US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
By AMY FORLITI and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The United States has reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone,…
Continue ReadingBy AMY FORLITI and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The United States has reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone,…
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE R. SMITH and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press The latest round of subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol…
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is acknowledging frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue…
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon congressional candidate and hero soldier Alek Skarlatos formed a nonprofit to advocate…
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first U.S. state to require COVID-19…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Lisa Baird has resigned after some 19 months on…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wyoming are evaluating whether to file criminal charges against officials at a…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group has told its 22,000 employees they will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The Seattle Times reports there…
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway hit “Aladdin” is trying to keep COVID-19 genie contained. Disney…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Mexican museums have opened a massive show of 1,525 pre-Hispanic artifacts, more than half of which were recovered from…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has denied an emergency appeal from a group of teachers to block New York City’s COVID-19…
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Ozy is shutting down less than a week after a New York Times column raised questions about the media…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing endangered species listing for a desert…
Continue ReadingBy DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A 23-year-old Indianapolis man has been charged with illegally purchasing a gun that was used in the…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan is nothing if not confident. The music legend has quietly put tickets on sale for a concert tour supporting last…
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — On the same day former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard agreed to be extradited to the United States to face a charge…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending her administration’s handling of her…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Valentino gave its pared down fashion audience a taste of real Parisian life on Friday. Its show…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter to probation on Friday,…
Continue ReadingBy JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A synthetic rubber manufacturer in southwest Louisiana has agreed to pay $4 million and…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois State Police trooper has died after being shot on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Chicago’s South Side. A spokeswoman for…
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE R. SMITH and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press The latest round of subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol…
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s main domestic security agency has released an extensive list of topics that could trigger the designation of…
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police in El Salvador have arrested 30 suspects who allegedly shared child pornography photos on the messaging…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Ani DiFranco is the honoree and will perform at the 41st annual John Lennon Tribute…
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press A U.S. judge has set aside roughly 7,000 visas allowing people who won a lottery aimed at increasing the country’s…
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has launched a new COVID-19 vaccination drive in an attempt to give…
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Amid a national debate over the use of pandemic relief funds, Alabama lawmakers swiftly…
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