Officials meet as fuel shortage, power cuts paralyze Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Severe fuel shortages and wide power cuts around Lebanon have paralyzed the tiny country, with some businesses temporarily closing…
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Marathon day at US Amateur puts Nick Grabelcik in semifinals
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Nick Grabelcik has reached the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur after a long day at Oakmont.…
Continue ReadingDeputies fired for not getting sheriff’s OK to work for Bush
By JIM SALTER Associated Press St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts says two deputies who worked secondary jobs providing security for U.S. Rep. Cori Bush…
Continue ReadingNY Legislature won’t try to impeach Cuomo after he quits
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top Democrat in the Assembly said Friday that his chamber will suspend its…
Continue ReadingSome C. Oregon shoppers skip wearing masks on first day of renewed statewide mandate
If you paid a visit to various stores around Bend on Friday, you might think masks were still optional indoors, as dozens of people were not wearing…
Continue ReadingDrive-in theaters fueled Hollywood’s box office last year. They could be here to stay
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business During a pandemic that upended lives, broke routines, and mothballed most forms of in-person activities, a funny…
Continue ReadingGrammy-winning folk singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith dies
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose…
Continue ReadingPark Service pushes back against licensing Georgia spaceport
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The National Park Service is pushing back against a Federal Aviation Administration report…
Continue ReadingFlorida woman fatally shot by toddler while on Zoom work call, police say
By Kay Jones, CNN A Florida woman died after being shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call, police say. Shamaya Lynn, 21, was on…
Continue ReadingAfghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep
By ZEINA KARAM and AHMAD SEIR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s lightning advance across Afghanistan has stirred fears…
Continue ReadingOnline mask sales jump as Delta variant spreads
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Sales of reusable face masks, which had started to cool down earlier in the summer, have reversed course as the…
Continue ReadingFirefighter who died after battling fire had form of Leukemia
By Kaitlyn Naples and Matthew Campbell Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A…
Continue ReadingForest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West
By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WESTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it’s operating in crisis mode,…
Continue ReadingForest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West
By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WESTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it’s operating in crisis mode,…
Continue ReadingForest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West
By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WESTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it’s operating in crisis mode,…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Bureau of Investigation investigates officer-involved shooting at high school
By Nahima Shaffer Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — After an officer-involved…
Continue ReadingWoman kidnapped, found dead within hours
By Iyani Hughes Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Police are investigating a woman being kidnapped…
Continue ReadingSmoke and soot from wildfires may be causing more Covid-19 cases and deaths, study finds
By Rachel Ramirez and Jen Christensen, CNN As the coronavirus surges again in the United States, scientists have found another disaster is playing a…
Continue ReadingTop-seeded Medvedev outlasts Hurkacz to reach Toronto semis
TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia outlasted seventh-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) on Friday night to…
Continue ReadingCuatro educadores del Condado de Broward, Florida murieron con 24 horas de diferencia por complicaciones del covid-19
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En la semana previa al comienzo de las clases, cuatro educadores del condado de Broward, en Florida, han muerto con…
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