COVID vaccination site opens at Dulles for arriving Afghans
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for arriving Afghans near…
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Coastal chasing Sun Belt title after breakthrough season
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina has a new challenge ahead after its breakthrough season a year ago in…
Continue Reading Ida aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary
By KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has ordered a mandatory evacuation for…
Continue Reading Texas GOP elections bill banning 24-hour voting, drive-thru polls clears early passage week after Democrats end holdout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas GOP elections bill banning 24-hour voting, drive-thru polls clears early passage week after Democrats end…
Continue Reading Widower’s death extends mourning tied to El Paso massacre
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man who drew worldwide sympathy and support after his wife was killed in the 2019 mass…
Continue Reading Forecasters: Hurricane watch issued for parts of northern US Gulf Coast for Tropical Storm Ida
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters: Hurricane watch issued for parts of northern US Gulf Coast for Tropical Storm…
Continue Reading Zimmer’s 465-foot HR, big innings lead Indians past Rangers
By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Bradley Zimmer crushed a long two-run homer in the first inning and the Cleveland Indians…
Continue Reading Ogunbowale, Dallas beat shorthanded Washington 82-77
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 29 points with nine assists, Isabelle Harrison had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat…
Continue Reading Louisiana governor declares emergency ahead of Storm Ida
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Ida. He warned Thursday that all…
Continue Reading Southwest trims schedule in effort to solve flight problems
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is reducing the number of flights it will operate the rest of this year.…
Continue Reading How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a…
Continue Reading Award-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Oates has died after a life that saw him become an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham…
Continue Reading Texas GOP advances voting bill after Democrats’ holdout ends
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have advanced new voting restrictions after months of…
Continue Reading Sarkisian not ready to name starting QB for No. 21 Texas
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says he’s not ready to name either Casey Thompson or Hudson…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court blocks San Antonio schools’ mask mandate
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a mask mandate issued by San Antonio and Bexar…
Continue Reading Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JAY REEVES Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for…
Continue Reading Blue Origin launches artwork, moon-landing test into space
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin has launched artwork painted on a capsule and a moon-landing navigation…
Continue Reading 100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1.…
Continue Reading U.S. voting rights events reflect multiracial reform agenda
AARON MORRISON Associated Press In the nation’s capital on Saturday, multiracial coalitions of civil, human and labor rights leaders are convening…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Ida prompts hurricane watch for New Orleans
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida has formed in the Caribbean and forecasters say it’s aimed at the U.S. Gulf Coast, prompting Louisiana’s…
Continue Reading Music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The music industry is moving toward vaccine mandates for concertgoers, but local…
Continue Reading Music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The music industry is moving toward vaccine mandates for concertgoers, but local…
Continue Reading MLS edges Liga MX on penalty kicks at MLS All-Star Game
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — New England goalkeeper Matt Turner made two penalty kick saves and FC Dallas’ Ricardo Pepi…
Continue Reading Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
By AMY TAXIN and JULIE WATSON Associated Press Some immigrant teens say they’ve waited weeks or months in massive facilities and don’t…
Continue Reading Reyes’ 451-foot homer leads Indians past Rangers 7-2
By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes headlined Cleveland’s outburst of four solo home runs with a 451-blast into…
Continue Reading Texas governor issues order banning local vaccine mandates
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning any state or local mandates requiring people to be…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s next for the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy?
By ANITA SNOW and AMY TAXIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico”…
Continue Reading Bregman scores winning run in 10th as Astros down KC 6-5
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman had two hits and an RBI in his first action in more than two months, and he scored…
Continue Reading Massage parlor owner pleads guilty to enticing prostitution
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 68-year-old woman who owned and operated massage parlors in Montana has pleaded guilty to federal charges alleging she…
Continue Reading Guilty plea, 15-year sentence for Louisiana investment scam
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Federal authorities say a northwest Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepted a 15-year prison sentence in…
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