Situation becoming ‘dire’ at US airbase in Germany housing Afghan refugees
By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The task of accommodating 10,000 Afghan refugees, including pregnant women, is putting facilities at…
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Oklahoma higher education regents announce new chancellor
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have announced that the president of Emporia State University in Kansas will…
Continue Reading Biden decides it would be inappropriate to assert executive privilege in January 6 investigation
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig explains how the first four subpoenas from the select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection could play out…
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Autopsy: Actor Michael K. Williams died of drug intoxication
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s medical examiner says actor Michael K. Williams died of acute drug…
Continue Reading Congress, court pressure New York City to fix jails crisis
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is facing mounting pressure to solve its spiraling jail crisis, with members of…
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Masks in school help prevent Covid-19 outbreaks and spread, CDC studies find
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 outbreaks are far more likely in schools that don’t require students and staff to wear masks, new data from…
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Broncos ‘backup’ Reed has more starts than Chubb, Miller
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Malik Reed missed practice Friday to deal with a personal issue but will be back…
Continue Reading Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan set to return agianst Colts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee left tackle Taylor Lewan practiced fully all week and is set to play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts after…
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How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks ended a wobbly day with mixed results on Wall Street Friday as the market cooled off following a two-day rally. The…
Continue Reading Ravens put 4 defensive players on COVID-19 list
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have put linebackers Jaylon Ferguson and Justin Houston and defensive linemen Brandon Williams and…
Continue Reading Vail Resorts, Progress Software rise; Nike, Nvidia fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Vail Resorts, Progress Software rise; Nike, Nvidia…
Continue Reading Civil rights complaint targets Idaho health care rationing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An advocacy group for older adults has filed a civil rights complaint against Idaho over…
Continue Reading Japan’s leader says Olympics were ‘symbol of global unity’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly meeting of world leaders has been packed with global gloom. But…
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Peloton says you can wear its new athleisure line to work
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business The pandemic sent droves of office employees into yoga pants and t-shirts almost overnight. Now, with more offices…
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Del Rio camp cleared as last remaining migrants depart
By Josh Campbell, Dakin Andone and Conor Powell, CNN After several days of living in squalid conditions under the Del Rio International Bridge, the…
Continue Reading Six United employees ask court to block vaccination requirement
By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Tierney Sneed, CNN Six United Airlines employees are asking a federal judge to block the airline’s vaccine…
Continue Reading Residents seek healing as details emerge in grocery shooting
By TRAVIS LOLLER, JONATHAN MATTISE and MARK HUMPHREY Associated Press COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Residents have gathered in a Tennessee town to…
Continue Reading Swiatek, Kvitova, Sakkari, Kontaveit in Ostrava Open semis
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland has advanced to the semifinals of the Ostrava Open after beating seventh-seeded…
Continue Reading Capsules from 1st day of the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits
By DOUG FERGUSON and JIM LITKE AP Sports Writers SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Capsules from the opening day at Whistling Straits in the Ryder…
Continue Reading Steelers QB Rothlisberger fine, LB Watt iffy for Bengals
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will play on Sunday against Cincinnati. Roethlisberger has been dealing with a…
Continue Reading Court battle ends tree dispute in pricey San Francisco area
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tall trees are venerated across California, but an appeals court ruling this week says one towering Monterey Pine at the…
Continue Reading Powell meets a changed economy: Fewer workers, higher prices
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Restaurant and hotel owners struggling to fill jobs. Supply-chain disruptions forcing…
Continue Reading Powell meets a changed economy: Fewer workers, higher prices
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Restaurant and hotel owners struggling to fill jobs. Supply-chain disruptions forcing…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Gunman in deadly Tennessee grocery shooting was a third-party vendor, police say
At least one person was killed and 14 others injured in a shooting at a Kroger in Collierville, Tennessee, just east of Memphis, according to…
Continue Reading Gunman in deadly Tennessee grocery shooting was a third-party vendor, police say
By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A gunman who killed a woman and wounded at least 14 other people at a western Tennessee Kroger before…
Continue Reading Census ponders producing less granular data in next release
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press U.S. Census Bureau officials are pondering whether to produce less granular data in the next release of 2020…
Continue Reading Jets rookie RB Carter gives offense ‘electric’ element
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Michael Carter stands out on the football field and it’s not just because…
Continue Reading ‘The America I dreamed of does not build over dead people or mass graves’: Families of Surfside victims speak out
By Gregory Lemos and Rebekah Riess, CNN The loved ones of people who died when a Surfside, Florida, condo building partially collapsed called on…
Continue Reading Brazil calls up 8 EPL players for World Cup qualifying
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has called up eight English Premier League players for World Cup qualifiers. It is hoping to avoid a repeat of…
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