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Tuesday 28 March 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# AP

All time
# paul manafort
Former head of Trump presidential campaign 'intentionally' misled Russia investigation, judge rules
Paul Manafort faces years in prison in two criminal cases following yesterday’s ruling.
# Extreme Weather
Five die in avalanche-related incidents as European cold weather death toll rises
At least 26 people have been killed due to cold weather in parts of Europe this month.
# JAMES WATSON
Nobel Prize winner who helped discover DNA's shape stripped of titles over 'reprehensible' race remarks
James Watson claimed that genes cause a difference between black people and white people on IQ tests.
# Utah
US teen crashes car while driving blindfolded as part of 'Bird Box' challenge
A Netflix film has led to a viral challenge in which people attempt complete tasks while blindfolded.
# Extreme Weather
Two snowboarders killed in avalanche as extreme weather death toll rises to 21 across Europe
The snowboarders were killed in an avalanche in Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountains yesterday.
# AP
Desperate for running-back help, Washington turn to veteran Peterson
The Washington Redskins have signed 12-year NFL vet Adrian Peterson.
# location history
Google records people's movements even when told not to
The privacy issue affects some two billion Android users and hundreds of millions of iPhone users worldwide.
# stormy daniels
Porn star who alleged Trump affair says she is now free to tell her story
Her story remained largely out of public view until a month before the 2016 presidential election.
# national crisis
Across the US, more and more cities are passing laws to criminalise being homeless
A new report singled out cities Hawaii, Texas and Washington for their approach to homelessness.
# Chemical Weapons
The US is going to start destroying about 780,000 chemical-filled artillery shells
A US army plant is about to start destroying the nation’s largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent.
# hermit Kingdom
Inside North Korea - via Instagram
The hermit state nevertheless has many active Instagrammers documenting life from within its borders.
# Being AP
'Why on earth would any year be a good year to retire?'
New documentary looks at the final year of AP McCoy’s record-breaking career.
# scratchjr
Can you teach a child how to code - even if they can't read yet?
A new free app says you can.
# comma please
A badly punctuated AP tweet about MH17 caused widespread panic on Twitter
Oops.
# sketch show
'How to boss the midfield' -- This Andrea Pirlo cartoon is 46 seconds of absolute perfection
Featuring Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson running around aimlessly.
# Cold Case
Grand jury voted to charge JonBenet Ramsey’s parents
New documents reveal that in 1999 a Colorado grand jury voted to charge the parents of the slain child beauty queen.
# World War II
Former Nazi commander found living in Minnesota
Michael Karkoc was commander of a Nazi SS led-unit, and now lives in Minnesota, according to a new investigation.
# Snoops
A massive and unprecedented intrusion: AP slams US government's snooping
The US Justice Department obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors working for the Associated Press, the news agency has confirmed.
# Secret Lives
Instagram pics show life inside North Korea
David Guttenfelder, Associated Press’s chief photographer in Asia, is posting from inside Pyongyang. Fascinating.
# Facebook
Facebook is just a 'fad', say almost half of people in US
More people think Facebook will fade away than believe it will be a long-term success story.
# Apology
News agency apologies for firing correspondent over WWII censorship
Edward Kennedy was fired after reporting the unconditional surrender of German generals to Allied forces.
# pic of the day
Pint-size Present of the Day
No comment.
# AP in NK
Associated Press opens full news bureau in North Korea
The American news agency is the first major Western outlet to open a full news, picture, and video bureau in the notoriously secretive state.
# Belgium
Catholic Church in Belgium wants priest sex abusers to pay victims
The church has said that priests who abused children will be required to pay damages to their victims.
# the snapper
How to... capture a drain-dwelling crocodile
Locals in Cairns found the urban myth of reptiles in the underground sewage system is true.
# Endgame
NFL, players have agreed to deal
Football! There’s an end is in sight to the NFL’s lockout.
# North Korea
Associated Press to open a bureau in North Korea
AP will be the first Western news organisation to have a full service operating in Pyongyang.
# Vicious cycle
Lab chief told feds of 'suspicious' Armstrong test
Results of 2001 sample were “consistent with EPO use” one scientist has told investigators.