Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
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Labor official confirms new union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama based on objections to first vote.
NEW YORK (AP) — Labor official confirms new union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama based on objections to first vote.
Continue ReadingDeath row inmate who survived a botched execution attempt dies of cancer
By Tina Burnside, CNN An Alabama death row inmate who survived a botched execution attempt in 2018 has died. Doyle Hamm passed away Sunday morning from lymphatic cancer, according to his attorney, Bernard Harcourt. Hamm was diagnosed with the disease in 2014, his attorney said. Hamm was sentenced to die for the 1987 murder of
Continue ReadingWashington hires Fresno State’s Kalen DeBoer as head coach
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Washington has hired Fresno State’s Kalen DeBoer to lead the Huskies, handing a program that has struggled offensively to a coach with a track record of productive and creative offenses. The 47-year-old DeBoer met with Washington officials in Fresno, California, and the deal was announced a few
Continue ReadingWashington hires Fresno State’s Kalen DeBoer as head coach
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Washington has hired Fresno State’s Kalen DeBoer to lead the Huskies, handing a program that has struggled offensively to a coach with a track record of productive and creative offenses. The 47-year-old DeBoer met with Washington officials in Fresno, California, and the deal was announced a few
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Oregon is the #10 state with the best road conditions
Uplift Legal Funding investigated the condition of roads in Oregon using data from the White House Infrastructure Fact Sheet.
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Metros sending the most people to Portland, Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of metros that are sending the most people to Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue ReadingPentagon to build up US bases in Guam and Australia to meet China challenge
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Pentagon will focus on building up bases in Guam and Australia to better prepare the US military to counter China, a senior defense official said on Monday. The moves have been prompted by the Department of Defense’s global posture review, which President Joe Biden ordered Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
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C.O. stores see a return to more familiar holiday weekend crowds, and the hunt for big deals
The holiday shopping season is off and running.
Continue ReadingGeorgia Tech RB Gibbs says he will enter transfer portal
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech running back Jahmyr Gibbs says he will enter the transfer portal. Gibbs finished third in the nation in all-purpose yards. He made the announcement on his Twitter account. Gibbs’ decision was released two days after Georgia Tech completed a 3-9 season with a 45-0 loss to No. 1 Georgia. Gibbs
Continue ReadingRita Moreno shares how ‘West Side Story’ changed her life
CNN By Marianne Garvey Rita Moreno will be back on the big screen in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of “West Side Story,” next month. It’s another milestone for Moreno, soon 90, who rose to fame for her role as Anita in the original musical film in 1961. Her performance in the film also earned her an
Continue ReadingOklahoma bid for Guard exception to vaccine mandate denied
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has rejected a request by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt that his state’s National Guard be exempt from a Pentagon requirement that all military members be vaccinated against COVID-19. In a letter to Stitt obtained by The Associated Press, Austin
Continue ReadingJustice Breyer rejects request to block Massachusetts hospital’s vaccine mandate
By Tierney Sneed Justice Stephen Breyer rejected a request on Monday that the Supreme Court block the vaccine mandate being implemented by the large Massachusetts hospital system, Mass General Brigham. The request that the Supreme Court intervene in the case was brought by employees of the Mass General Brigham, who submitted their application with Breyer
Continue ReadingSteven Matz finalizes $44M, 4-year contract with Cardinals
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Left-hander Steven Matz and the St. Louis Cardinals have finalized a $44 million, four-year contract. Matz gets a $2 million signing bonus, payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office, and salaries of $8 million next season, $10 million in 2022 and $12 million each
Continue ReadingXiomara Castro de Zelaya, Honduras’ 1st female president?
By MARLON GONZALEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, the wife of ousted former president Mel Zelaya, has taken a commanding lead in Honduras’ elections, capping a 12-year effort. If preliminary vote tallies are confirmed, Castro de Zelaya would become the Central American country’s first female president. Her victory would also
Continue ReadingCDC moves an African nation and a central European country into its ‘very high’ risk travel category
CNN By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The central European country of Poland and the central African nation of Niger were among four new additions to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “very high” risk travel category on Tuesday. The weekly update, which was delayed by the Thanksgiving holiday from its usual
Continue ReadingLockdown-free Florida top vacation spot for holidays
By KELLI KENNEDY and CODY JACKSON Associated Press MIAMI BEACH (AP) — As the tourism industry bounces back from COVID-19, Miami is one of the top search destinations on several travel websites. Florida tourism has been buoyed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pro-business, anti-mask restrictions. That has allowed one of the state’s main economic engines
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OSU research pushes auto industry closer to clean cars powered by direct-ethanol fuel cells
Alternative-energy research at Oregon State University is charting a path toward the mass adoption of clean cars powered by direct-ethanol fuel cells.
Continue ReadingRed-hot Chiefs brimming with optimism after late-season bye
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The last time the Kansas City Chiefs had a week off at this point in the year, they didn’t lose against until the next season. There’s a lot of reasons to believe this year’s team can follow in the footsteps of the 2019 championship
Continue ReadingOklahoma QB Spencer Rattler to enter transfer portal
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler announced on social media that he will enter the transfer portal. The decision comes on the heels of coach Lincoln Riley’s decision to leave for USC. Rattler entered this season as a first-team preseason All-American and the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. He was
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