Timeline of NBA in 1990s as league celebrates 75th season
By The Associated Press Timeline of the National Basketball Association during the 1990s. The timeline includes milestone moments in the league’s…
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New studies bring BA.2 variant into sharper focus
By Brenda Goodman, CNN On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease…
Continue ReadingContempt threats, primary woes swirl amid Ohio map confusion
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A political stalemate over Ohio’s new legislative maps has plunged the state into…
Continue ReadingVA Bible lawsuit dismissed; separate display proposed
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has agreed to dismiss a nearly 3-year-old lawsuit over a Bible displayed on a…
Continue ReadingEx-official: Space station ‘largely isolated’ from tensions
By ALEX SANZ Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The former head of the National Space Council tells The Associated Press that tensions over eastern…
Continue ReadingEx-official: Space station ‘largely isolated’ from tensions
By ALEX SANZ Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The former head of the National Space Council tells The Associated Press that tensions over eastern…
Continue ReadingJury awards $36.5M to former Libby miner with lung disease
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Montana jury has awarded $36.5 million in damages to an Oregon man who suffers from lung disease because of exposure to…
Continue ReadingProsecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth II holds weekly audience with PM on phone
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has held her weekly audience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson via telephone despite having…
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Obsidian Middle School goes into lockdown after report student talked of having gun; none found
Obsidian Middle School in southwest Redmond went into lockdown “out of an abundance of caution” for about an hour late Wednesday morning after staff…
Continue ReadingVacuna de refuerzo para personas de 18 a 29 años: fechas y sedes en CDMX
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La vacuna de refuerzo contra el covid-19 se comenzó a aplicar en la Ciudad de México a todos los jóvenes de…
Continue ReadingUS drops name of Trump’s ‘China Initiative’ after criticism
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is scrapping the name of a Trump-era initiative intended to crack down on…
Continue ReadingJustice Department ends Trump-era China Initiative following bias concerns
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department is ending its three-year-old China Initiative, a national security program intended…
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C.O. plumbing businesses very busy repairing busted pipes as temperatures plunge
Frozen or burst pipes are on the rise as temperatures plunge to or below zero on the High Desert, and plumbers are busy with customers seeking…
Continue ReadingNebraska governor picks replacement for senator who resigned
By GRANT SCHULTE Assoicated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed a conservative banker to replace former state Sen.…
Continue ReadingBoston Athletic Association’s Grilk stepping down as CEO
BOSTON (AP) — The 2022 Boston Marathon will be the final one with Thomas S. Grilk as the Boston Athletic Association’s president and chief…
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OSU models show likelihood of extreme autumn fire weather has risen 40% since mid-1800s
The likelihood of hot, dry and windy autumn weather that can set the stage for severe fires in California and western Oregon has increased 40% since…
Continue ReadingMan accidentally sets self on fire aboard bus in Nebraska
YORK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Nebraska say a man trying to smoke drugs in a bus bathroom accidentally set himself and the bus on…
Continue ReadingTed Cruz praises Biden over sanctions tied to Nord Stream pipeline
By Clare Foran, CNN Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday offered rare praise for President Joe Biden over sanctions targeting the company…
Continue ReadingFormer prosecutor pleads guilty to bribery, extortion, fraud
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former state attorney in north Florida has pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery and extortion scheme. Court…
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