COVID surge pushes much of Idaho toward medical rationing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s public health officials say crisis standards of care are imminent for the state’s…
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Arizona’s attorney general files 1st lawsuit against Biden vaccine rules
PHOENIX, Arizona — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed the first lawsuit Tuesday to block President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements…
Continue Reading Arizona Supreme Court allows release of Senate audit records
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected the state Senate’s effort to keep records of its…
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Ancient spider caring for her offspring is trapped in 99 million-year-old amber
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nothing gets between a fiercely protective mother spider and her children. Dripping tree resin trapped adult female spiders…
Continue Reading Feds: NYC mobsters shook down union with threats, extortion
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Members of a New York City crime family threatened violence, pressured workers and pocketed…
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Torres says he’s taking switch back to second base in stride
By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Gleyber Torres says he is taking the move from shortstop to second base in stride. Yankees…
Continue Reading Film financier gets 13 years in prison for $60M fraud scheme
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man claiming to be a film financier was sentenced to 13 years in prison for running a scheme to steal over $60 million…
Continue Reading Massachusetts activates up to 250 National Guard troops to drive school vans
CNN’s Pete Muntean reports on what school districts across the country are doing to attract school bus drivers after the coronavirus pandemic has…
Continue Reading Former Boston Bruins center Fred Stanfield dies at 77
By The Associated Press Former Boston Bruins center Fred Stanfield, the mild-mannered sidekick to Bobby Orr on the high-scoring teams of the early…
Continue Reading NASCAR shifts season-opening exhibition to L.A. Coliseum
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR will open the 2022 season inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in one of the…
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Biden overruled Blinken and Austin’s attempts to extend US presence in Afghanistan, new Woodward/Costa book says
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN In their new book “Peril,” journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa explore the…
Continue Reading Feds: Los Angeles bomb technicians caused major explosion
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police bomb technicians made major miscalculations in June when they detonated…
Continue Reading Police: Case of 4 found fatally shot in Wisconsin a mystery
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say four people found slain in an abandoned SUV in a western Wisconsin cornfield had been shot and were all from…
Continue Reading Judge rejects ballot question on fate of Minneapolis police
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has rejected the latest version of a proposed charter amendment on the future of…
Continue Reading Norm Macdonald remembered as hilarious and unique
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fellow comedians and many others are paying tribute to standup comic and “Saturday Night Live” star…
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Mexico gives drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes 28 years
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge in Mexico has hit drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes with a 28-year prison sentence for organized crime, money…
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Norm Macdonald, comedian and ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum, dies at 61
See comedian Norm Macdonald perform his Burt Reynolds impersonation on Saturday Night Live, speak at the White House Correspondents’ dinner and act…
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Facebook: Gov’s page was not taken down because of content
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facebook has indicated the campaign page of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was briefly taken down…
Continue Reading Broncos place starters Jerry Jeudy, Ronald Darby on IR
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos were stacked at two positions to begin the season — wide…
Continue Reading Democrats try delicate tax maneuvers for $3.5 trillion bill
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have begun the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts settlements reached with major insurer, Mormons
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — One of the primary insurers of the Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty in fatal shootings of 8 from Ohio family
By MARK GILLISPIE and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press A man has pleaded guilty in the murders of his child’s mother and seven other members of her…
Continue Reading Buffalo Bills to require proof of vaccination from fans
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have joined the Las Vegas Raiders as only the NFL teams to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for…
Continue Reading No. 14 Cyclones looking to find stride after early struggles
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer A ho-hum win over an FCS opponent and a crushing loss to rival Iowa have left Iowa State looking for answers…
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NBA players will not need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of new season, source says
By David Close and Steve Almasy, CNN When the new NBA season begins October 19, players will not have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to play, a…
Continue Reading Facebook: Gov’s page was not taken down because of content
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facebook has indicated the campaign page of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was briefly taken down…
Continue Reading ‘Succession’ star Alan Ruck drives press van in Biden’s motorcade during California visit
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN ‘Succession’ star Alan Ruck was among the volunteer drivers in President Joe Biden’s motorcade during his trip…
Continue Reading Maryland prepares for program’s first road game at Illinois
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — This week Maryland plays at Illinois for the first time in program history — which says…
Continue Reading Britney Spears deletes her Instagram, source says ‘it was her decision’
By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears deleted her Instagram late Tuesday afternoon. The move comes just two days after she announced her engagement to…
Continue Reading Thanks, Tom Brady! Ageless quarterback helps NBC in ratings
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBC owes Tom Brady a thank you note. The ageless Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback led a charge in the…
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