Arizona agency takes action to regulate groundwater use in rural southeast
PHOENIX (AP) — It’s necessary to regulate groundwater in the state’s rural southeast, allowing the designation of a controlled area to stop…
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Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is again stopped from testifying
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A second attempt by Texas lawmakers to bring a man on death row to the state Capitol over…
Continue Reading Florida agriculture hit with $190M losses from Hurricane Milton
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida agriculture suffered more than $190 million in losses from Hurricane Milton, making it the…
Continue Reading Biden and the first lady bring holiday cheer to patients and families at a children’s hospital
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some holiday cheer to patients and families at a…
Continue Reading Former NFL star Michael Vick officially hired by Norfolk State on Friday
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Norfolk State officially named Michael Vick its head football coach Friday, the latest hire of a talented NFL player with no…
Continue Reading Trump to nominate the head of Catholic advocacy group as US ambassador to the Vatican
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he’s nominating the president of the advocacy group CatholicVote…
Continue Reading EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Regan, who has led the Environmental Protection Agency throughout President Joe Biden’s four-year…
Continue Reading Tennessee’s GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it’s not like what Biden did
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he is pardoning 43 people who have served out their sentences in…
Continue Reading Amazon Indigenous community wins latest stage of court battle for lost territory
Associated Press An Indigenous community in Peru has won the latest stage of a legal battle to reclaim lost rainforests. The Kichwas say land they…
Continue Reading What’s next for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO?
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO outside a Manhattan hotel is now jailed in New York,…
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Real estate brothers Oren and Alon Alexander remain in custody on sex trafficking and rape charges
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Real estate broker Oren Alexander and his twin brother Alon will remain in custody following an initial court…
Continue Reading Homeland Security agent pleads not guilty to drug distribution conspiracy charge
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Department of Homeland Security agent who the FBI says conspired with another agent to sell an illicit…
Continue Reading Suspect in 3 deaths was killed by police in far-right influencer’s Chicago-area neighborhood
BERWYN, Ill. (AP) — A man suspected in the killings of three people in Illinois was fatally shot by police in suburban Chicago while in the…
Continue Reading At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack
Associated Press MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday,…
Continue Reading ‘Gravy Day’ is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To many Australians, Saturday is more than just Dec. 21. It’s “Gravy Day,” all because of a lyric in one…
Continue Reading Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to…
Continue Reading All Netflix wants for Christmas is no streaming problems for its first NFL games
AP Sports Writer Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off…
Continue Reading Flood gates are dropped from a plan to protect the Jersey Shore’s back bays from catastrophic storms
Associated Press MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) — Huge gates at the mouths of three inlets and barriers across bays are no longer part of a plan to protect…
Continue Reading Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019
ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily Friday found Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue…
Continue Reading Greece’s former royal family seeks to reclaim citizenship 50 years after monarchy abolished
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Greece’s former royal family have applied for Greek citizenship and formally acknowledged the…
Continue Reading US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The…
Continue Reading Baby Jesus figurine stolen from Colorado nativity scene returned anonymously with apology
DENVER (AP) — A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology. The…
Continue Reading VW wage deal for 120,000 German workers avoids layoffs, plant closures
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen’s employee representatives say they have reached a wage deal. The deal will ward off…
Continue Reading US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports
Associated Press Federal education officials say the Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite…
Continue Reading Carter, McGrady and Altidore’s new stake in Buffalo Bills brings diversity to NFL owners’ table
AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The chance to rub shoulders with quarterback Josh Allen and broaden the Buffalo Bills’ reach into…
Continue Reading University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
Associated Press The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving…
Continue Reading US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. But a…
Continue Reading NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
Associated Press The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the…
Continue Reading Derek Sprague chosen as CEO of PGA of America
AP Golf Writer Derek Sprague is the new CEO of the PGA of America. Sprague is the first CEO to previously be PGA president. It’s the first time…
Continue Reading California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators have approved a controversial proposal to delay the closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, the…
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