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By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press MUSKO NAVAL BASE, Sweden (AP) — The age of the 21-year-old airman charged in one of the most significant U.S. intelligence leaks in recent memory has been the focus of a growing question: Why would the nation give someone so young access to some of its

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it is seeking information from the U.S. and Britain on whether 13 Cypriot nationals included in a new round of sanctions targeting the financial networks of two Russian oligarchs have breached domestic and European Union laws. The government spokesman said Wednesday that President Nikos Christodoulides has asked for a

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The family of Tyre Nichols has sued the city of Memphis, individual officers and emergency medical personnel involved in his case. Lawyers for Tyre Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Memphis. The suit, seen by The Associated Press, seeks a

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents has made a brief court appearance. But a hearing to determine whether he should remain jailed while awaiting trial has been delayed to give the defense more time to prepare. Jack

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Dartmouth football coach Buddy Teevens had his right leg amputated following a bicycle accident last month in Florida. Kirsten Teevens announced the news in a statement released by the school. The Teevens were riding on a road in the St. Augustine area when he was struck by a

BERLIN (AP) — German police have released an initial description of a suspect wanted in connection with a knife attack at a gym in the western city of Duisburg that left four men seriously wounded. Police said that witnesses interviewed after the attack late Tuesday described the man as being about 30 years old, 5

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The gay prime minister of Luxembourg has used the dais of the European Union’s parliament to stand up for LGBTQ rights in the 27-nation bloc and to chastise member Hungary. A 2021 Hungarian law prohibited sharing content on homosexuality or gender transition in media targeting people under

By JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Terrified Sudanese who have been trapped for days in their homes by fighting in the capital of Khartoum fled on Wednesday, hauling out whatever belongings they could carry and trying to get out of the city, after an internationally brokered truce failed and

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press MUSKO NAVAL BASE, Sweden (AP) — The age of the 21-year-old airman charged in one of the most significant U.S. intelligence leaks in recent memory has been the focus of a growing question: Why would the nation give someone so young access to some of its

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A hearing to decide whether a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents should remain jailed while awaiting trial has been delayed. Jack Teixeira was supposed to appear in Boston federal court on Wednesday for a detention hearing after

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press There are no flying dragons, zombies or media moguls in the HBO series “Somebody Somewhere,” making it different in tone and scope from the network’s larger, flashier shows. But the Bridget Everett-starring series is unique in its own right for its themes of representation, acceptance and normalcy in middle America.

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria is the latest European country to temporarily ban the import of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural produce following protests from local farmers, excluding goods in transit destined for export. The measure announced Wednesday will be in place until the end of June. Officials say it will protect Bulgarian farmers’ competitiveness

By SARAH TETAUD Associated Press MANANJARY, Madagascar (AP) — Humanitarian groups say children in remote areas of southeast Madagascar are experiencing “catastrophic” levels of hunger after three cyclones battered the region in the space of a year. UNICEF and Madagascar’s National Office for Nutrition have reported that the combined impact of Cyclones Batsirai, Emnati and

By ADAM PEMBLE KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday his country has received U.S-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved and which Kyiv hopes will help shield it from Russian strikes during the war. “Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure because Patriot air defense systems have arrived

By MARK SCOLFORO and PETER SMITH Associated Press YORK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with connections to the Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse in what some consider the nation’s most comprehensive investigation yet into abuse within the faith. The sets of charges filed in October