COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of…
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Tribes: Pipeline review company has conflict of interest
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a federal agency overseeing the environmental review of the Dakota Access…
Continue Reading Austin’s interim police chief named to post permanently
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After serving as interim police chief for Texas’ capital city since March, Joseph Chacon was named Wednesday as the…
Continue Reading Former Houston cop involved in US Capitol riot pleads guilty
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol…
Continue Reading Sun forward Jones, coach Miller win major AP WNBA awards
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Jonquel Jones is no stranger to winning Associated Press WNBA awards. In previous years, the Connecticut Sun…
Continue Reading Rookie NFL quarterbacks struggling through 1st 2 weeks
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The rookie class of quarterbacks that entered the season full of fanfare is finding the adjustment to the NFL is…
Continue Reading Ohtani hits 45th HR while surging Astros rout Angels 10-5
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 45th homer in the eighth inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 10-5…
Continue Reading 2 officials: Haitian migrants camped in Texas border town released in US, undercutting expulsion vows
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — 2 officials: Haitian migrants camped in Texas border town released in US, undercutting expulsion…
Continue Reading Yankees power past Rangers 7-1 to keep pace in playoff race
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton lined a laser beam of a home run, Aaron Judge added a three-run shot and…
Continue Reading Judge begins key hearing on Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has begun a key hearing that could determine whether the Boy Scouts of…
Continue Reading Texas man dies in hunting accident in southwest Colorado
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — An arrest affidavit says two hunters from Pennsylvania were trying to lure an elk in southwestern Colorado when one of them…
Continue Reading You bet: New golf cart motivates Carolina’s Burns, Reddick
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns envisions himself riding around the Wofford…
Continue Reading Airman on trial in Arizona in death of Mennonite woman
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jury selection continues Wednesday in a case against a U.S. Air Force airman accused of…
Continue Reading Doctor cleared of COVID-19 vaccine theft sues Harris County
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press A doctor who was fired after Harris County public health officials accused him of stealing vials of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Pass-happy no more: Big 12 teams content to run, run, run
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The Big 12 built a football reputation over the past two decades as a pass-happy conference.…
Continue Reading US sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Justice Department is suing to stop American Airlines and JetBlue from coordinating their flights in the…
Continue Reading 1 of 2 pilots in military jet crash in Texas out of hospital
LAKE WORTH, Texas (AP) — One of the two pilots injured when their military training jet crashed into a neighborhood near Fort Worth, Texas, over…
Continue Reading Afghanistan girls soccer team given asylum in Portugal
By ALEX SANZ Associated Press For weeks, the Afghanistan national girls soccer team had been waiting for word they could leave. On Sunday, the…
Continue Reading First round WNBA playoff capsules
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Phoenix hosts New York and Dallas visits Chicago in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. The postseason begins…
Continue Reading Haitian trip to Texas border often starts in South America
By JULIE WATSON, JUAN A. LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The route for Haitian migrants camped under a bridge in a…
Continue Reading Latinos vastly underrepresented in media, new report finds
By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A new government report has found that Latinos are vastly underrepresented in newsrooms, Hollywood…
Continue Reading Texans rookie Mills to start at QB Thursday against Panthers
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Davis Mills will start at quarterback for the Houston Texans on Thursday night against the…
Continue Reading Investigation finds no residency violation by Walker’s wife
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election investigators found that U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker’s wife did not…
Continue Reading Dakota Access asks high court to reverse pipeline decision
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company that operates the Dakota Access oil pipeline wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appellate ruling ordering…
Continue Reading ‘It’s time’: After 15 NBA seasons, guard JJ Redick retires
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer J.J. Redick, the sharpshooter who was The Associated Press college player of the year at Duke before embarking…
Continue Reading Texas man dies in industrial accident in Alabama
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a Texas man who was working for a contractor at an Alabama steel mill died after being struck by a forklift.…
Continue Reading Valdez, González, Maldonado send Astros past Angels 10-0
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Houston Astros moved closer to the AL West title with a 10-0 victory over the Los…
Continue Reading Texas woman dies in hit-and-run crash in Phoenix suburb
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler has been identified as a Texas…
Continue Reading Officials: Many Haitian migrants are being released in US
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, MARIA VERZA and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. officials say many Haitian migrants camped in a small…
Continue Reading Sánchez homers, Yanks beat Rangers 4-3 to gain in wild card
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sánchez rebounded from poor defensive play with a go-ahead home run, four pitchers combined…
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