Iran returns passport of detained UK charity worker
LONDON (AP) — Iranian authorities have returned the passport of a British woman who has been detained in the country for nearly six years, raising hopes for progress in…
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Houston’s historic theater pandemic saves a public good
HOUSTON (AP) — After a historic Houston theater apparently closed permanently last year due to the economic challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, its supporters — including…
Victims of child abuse in Northern Ireland get official government apology
LONDON (AP) — The government of Northern Ireland on Friday issued a formal apology to people who were abused in orphanages and children's homes, telling them "the state has let…
Judge asked to end Prince Andrew’s sex abuse trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Prince Andrew and an American woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17 formally asked a judge on Tuesday to dismiss his…
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Today in History
Today is Friday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2022. There are 302 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in the story:
On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Children’s author and illustrator Shirley Hughes has died aged 94
LONDON (AP) — British children's author and illustrator Shirley Hughes, best known for her popular "Alfie" series and classic "Dogger" picture book, has died, her family…
Prince Andrew gives up being a member of a prestigious golf club
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prince Andrew has relinquished his honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews, one of the world's most prestigious golf…
As the world commemorates the Holocaust, some survivors in Israel struggle
JERUSALEM (AP) — Several dozen octogenarians, bundled up against the cold, chatted in Russian and Hebrew as they picked piles of carrots, onions and grapefruits in a Jerusalem…
North Carolina QB career comes full circle against Gamecocks
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - Sam Howell has come full circle.
The North Carolina junior quarterback began his college career leading the Tar Heels to a victory from behind…
Jets’ Fant helps tornado-ravaged Kentucky hometown
FLORHAM PARK, NJ (AP) - George Fant hopped in his car and drove to work early last Saturday morning, ignoring the heartbreak unfolding in his hometown.
When the New York Jets…
Browns’ COVID cases rise, Mayfield and Stefanski test positive
CLEVELAND (AP) - When Kevin Stefanski learned he had tested positive for COVID-19 again, the cool Cleveland trainer barely blinked.
Nothing new to him or the Browns.
The…
Demaryius Thomas remembers players for his generous nature
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) - The post from Demaryius Thomas was just to congratulate Garett Bolles on his writing.
It meant so much to the Denver Broncos left tackle that, even…
U2’s Edge runs rock memorabilia sale to help musicians
NEW YORK (AP) - When The Edge saw the Rolling Stones perform recently, his mask allowed him to go unnoticed as he watched guitarist Ron Wood in the front row.…
Israel condemns Spanish woman for helping banned group
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli military court on Wednesday handed down a sentence reduction against a Spanish woman who admitted in a plea bargain to raising funds for a West…
Veterans fundraiser attracts Bruce Springsteen and Jon Stewart
NEW YORK (AP) - Long before Bruce Springsteen took the stage at the annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit party in New York City, Bob and Lee Woodruff joked about how they made…
In Richmond, Youngkin will face “the Alamo Democrat of the Senate”
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Republican Glenn Youngkin has spent months discussing with voters his plans to roll back the Democrats' “left, liberal and progressive…
New Orleans trumpeter awaits conviction for charity fraud
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Irvin Mayfield, the jazz trumpeter who has become a symbol of New Orleans' resilience after Hurricane Katrina, was sentenced to five years in prison…
Colonial Williamsburg restores school for black children
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - A school where black slave and free children were taught before the War of Independence will be moved from the William & Mary campus in Colonial…
Biden: the Pope told me I had to “continue to take Communion”
ROME (AP) - Face to face in the Vatican, President Joe Biden had extended and very personal talks with Pope Francis on Friday and left saying that the pontiff had told him he…
British monarch holds first virtual audience since rest period
LONDON (AP) - British Queen Elizabeth II held virtual audiences at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, the first since revelations her doctors ordered her to rest last week.
The…