US health tab hit $4T as gov’t opened spigot to fight COVID
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report says U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last…
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US health tab hit $4T as gov’t opened spigot to fight COVID
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report says U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last…
Continue ReadingDeputies charge father for shooting into his son’s Upstate home
By Anisa Snipes Click here for updates on this story WALHALLA, South Carolina (WHNS) — Deputies in Oconee County say a…
Continue ReadingAP source: NBA, players’ union may return to daily testing
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are in the process of enhancing their health and safety…
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Snowfall brings slick roads, crashes around High Desert, state; I-5 at Calif. border may reopen today
The first widespread snowstorm of the season for much of the Bend area and Deschutes County led to slick roads and crashes on Wednesday, one of which…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina DE Enagbare going pro, QB Brown transferring
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina defensive lineman Kingsley Enagbare is heading to the NFL and starting quarterback Jason Brown is entering the…
Continue ReadingMLS champion NYCFC to split home games among 3 sites
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer champion New York City FC will be on the move while at home next season, splitting games among Yankee Stadium,…
Continue ReadingNYPD top cop pick highlights the slow rise of female police chiefs nationwide
By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner of the…
Continue ReadingDevils get G Gillies from Blues for future considerations
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have acquired goaltender Jon Gillies from the St. Louis Blues for future considerations. Devils general…
Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs cuts US economic forecast after Joe Manchin rejects Build Back Better
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Senator Joe Manchin’s opposition to the Build Back Better Act prompted Goldman Sachs to swiftly dim its US…
Continue ReadingNFL earns higher grades for diversity hiring in study
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The NFL has earned higher scores for racial and gender hiring in an annual diversity report, though team-level grades…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingLights driver Malukas promoted to IndyCar to drive for Coyne
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — David Malukas became the third Indy Lights promoted to IndyCar when Dale Coyne Racing on Wednesday hired the 20-year-old for…
Continue ReadingDeSantis: Critical race theory is “crap,” vows to fight it
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called critical race theory “crap” and…
Continue ReadingBeaverton, OR, swim school employee pleads guilty to recording people in staff changing room
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — A man has been convicted of using a cell…
Continue ReadingUS releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives has made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s…
Continue ReadingFlorida man arrested, charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say a Florida man has been arrested on charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and…
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OSP seeks public tips in recent killing of bald eagle near Junction City
Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers from the Springfield Area Command are seeking the public’s assistance in the identification of a…
Continue ReadingChiefs add LB Gay to COVID-19 list; 3rd player this week
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs added linebacker Willie Gay Jr. to the COVID-19 list on Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingChicago to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raid
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Council has voted to pay $2.9 million to a woman who was handcuffed by police officers during a February 2019 raid of…
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