, died in 2006 after he was kicked and beaten by guards at a […]
Path to war in Ukraine was laid in months of plans, warnings
The week before Russia attacked, a Ukrainian soldier peered through a periscope from the bottom of his trench. Mud seeped into his boots, his clothes and every crack in his gear as he walked the narrow space where he had spent his days for the past 10 months. Zakhar Leshchyshyn […]
Hundreds of Pakistani students stuck in Ukraine since attack
The families of hundreds of Pakistani students stuck in Ukraine following the Russian invasion are urging their government to help bring them home ByThe Associated Press February 26, 2022, 1:15 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KARACHI, Pakistan — The families of hundreds of […]
Searchers dig in Indonesia earthquake rubble for victims
Searchers in Indonesia are digging in the rubble of collapsed buildings and mud from landslides a day after a strong earthquake shook Sumatra island, killing eight people, injuring 86 and leaving thousands displaced By RAHMA NURJANA Associated Press February 26, 2022, 6:06 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare […]
Arizona Starbucks becomes 1st outside New York to unionize
Employees at a Starbucks in suburban Phoenix voted Friday to form a union, becoming the first store outside New York to organize By TERRY TANG Associated Press February 26, 2022, 12:48 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MESA, Ariz. — Employees at a Starbucks […]
Police find 2 adults, 2 children dead in North Texas home
Police making a welfare check in a small North Texas town found the bodies of two adults and two children in their house, officials said Friday ByThe Associated Press February 25, 2022, 11:49 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article GRANBURY, Texas — Police making […]
Police investigating performer Donny Davis’ death in Vegas
Police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old comedian and performer after a night with several other people at a luxury hotel on the Las Vegas Strip ByThe Associated Press February 26, 2022, 12:08 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LAS VEGAS — Las […]
MLB, locked-out players meet for 5th straight day
Baseball players and owners took a first step toward salvaging opening day, nearing agreement on an amateur draft lottery during lockout negotiations that included a surprise one-on-one meeting between Commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer February 26, 2022, 1:39 AM • 4 […]
Ukrainian leaders vow to arm themselves as Russian troops close in on Kyiv
As Russian troops closed in on Ukraine’s capital Friday and thousands of refugees continued to flee the country, several Ukrainian officials vowed to remain in Kyiv and fight against the aggression. A defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, surrounded by his advisers and wearing combat fatigues, addressed the country while standing […]