How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is…
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Biden honors ‘giant of our history’ Bob Dole at US Capitol
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. President Joe Biden and others…
Continue Reading California pushes composting to lower food waste emissions
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Food waste is California’s next target as the state seeks to lower greenhouse gas…
Continue Reading Biden calls on leaders to end ‘backward slide’ of democracy
By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has expressed alarm about a “backward slide” of…
Continue Reading Jussie Smollett guilty verdict latest in polarizing case
By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying to police has come nearly three years after…
Continue Reading Oklahoma executes man for 1985 slaying of schoolteacher
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man for the 1985 shooting death of an Oklahoma City-area…
Continue Reading What Elizabeth Holmes had to say at her trial: 5 takeaways
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Once-lionized entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up seven days of testimony…
Continue Reading In a first, Starbucks workers agree to union in Buffalo, NY
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize…
Continue Reading Girlfriend: Daunte Wright was ‘just gasping’ after shooting
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The woman who was riding with Daunte Wright when he was pulled over by…
Continue Reading Coyotes facing eviction from arena for unpaid bills
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes could be looking for a new home sooner than expected. The City of…
Continue Reading Hong Kong tycoon, two others convicted over Tiananmen vigil
By MATTHEW CHENG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai and two others have…
Continue Reading US orders arms embargo on Cambodia, cites Chinese influence
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. has ordered an arms embargo on Cambodia, citing deepening Chinese military…
Continue Reading Even amid boycott, IOC still hit with Peng Shuai questions
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer IOC President Thomas Bach can’t escape repeated questions about Peng Shuai and issues raised by two video calls…
Continue Reading First migrants returned under ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. authorities have sent the first two migrants back to Mexico under the reinstated “Remain in Mexico” policy. The…
Continue Reading Navy halts Hawaii fuel tank operations during investigation
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy will halt operations at fuel storage tanks above a Hawaii aquifer until its own investigation into how…
Continue Reading Pelé in hospital due to colon tumor, to be released in days
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has been hospitalized again in Sao Paulo to continue his colon tumor treatment.…
Continue Reading Board rules Astroworld lawsuits to be handled by one judge
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judicial board has ruled that the more than 300 lawsuits that have been filed so far in Houston…
Continue Reading West Texas man acquitted in fatal shooting of police officer
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man has been acquitted of murder in the 2019 fatal shooting of a police officer who was shot while checking a…
Continue Reading Kentucky Congressman Guthrie tests positive for COVID-19
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie says he tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms. Guthrie said in a news…
Continue Reading Father, son arrested in wildfire that threatened Lake Tahoe
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A father and son have been arrested on suspicion of starting a massive California…
Continue Reading Judge appoints special master in Project Veritas raids case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has appointed a former federal judge to ensure no First Amendment protections are…
Continue Reading Recall vote tightens for Seattle socialist in latest count
SEATTLE (AP) — The vote in a recall effort against a socialist Seattle City Councilmember has tightened considerably as more mail ballots are…
Continue Reading Federal report: Iowa violates rights of disabled people
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation of the way Iowa…
Continue Reading Youngkin wants Virginia out of carbon-reduction initiative
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is promising to use his executive powers to…
Continue Reading Recount upholds GOP win in contested Virginia House race
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A recount for a Virginia state House seat has upheld the Republican candidate’s victory in…
Continue Reading Manchin says he wouldn’t defy parliamentarian on immigration
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pivotal Sen. Joe Manchin says he’d vote to uphold the Senate parliamentarian’s decision…
Continue Reading Cash payments to teen girls described at Maxwell trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former boyfriend of a woman who says she was paid to give sexual favors to…
Continue Reading Body cam video documents shooting of 88-year-old Florida man
RIVERVIEW, Fla. (AP) — A body camera video shows that a Florida deputy who fatally shot an 88-year-old man while checking on his welfare repeatedly…
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Jury begins deliberating in Josh Duggar child porn trial
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury in Arkansas has begun deliberations in the trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who is accused of…
Continue Reading Michigan man charged in assault on officers in Capitol riot
ROMEO, Mich. (AP) — A 41-year-old Michigan man has been arrested and accused of using chemical spray on law enforcement officers as part of a mob…
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