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Lawmaker apologizes after apparent try to 'pants' referee

Lawmaker apologizes after apparent try to 'pants' referee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Tennessee House Republican lawmaker has apologized for losing his temper and being ejected from watching a high school basketball game after a confrontation with a referee.
US prisons director resigning after crises-filled tenure

US prisons director resigning after crises-filled tenure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons is resigning amid increasing scrutiny over his leadership in the wake of Associated Press reporting that uncovered widespread problems at the agency, including a recent story detailing s
Colorado fire evacuees aided by good road access, daylight

Colorado fire evacuees aided by good road access, daylight

DENVER (AP) — A late-season wildfire pushed by hurricane-force winds tore through two densely populated Denver suburbs and seemed destined to leave a trail of deaths.
Man whose arrest led to ‘separate but equal’ is pardoned

Man whose arrest led to ‘separate but equal’ is pardoned

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor on Wednesday posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the Black man whose arrest for refusing to leave a whites-only railroad car in 1892 led to the Supreme Court ruling that cemented “separate but equal” into U.S.
US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time

US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time

Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges.
US, Germany say Russia poses urgent challenge to stability

US, Germany say Russia poses urgent challenge to stability

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Germany said Wednesday that Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine’s border poses an “immediate and urgent challenge” to European security and that any intervention will draw severe consequences.
Philadelphia fire kills at least 13, including 7 children

Philadelphia fire kills at least 13, including 7 children

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A large fire tore through a two-unit house early Wednesday in Philadelphia, killing 13 people, including seven children, and sending two people to hospitals, fire officials said.
US imposes sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader

US imposes sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, accusing him of “corrupt activities” that threaten to destabilize the region and undermine a U.S.
Brazil's Bolsonaro is released from hospital after two days

Brazil's Bolsonaro is released from hospital after two days

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a hospital on Wednesday morning in Sao Paulo, and addressed the press outside the facility.
Inaugural winners announced for Silvers-Dudley writing award

Inaugural winners announced for Silvers-Dudley writing award

NEW YORK (AP) — Staff writers for The New York Times and The New Yorker, an art expert based in Rome and an associate professor at Oxford University are among the nine inaugural winners of the Silvers-Dudley Prizes for criticism and journalism.