Prosecutor: Georgia inmate plotted escape that left 2 dead
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A prosecutor says a Georgia inmate was the mastermind who plotted an escape that left two prison guards dead in 2017. But the…
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Biden administration to raise refugee cap to 125,000 for 2022
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to raise the refugee cap for fiscal year 2022 to 125,000, in line with the goal…
Continue ReadingWashington governor asks feds for medical staffing help
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inlsee has asked the federal government for assistance staffing hospitals and long-term care facilities…
Continue ReadingCoyotes put in $1.7 billion proposal to build arena in Tempe
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have proposed a $1.7 billion development in Tempe that will include a hockey arena. Renderings by the…
Continue ReadingGruden expects Carr to be able to play despite ankle injury
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr underwent tests on his injured right ankle, but coach Jon Gruden…
Continue ReadingApple iOS 15 is now available for download
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple’s latest major software update — packed with features to help people better focus, connect…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Ida outages due to ‘gum and super glue’ at utility
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a “bubble…
Continue ReadingGovernment resumes prosecution in deadly ‘swatting’ case
By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas gamer whose online dispute with another player sparked a deadly hoax call…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in brutal California attacks, rape on trail
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested a pilot in connection with brutal attacks on women in…
Continue ReadingBarcelona held by winless Granada at Camp Nou in Liga
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona needed a 90th-minute equalizer by defender Ronald Araújo to salvage a 1-1 home draw…
Continue ReadingSchool employee goes to work in blackface, put on leave
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an employee at a school outside of Portland, Oregon went to work in blackface last week and has been placed on…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Ida outages due to ‘gum and super glue’ at utility
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a “bubble…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Biden uses Trump-era tool against Haiti migrants
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is relying on a contested Trump-era policy as it disperses thousands of…
Continue ReadingUn menor bajo custodia por el tiroteo en una escuela de Virginia que dejó dos heridos
CNNEE (CNN) — Un menor de edad fue detenido el lunes tras tiroteo en una escuela en Newport News, Virginia, que dejó dos personas heridas de…
Continue ReadingTrial set for Texas officer who shot Black woman in her home
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A date has been set for the trial of a former Fort Worth police officer who was charged with murder after shooting a Black…
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Free or discounted phones, internet service available for eligible Oregonians
In celebration of National Lifeline Awareness Week, the Oregon Public Utility Commission is reminding Oregonians about Lifeline, a federal and state…
Continue ReadingThe US death toll from Covid-19 just surpassed that of the 1918 flu pandemic
By Holly Yan, CNN Despite all the scientific and medical advances of the past 103 years, the Covid-19 pandemic has now killed more Americans than the…
Continue ReadingFeds `examining’ shooting of Black man by Georgia trooper
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities say they’re examining the fatal shooting of a Black man by a Georgia state trooper last year during…
Continue ReadingSpaceX just brought the first all-tourist crew back from space. Here’s what’s next
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Four people, all of whom just six months ago had no formal spaceflight training, strapped themselves into a SpaceX…
Continue ReadingHaitian deportees start over in country they don’t recognize
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians are scrambling to find jobs, food and housing…
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