Year: 2021

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — Add Christmas trees to the list of items facing shortages and higher prices this year. Several factors are driving the trend, Newsday reported. These include over-the-top sales last year during the first Christmas during the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues this year. Experts said tree buyers should expect to pay

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Two Pakistanis and two Afghan minors have been arrested and charged for detaining fellow migrants in a makeshift camp at North Macedonia’s border with Serbia and torturing them. Authorities said Sunday that the criminal gang had operated since August. Prosecutors say the 35 detained migrants

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit settlement has prompted the Arkansas State Police to clarify when its troopers can try to slow a fleeing vehicle by striking it with a patrol car. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Sunday that use of the tactic increased every year between 2016 and 2020. It came under scrutiny after

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline held steady over the past two weeks, at $3.49 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says spiking ethanol costs prevented a drop in gas prices. The average price at the pump is $1.31 higher than it was one year ago.

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press Across much of the United States, it has become increasingly acceptable for Americans to walk the streets with firearms, either carried openly or legally concealed. The trend could be seen this past week in the Wisconsin city where Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted in two killings. Armed civilians patrolled the streets

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An oil sheen spotted in the ocean near last month’s crude pipeline leak off Southern California was likely residual oil from the earlier spill. The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday dispatched aircraft and boats to investigate the oil sheen off the coast of Orange County. Officials said Saturday night that

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s interim prime minister has filed a request to run for president despite being technically barred from next month’s elections. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is meant to lead the country until a winner is declared following national and presidential elections on Dec. 24. Dbeibah is banned from running under Libya’s current

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The mayor of a northern Italian city is calling for stiffer laws to protect women after the slaying of a woman allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, who had recently received a plea deal for repeatedly stalking her after their breakup. Mayor Luca Vecchi of Reggio Emilia rallied citizens

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A cat may be the reason three residents escaped an apartment fire in upstate New York. Residents were asleep when a fire broke out Saturday morning on the first floor of a building in Syracuse. Fire officials told Syracuse.com a cat inside the home woke them up and everyone was able

MIAMI (AP) — The historic courthouse in downtown Miami is set to reopen after an engineering inspection spurred by the collapse of a nearby beachfront condominium. The 27-story Dade County Courthouse, built in 1928, never completed its required 40-year safety recertification until recent months. It was closed amid widespread safety concerns about older buildings after