By DAVE COLLINS (Associated Press) NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Like graduating seniors everywhere, members of Newtown High School’s class of 2024 expect bittersweet feelings at their commencement ceremony — excitement about heading off to college or careers and sadness about … Continued
Christina Nguyen, the chef behind popular Minneapolis restaurants Hai Hai and Hola Arepa, won a James Beard Award — one of the country’s most prestigious culinary prizes — this week for Best Chef: Midwest. This year’s awards were announced Monday … Continued
By BILL BARROW (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections, boosted by the outcry following mass shootings at schools and other public places, in addition to the nation’s daily … Continued
By JAMEY KEATEN (Associated Press) GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the … Continued
By RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press) WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, … Continued
By PETER SMITH (Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than 10,000 voting representatives gathered Tuesday for the opening of the Southern Baptist Convention’s two-day annual meeting, where they will vote on whether to ban churches with women pastors and deliberate … Continued