Controversial Chicago police union president retires as cop
CHICAGO (AP) — The head of Chicago’s largest police union has carried out his promise to retire from the force rather than go through with a…
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GOP-majority court chosen to consider Biden vaccine mandate
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A ping-pong ball may have bounced in Republicans’ favor as a GOP-dominated court was selected at random to…
Continue Reading Michelle Wu sworn in as Boston’s first woman elected mayor
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Michelle Wu has been sworn in as Boston’s first woman and first person of color elected mayor in…
Continue Reading DC to drop most indoor mask requirements next week
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia will lift its indoor mask requirement starting next week, as local…
Continue Reading Greek leader, in London, seeks return of ancient sculptures
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis amid a renewed push by Athens for…
Continue Reading US population center moves 11.8 miles; still in Missouri
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press HARTVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Some people might describe Hartville, Missouri, as being in the middle of nowhere, but…
Continue Reading Report implicates Belarus in anti-NATO cyber campaign
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts say they have evidence of direct involvement by Belarus’ government…
Continue Reading Envoy: US ready to confront attempts to tear Bosnia apart
By SABINA NIKSIC SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A senior U.S. official says Washington remains committed to maintaining peace and stability in…
Continue Reading Roadrunner, going faster, ends up in Maine after hitchhike
FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — A wayward roadrunner is on the mend in Maine after traveling across the country in a moving van. The greater roadrunner is a…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests wife of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say soldiers have captured the wife of the leader of the Jalisco New…
Continue Reading Ex-pork buyer dies in Iowa crash following fraud indictment
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former manager for an influential Iowa-based pork dealer has died in a crash, days after…
Continue Reading Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proof
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says crowds will once again fill Times Square this New Year’s Eve. The mayor said Tuesday that…
Continue Reading Judge vets potential jurors for Ghislaine Maxwell trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prospective jurors got their first glimpse of a British socialite charged with…
Continue Reading ‘He’s evil’: Victims’ family prepares for killer’s execution
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press NEW ALBANY, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman is scheduled to be a witness when her stepfather is executed…
Continue Reading Trip to 1994 Baltic Sea ferry disaster backs earlier report
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The Estonian and Swedish accident investigation boards say a research expedition earlier this year…
Continue Reading Rep. Speier, survivor of 1978 Jonestown ambush, to retire
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime California Rep. Jackie Speier is the latest congressional Democrat to announce…
Continue Reading Spanish regions eye COVID-19 passports amid infection surge
MADRID (AP) — Some of Spain’s regional governments are asking courts to allow them to introduce virus passports that can help control the rising…
Continue Reading San Diego Zoo ‘smiling hippo’ named Otis is dead at age 45
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 45-year-old male river hippopotamus named Otis and nicknamed the smiling hippo has died at the San Diego Zoo. The San Diego Zoo…
Continue Reading UK govt vows to toughen rules for lawmakers after ethics row
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed a ban on lawmakers acting as “paid…
Continue Reading Prosecution rests in trial of men who chased Ahmaud Arbery
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of three white men charged with chasing and…
Continue Reading Despite high jab rate, Portugal mulls new COVID-19 measures
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The prime minister of Portugal has warned that the latest coronavirus surge across Europe compels his government to…
Continue Reading Durbin calls for Garland to remove federal prisons director
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland…
Continue Reading Positive virus tests reach weekly high in the Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has recorded its highest weekly number of positive coronavirus tests as lawmakers discuss legislation…
Continue Reading Opioid trial against CVS, Walgreens, Walmart winding down
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cities and counties in the U.S. that want to hold pharmacies accountable for the opioid crisis are closely watching a federal…
Continue Reading Lazio hosts Vatican friendly against World Roma Federation
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Lazio is sponsoring a soccer friendly between the Vatican and a team from the World Roma…
Continue Reading US industrial production rebounded 1.6% in October
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production rebounded in October as auto production, which has been hurt…
Continue Reading Plane crash survivor’s mom: Dad’s embrace shielded daughter
BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — The mother of an 11-year-old girl who was the sole survivor of a plane crash on Michigan’s Beaver Island that killed…
Continue Reading Greenpeace denounces France’s uranium exports to Russia
PARIS (AP) — Six Greenpeace activists have blocked a railroad in southern France in what they say is an attempt to prevent loads of reprocessed…
Continue Reading Woman bites off part of Louisiana officer’s ear in bar fight
HOUMA, La. (AP) — Authorities in southern Louisiana are searching for a woman who bit off part of an officer’s ear. Houma police say they were…
Continue Reading Florida woman who sued for ivermectin dies from COVID
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla (AP) — A Florida teacher hospitalized with COVID-19 has died after her husband unsuccessfully sued to force doctors to…
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