More cruise ships under CDC investigation due to COVID cases
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more cruise ships due…
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Another round of snow before thaw comes to frigid Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — A thaw-out is coming for the frozen Seattle and Portland, Oregon, but not before another round of snow that could compound problems…
Continue Reading Driver accused of killing 2 kids causes scene in courtroom
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 27-year-old Florida man accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed two children and injured four others caused a…
Continue Reading ‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the…
Continue Reading Putin: New Germany-bound pipeline may help reduce prices
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a new pipeline to Germany has been fully filled…
Continue Reading Sandra Jaffe, co-founder of Preservation Hall, dies
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The woman who co-founded Preservation Hall in New Orleans has died. Sandra Jaffe and her…
Continue Reading Belgium reverses COVID cultural rules: The show must go on!
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have allowed for the reopening of cinemas, theaters and concert halls. The…
Continue Reading Muslim woman sues Missouri gun shop over hijab removal rule
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A federal lawsuit alleges that a Missouri firearms store and gun range refused to let a Muslim woman use a…
Continue Reading Kentucky man jailed in death of Illinois deputy, carjacking
CARLYLE, Ill. (AP) — Police have arrested a Kentucky man in connection with the fatal shooting of an eastern Illinois deputy early Wednesday and a…
Continue Reading Suits against OxyContin owners on hold; negotiations ordered
GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge has kept lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own it on hold…
Continue Reading Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Candace Parker staved off Father Time to help the Chicago Sky win the franchise’s first WNBA championship and…
Continue Reading Widespread flight cancellations continue as omicron spreads
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of flights are being cancelled as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travelers and for…
Continue Reading Italy court awards Costa Concordia passenger over $100,000
ROME (AP) — An Italian court has ordered the Costa Crociere cruise line to pay 92,700 euros ($105,000) to a passenger who was aboard the Costa…
Continue Reading Biden, Putin to hold call over stepped up security demands
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak Thursday as the Russian leader has…
Continue Reading New Mexico tribes concerned about plan to power nuclear lab
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Indigenous leaders are concerned about a proposed multimillion-dollar…
Continue Reading Russia, Belarus to hold joint war games early next year
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia and Belarus will hold joint war games early…
Continue Reading North Macedonia: New Social Democrat leader tapped for PM
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s president Wednesday nominated Social Democrat party leader Dimitar Kovachevski to become the…
Continue Reading Amanda Gorman’s end-of-year poem, ‘New Day’s Lyric’
NEW YORK (AP) — The text of Amanda Gorman’s new poem for the end of the year, ‘New Day’s Lyric.’ Gorman told The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Amanda Gorman writes end-of-year poem, ‘New Day’s Lyric’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman is ending her extraordinary year on a note of hope. The 23-year-old poet, whose…
Continue Reading Libya’s chief prosecutor orders culture minister jailed
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s top prosecutor has ordered the country’s culture minister jailed pending the outcome of an investigation into…
Continue Reading German minister: COVID cases much higher than data show
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says the country’s coronavirus infection rate is likely two to three times higher than statistics…
Continue Reading Nuclear treaty conference likely to be delayed due to virus
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Days before its start date, an international conference on a landmark Cold War-era nuclear…
Continue Reading New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of helping lure…
Continue Reading Charities wade into NFT craze with mixed financial results
By MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy While NFT technology was created to give artists more control over their…
Continue Reading Bringing home the bacon tops new California laws in 2022
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voter-approved rules kicking in Jan. 1 have prompted concerns about possible shortages…
Continue Reading Anger management ordered for officer who knelt on man’s back
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been ordered to take an anger management class after a video showed him pushing a man down…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Libya future at stake after failing to hold vote
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya has failed to hold its first presidential election as planned this month. The postponement was a…
Continue Reading Holmes jury to take break after six days of deliberation
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes…
Continue Reading After impasse, N. Carolina politicians make big deals in ’21
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In politically divided North Carolina, hostilities between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper…
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