AP Was There: LeBron James tops star-studded 2003 NBA draft
By CHRIS SHERIDAN AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A star-studded draft takes place with 18-year-old phenom LeBron James picked No. 1. Carmelo…
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Timeline of NBA in 2000s as league celebrates 75th season
The Associated Press Timeline of the National Basketball Association during the 2000s to the NBA’s 75th season. The timeline includes milestone…
Continue ReadingGerman president and his wife test positive for COVID-19
BERLIN (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has tested positive for COVID-19 as the country’s infection rate remains persistently…
Continue ReadingWhat an expert says about the new BA.2 Omicron variant and whether it should affect your plans
By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN A subvariant of Omicron, BA.2, is leading to a new wave of Covid-19 infections across Europe. Cases in the United…
Continue ReadingAmbitious plans unveiled for a libertarian city in the metaverse
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN One of the most prominent architecture firms in the world is designing a new metaverse — a virtual city that hopes to be a…
Continue ReadingMajors loom: Match Play in Texas for men, LPGA in California
By The Associated Press Golf’s major championship season is on the horizon. The Match Play in Austin, Texas, features the top 64 players…
Continue ReadingEast Africa’s hunger crisis needs global action, says Oxfam
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The aid agency Oxfam International warns that widespread hunger across East Africa could…
Continue ReadingUS, Ukraine quietly try to pierce Putin’s propaganda bubble
By COLLEEN LONG, AMANDA SEITZ and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has been countering disinformation coming from the…
Continue ReadingOakland Hills Country Club lands US Open in 2034 and 2051
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Oakland Hills Country Club has landed the U.S. Open in 2034 and 2051. The USGA made the announcement…
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The federal minimum wage hasn’t risen in almost 13 years and US workers are paying the price
Opinion by Gina Cummings for CNN Business Perspectives With inflation hitting a 40-year high in the United States, working families are swimming ever…
Continue ReadingDolly Parton knows who she wants to play her in a biopic
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dolly Parton has long wanted to do a Broadway musical about her life, but the pandemic has her reconsidering that.…
Continue ReadingOregon School for the Deaf student named state champion in statewide poetry competition
By Spencer Thomas Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A senior at Oregon School for the Deaf,…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Should you invest in a friend’s business?
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Mixing business and friendship can tank a relationship. So if a classmate, colleague or childhood friend asks you to…
Continue ReadingDNR: More groundwater released by pipeline aquifer ruptures
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota environmental regulators say damage to the state’s public groundwater resources from missteps during…
Continue ReadingFamily ‘very happy’ to hear about arrests nearly two years after street racing crash killed Portland woman
By Audrey Weil Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland police arrested two people…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott donates $436 million to Habitat for Humanity
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its U.S. affiliates – the…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott donates $436 million to Habitat for Humanity
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its U.S. affiliates – the…
Continue ReadingWrongly convicted brothers released after 25 years in prison
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press / Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan brothers who were wrongfully convicted in the murder…
Continue Reading‘No comment’: USPS postmasters won’t respond to mail theft problems
By Rachel Polansky Click here for updates on this story DULUTH, Georgia (WGCL) — More than a dozen people have filed…
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