Texas school districts sued over mask mandates push back
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Some of the 15 Texas school districts that have been sued in the past week for defying Gov. Greg…
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Los Angeles County to require vaccines in indoor bars
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public health officials in Los Angeles County will begin requiring proof of COVID-19…
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Mayfield delivers strong message to Browns after loss in KC
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield may have saved his strongest delivery for Sunday’s postgame. Moments after…
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Bans on chokeholds for federal officers latest in nationwide push to hold police to a ‘higher standard’
By Emma Tucker, CNN The Justice Department announcement Tuesday that federal law enforcement officers will be banned from using neck restraints…
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Apple’s iPhone 13 secret weapon is, surprisingly, its price
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple’s new iPhone 13 and 13 Pro lineup features all of the predictable upgrades: faster performance,…
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US Capitol Police request DC National Guard assistance ahead of September 18 right-wing rally
By Oren Liebermann and Alex Marquardt, CNN US Capitol Police have requested DC National Guard assistance ahead of planned right-wing protests…
Continue Reading Alex Morgan: New contract must not cut existing compensation
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan says the women’s national team needs to make sure players aren’t losing any of…
Continue Reading Welcome back: Fuller set to make his awaited Dolphins’ debut
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Will Fuller is looking forward to the calm of playing again. Watching football games…
Continue Reading UN encourages new negotiations in dispute over Ethiopian dam
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is encouraging Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume…
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Groups ask US to consider extreme heat in border policies
PHOENIX (AP) — Human rights groups are calling on the Biden administration to consider the effects that climate change-fueled heat has on migrants…
Continue Reading Report: Nebraska prison workforce crisis ‘alarmingly worse’
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new watchdog report warns that Nebraska’s prisons face a persistent staffing crisis that…
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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed solidly higher Wednesday, shaking off some recent doldrums and giving the S&P 500 its biggest daily gain since…
Continue Reading Thousands protest against Bukele government in El Salvador
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Thousands of people in El Salvador are marching against the government of…
Continue Reading GreenSky, Steel Dynamics rise; Yum China, Live Nation fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: GreenSky, Steel Dynamics rise; Yum China, Live Nation…
Continue Reading Celtics get Hernangómez from Grizzlies for Edwards, Dunn
BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics have acquired forward Juancho Hernangómez from the Grizzlies in exchange for guards Carsen Edwards and Kris Dunn. Boston…
Continue Reading States sound alarm over Covid-19 outbreaks among school kids
By Ray Sanchez, CNN As school districts across the country reopen, some state officials are voicing concern about the vulnerability of children as…
Continue Reading Garneau, Tigers complete 2-game sweep of contending Brewers
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dustin Garneau homered and drove in two runs, rookie Matt Manning combined with the bullpen on a…
Continue Reading Steelers’ Harris, Vikings’ Thielen among best bets to score
By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch It’s the second week of the NFL season, and scoring is already at a breakneck pace. These players are my best bets to…
Continue Reading Democrats eye Newsom’s success running on Covid rules while cautioning that 2022 map doesn’t look like California
By Dan Merica, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top aides were so confident the night before the Democratic governor defeated the effort to…
Continue Reading States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has begun notifying governors and state refugee coordinators about how…
Continue Reading UN sends home Gabonese peacekeepers in CAR over sexual abuse
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is ordering the immediate repatriation of the entire…
Continue Reading Tourists from China sue Utah after deadly tour bus crash
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family and survivors of a bus crash that killed four Chinese tourists say the state of…
Continue Reading Timberwolves re-sign Jarred Vanderbilt, Jordan McLaughlin
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have filled out their roster by re-signing forward Jarred Vanderbilt and guard Jordan McLaughlin.…
Continue Reading Search at Grand Canyon turns up remains of another person
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Crews searching for a missing man at Grand Canyon National Park made an unexpected…
Continue Reading SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — .SpaceX’s first private flight has streaked into orbit with two contest winners, a…
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Rivian beats Tesla, GM and Ford to build the first electric pickup truck
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business There is a winner in the race to build the first consumer ready electric pickup truck, and it isn’t Tesla, Ford…
Continue Reading Falcons’ Ryan, 36, calls Bucs’ Brady, 44, ‘great motivation’
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons are looking to regroup after being held to two field…
Continue Reading House panel rejects drug pricing plan in setback to Biden
By ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has dealt an ominous if tentative blow to President…
Continue Reading Former Trump official working on Wisconsin election probe
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican attorney who worked in former President Donald Trump’s administration and who…
Continue Reading Fifth Circuit largely halts judge’s order that blocks Biden’s efforts to limit immigration arrests
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appellate court on Wednesday largely halted a judge’s order that would have upended the…
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