House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt in Jan. 6 probe
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to hold former White House chief of staff Mark…
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Official: License for Noem’s daughter got unusual treatment
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The former director of a South Dakota appraiser agency told lawmakers Tuesday that Gov.…
Continue Reading Chile sees migrant crossings rise ahead of presidential vote
By MATÍAS DELACROIX and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press COLCHANE, Chile (AP) — A merciless sun sears the migrants as they walk through one of the…
Continue Reading Witness: Sailor was in area where fire started on US warship
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A key witness in the Navy’s case against a sailor accused of setting the fire that destroyed a…
Continue Reading Duggar fails to make runoff in Arkansas state Senate primary
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — “19 Kids and Counting” father Jim Bob Duggar has lost his bid for the Arkansas Legislature. Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading S. Korea marks deadliest day of pandemic as hospital buckle
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has marked its deadliest day of the pandemic as an unrelenting,…
Continue Reading As Olympics open, Uyghurs set to take rights case to court
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer China’s treatment of its Uyghur minority could come before the courts in Argentina at about the same time that…
Continue Reading Stafford, Donald lead Rams to 30-23 win over Cardinals
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns, Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham…
Continue Reading Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after powerful undersea quake
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has lifted a tsunami alert following a magnitude 7.3 undersea earthquake that…
Continue Reading New Australian plant could make 100 million vaccines a year
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia says it plans to start making mRNA vaccines at home with a new plant that could produce up to 100 million…
Continue Reading Blinken vows more US military might in Indo-Pacific
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States will expand its…
Continue Reading NFL requiring coaches, team staff to get COVID-19 boosters
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring coaches, front-office staff and team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27.…
Continue Reading Marineland in Canada charged for using whales in shows
TORONTO (AP) — Marineland has been charged for allegedly using dolphins and whales for entertainment purposes, an accusation the tourist attraction…
Continue Reading Storm victims include Missouri girl, aunt’s ‘special angel’
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press As storms roared across five states, one of the dozens of people killed was a 9-year-old southeast Missouri girl who…
Continue Reading Jan. 7 sentencing set for men convicted in Arbery killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge in coastal Georgia has set a sentencing date early next year for the three men convicted of murder in the killing of…
Continue Reading Hard Rock International buying The Mirage operation in Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hard Rock International said Monday it wants to see how a guitar-shaped hotel will play at the…
Continue Reading Rio favela seeks to improve kids’ lives through golf
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kids at Rio de Janeiro’s City of God favela are learning how to…
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un’s decade of rule: Purges, nukes, Trump diplomacy
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It’s been 10 years since Kim Jong Un took power in North Korea after his father…
Continue Reading NFL requiring COVID-19 booster shots by Dec. 27
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring players, coaches and other team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27. In a…
Continue Reading Putin urges guarantees on Ukraine in call with Johnson
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Moscow will insist on Western guarantees…
Continue Reading Report urges UK government to beef up online safety measure
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A group of lawmakers say proposed British rules aimed at cracking down on harmful online content…
Continue Reading Mom demands answers in Black man’s deadly Louisiana arrest
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ronald Greene’s mother chastised Louisiana state lawmakers Monday for not acting quickly…
Continue Reading Relatives of Mexico missing simulate secret graves in plaza
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Families of missing Mexicans have simulated one of the many clandestine burial sites dotting the country, dumping dirt and rock…
Continue Reading Greece: 3 jailed pending trial for attack over virus checks
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Court authorities in northern Greece have jailed three people pending trial over an attack on a high school principal…
Continue Reading New sentencing hearing for former Tennessee death row inmate
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has heard testimony and watched a gruesome crime scene video during a…
Continue Reading Insurer agrees to $800M settlement in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement…
Continue Reading No troops disciplined in US strike killing Afghan civilians
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense officials say no U.S. troops involved in the August drone strike that killed…
Continue Reading Man United game postponed as EPL coronavirus cases hit high
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester…
Continue Reading Alabama prison staffing numbers fell over 12 months
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system, already understaffed and facing a federal court order to boost…
Continue Reading Amazon, OSHA promise review after tornado wrecks warehouse
By MATT O’BRIEN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (AP) — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said…
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