Former US attorney tells investigators he quit because he heard Trump was considering firing him
By Tierney Sneed and Manu Raju, CNN Byung “BJay” Pak, a former US attorney in Atlanta who abruptly quit during then-President Donald…
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Higher but still slim odds of asteroid Bennu slamming Earth
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have fine-tuned the path of the asteroid Bennu and say the odds of it…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico requires vaccinations in food, drink sector
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says all employees at restaurants or other enclosed places…
Continue ReadingStorms, rain and excessive heat roll across parts of Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Heat and humidity broiled parts of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and other midwestern states Wednesday while storms…
Continue ReadingLa situación de migrantes en Necoclí ha mejorado, pero aún es una “tragedia humanitaria”, dice Colombia
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — En Necoclí, un municipio en el noroeste de Colombia en la frontera panameña, miles y miles de…
Continue ReadingBrinson, Alcantara lead Marlins to 7-0 win over Padres
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lewis Brinson hit two of Miami’s three home runs off rookie lefty Ryan Weathers, Sandy…
Continue ReadingPoland passes law that would cut off property claims
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has passed a law that would prevent former Polish property owners,…
Continue ReadingTourist helicopter crashes in Russian crater lake; 8 missing
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A helicopter carrying tourists has crashed into a deep volcanic crater lake on the Kamchatka…
Continue ReadingVandals replaced rainbow flags with Confederate ones at Virginia Tech campus ministry
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A Methodist ministry at Virginia Tech has been flying rainbow pride flags for years and vandals…
Continue ReadingMexico deports Central Americans after being flown in by US
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Central American migrants being expelled by the U.S. and flown deep into Mexico for…
Continue ReadingFlorida Panthers sign newly added Reinhart to 3-year deal
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The Florida Panthers signed newly acquired forward Sam Reinhart to a three-year, $19.5 million contract. The…
Continue ReadingParents of 337 migrant children separated at border under Trump still have not been found, court filing says
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorneys are still trying to reach the parents of 337 migrant children who were separated at the US-Mexico border under…
Continue Reading‘Lost Leonardo’ unpeels the mysteries of the Salvator Mundi
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salvator Mundi, a painting of Jesus Christ attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, has been enveloped in…
Continue ReadingNewly acquired Brewers pitcher Curtiss out with torn elbow
CHICAGO (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers reliever John Curtiss has gone on the injured list with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow less…
Continue ReadingAccenture claims ‘no impact’ in apparent ransomware attack
BOSTON (AP) — Cybercriminals have breached Accenture in an apparent ransomware attack but the global consulting giant says the incident was…
Continue ReadingPlant owner in talks with WVU to transfer shuttered facility
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a shuttered pharmaceutical plant that recently idled hundreds of workers has…
Continue ReadingPlant owner in talks with WVU to transfer shuttered facility
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a shuttered pharmaceutical plant that recently idled hundreds of workers has…
Continue Reading2 killed in shooting were rap artists tied to Wu-Tang Clan
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have confirmed that two members a hip-hop group with ties to the multiplatinum rap group Wu-Tang Clan were fatally…
Continue Reading2 killed in shooting were rap artists tied to Wu-Tang Clan
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have confirmed that two members a hip-hop group with ties to the multiplatinum rap group Wu-Tang Clan were fatally…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 from Crook County; 1,991 new cases
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two Crook County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 2,920, the Oregon…
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