Gaza’s old battery pileups pose risk to health, environment
By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Virtually every household in the Gaza Strip relies on batteries to keep their home…
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Development and conservation clash at Komodo National Park
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Construction for tourism in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park is raising concerns…
Continue Reading As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst
By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — As the pandemic ravaged the country, deaths from drug overdoses surged by nearly 30%,…
Continue Reading Biden and Dems scramble to salvage social, climate package
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, along with progressive and moderate Democrats, appears…
Continue Reading As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst
By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — As the pandemic ravaged the country, deaths from drug overdoses surged by nearly 30%,…
Continue Reading He wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKK
By JASON DEAREN Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — For nearly 10 years, Joseph Moore lived a secret double life. At times the U.S. Army…
Continue Reading Australia PM meets with state leaders as virus cases surge
SYDNEY (AP) — New COVID-19 cases in Australia’s most populous state have surged to a pandemic record, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison met with…
Continue Reading He wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKK
By JASON DEAREN Associated Press Jacksonville, Fla. (AP) — In nearly 10 years working undercover for the FBI inside Florida’s Ku Klux Klan,…
Continue Reading California sets Feb. 1 deadline for health worker boosters
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1 to get a…
Continue Reading Rights court hits Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador governments
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled against two past right-wing governments in Latin America and one…
Continue Reading 2021 on track to surpass last year as nation’s deadliest
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year. It’s too early…
Continue Reading Jury at Kim Potter trial deliberates 3rd day without verdict
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury at suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter…
Continue Reading China’s Xi endorses Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ election
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has endorsed Hong Kong’s first legislative elections held under new laws ensuring that only…
Continue Reading Officials: Tornado damages homes, cars in southwest Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a tornado smashed pool cages and toppled trees onto cars as it tore through southwest Florida. The News-Press…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor signs aid bill for Atlantic City casinos
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Tuesday night that will give tax relief to Atlantic…
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Electric cart scuffle erupts into wild brawl at Miami airport
MIAMI, Florida — Authorities say two travelers are facing charges following a brawl with police at Miami International Airport. Miami-Dade…
Continue Reading California to require booster shots for healthcare workers
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will require health care workers to get booster shots…
Continue Reading North Carolina governor grants pardon to man freed in 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has pardoned a man who had spent nearly 24 years in prison after allegations he sexually…
Continue Reading Endangered Hawaiian monk seal shot in head on Molokai
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Federal officials say an endangered Hawaiian monk seal that was found dead on the island of Molokai…
Continue Reading Harvard professor found guilty of hiding ties to China
BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program has been found guilty on all counts…
Continue Reading Secret Service: Nearly $100B stolen in pandemic relief funds
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help…
Continue Reading Democrats appear to gain edge in California House districts
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Democrats appear to have come away with the advantage in a recasting of the…
Continue Reading Mormon billionaire leaves faith, rebukes LGBTQ rights stance
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An advertising-technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
Continue Reading Iowa man arraigned on 7 charges for Jan. 6 US Capitol attack
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged earlier for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol…
Continue Reading 2 killed after small plane, paraglider collide near Houston
FULSHEAR, Texas (AP) — Officials say two people were killed after a small plane collided with a paraglider near Houston. The Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading DOJ says inmates on home confinement can stay out of prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reversed its own legal opinion and will now allow federal inmates released on home confinement during…
Continue Reading United Methodists to join in plan for Boy Scouts bankruptcy
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Congregations affiliated with the United Methodist Church have agreed to contribute $30 million to a fund for victims who say…
Continue Reading High wind postpones launch of NASA’s newest space telescope
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — High wind will keep NASA’s newest space telescope on the ground for at least…
Continue Reading Football, reality competition conclusions dominate TV
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers were in the mood for competition last week. NFL football games were the…
Continue Reading AP sources: NHL to withdraw from Olympics after COVID surge
By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The NHL is not sending players to the Beijing Olympics after all. Two people with direct knowledge…
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