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Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying

Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in a quadruple slaying in 2005.
Israeli strawberry clocks in as world's heaviest on record

Israeli strawberry clocks in as world's heaviest on record

KADIMA-ZORAN, Israel (AP) — After a year-long jam, a mammoth Israeli strawberry is entering the record books. Weighing a whopping 289 grams (10.
US official: Russia adds 7K more troops near Ukraine border

US official: Russia adds 7K more troops near Ukraine border

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the U.S.
Parent in college bribery scandal gets 15 months in prison

Parent in college bribery scandal gets 15 months in prison

BOSTON (AP) — A former Staples Inc.
MaineDOT hard hat discovered 3,300 miles away in Norway

MaineDOT hard hat discovered 3,300 miles away in Norway

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A man in Norway discovered a Maine Department of Transportation hard hat more than 3,300 miles (5,310 kilometers) away from its home.
Officer charged in Floyd killing says he deferred to Chauvin

Officer charged in Floyd killing says he deferred to Chauvin

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified Wednesday that he deferred to Derek Chauvin because he was his senior officer and that’s what he had been trained to do. J.
Death toll rises to 78 from mudslides after storm in Brazil

Death toll rises to 78 from mudslides after storm in Brazil

PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 78, Gov. Claudio Castro said Wednesday afternoon.
Pakistani police arrest media owner after scuffle in capital

Pakistani police arrest media owner after scuffle in capital

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities Wednesday raided the home of a media owner and arrested him after a dramatic scuffle in which the man fired a pistol toward police and hit one officer in the head with the weapon, injuring him, police said.
Businessman close to Maduro was DEA informant, records show

Businessman close to Maduro was DEA informant, records show

MIAMI (AP) — A Colombian businessman linked to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was secretly signed up by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a cooperating source in 2018 and gave agents information about bribes he paid to Venezuelan officials,
San Francisco recalls 3 members of city's school board

San Francisco recalls 3 members of city's school board

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city’s school board Tuesday for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic.