By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s second-largest school district has approved a policy that lets some employees who aren’t certified police officers carry guns in schools. But the proposal was changed to specifically exclude teachers from those who can be armed in the suburban Atlanta system. The Cobb County school board voted
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor says direct spending by production companies on films, TV series and other media has never been higher in the state, topping $855 million in fiscal year 2022. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the numbers Thursday. New Mexico’s unique landscapes have attracted projects
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor says direct spending by production companies on films, TV series and other media has never been higher in the state, topping $855 million in fiscal year 2022. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the numbers Thursday. New Mexico’s unique landscapes have attracted projects
Continue ReadingCNN Liz Kang, CNN and Jane Sit, CNN The early 2010s were an era of instant hits. From the “Harlem Shake” to “Party Rock Anthem”, digital platforms ushered in a new era of publicity — and virality. On July 15, 2012, South Korean singer and rapper Psy broke onto the global music scene with a
Continue ReadingLiz Kang, CNN and Jane Sit, CNN The early 2010s were an era of instant hits. From the “Harlem Shake” to “Party Rock Anthem”, digital platforms ushered in a new era of publicity — and virality. On July 15, 2012, South Korean singer and rapper Psy broke onto the global music scene with a bright
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The matchups are set for baseball’s Home Run Derby. Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber will be the top seed next Monday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles thanks to his 28 home runs through Wednesday — most among the eight players in the field. Schwarber
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The U.S. women’s national team will play Canada in the final of the CONCACAF W Championship for a spot in the 2024 Olympics. The United States beat Costa Rica 3-0 in the semifinals on Thursday night, on goals from Emily Sonnett, Mallory Pugh and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It took only four paragraphs in a regional newspaper to ignite a media conflagration over abortion that in two weeks engulfed President Joe Biden, the partisan press and some of the country’s top news organizations. In the center of it all: a 10-year-old rape victim,
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Thomas, CNN Vaccine coverage continued to decline worldwide in 2021, with 25 million children missing out on lifesaving vaccines, according to data published Thursday by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. “The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded,” the organizations said in a news release. Between
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP is making a direct plea to Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Jayland Walker, the Black man who was killed last month by officers in Ohio in a hail of police
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Baltimore Orioles are riding a 10-game winning streak, they’re contending for a wild-card spot, and they’re somehow still in last place in the AL East. All five teams in baseball’s strongest division have winning records, including the surprising Orioles, who are 45-44 thanks to their first 10-0 stretch since 1999.
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Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — COVID-19 levels remain high this summer in Washington’s most populous county — which includes Seattle. Increasingly involving the highly transmissible omicron BA.5 variant and BA.4, cases are higher than the peak of last year’s delta wave, according to Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County. And
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — No todos los días una gran demanda corporativa presenta un emoji de caca, pero tampoco todos los días una de las plataformas de redes sociales más influyentes del mundo demanda al hombre más rico del mundo para que la compre. Twitter presentó el martes una larga y colorida demanda contra
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Colombia says that “there are good reasons for optimism” about the country’s incoming left-leaning administration. But he warns that violence target at former combatants remains a chief obstacle to consolidating peace in Colombia. Carlos Ruiz Massieu told the U.N. Security
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Eight-time All-Star selection José Altuve left the Houston Astros’ game against the Angels shortly after getting hit with the opening pitch. Altuve was hit on the left knee by Los Angeles starter Reid Detmers. Altuve went to first and eventually scored on Kyle Tucker’s single, but he didn’t take the field
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — COVID-19 levels remain high this summer in Washington’s most populous county — which includes Seattle. Increasingly involving the highly transmissible omicron BA.5 variant and BA.4, cases are higher than the peak of last year’s delta wave, according to Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County. And
Continue ReadingSURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian authorities say a man acquitted in a terrorist bombing that killed 329 people aboard an Air India flight in 1985 was slain in a possible targeted shooting. Officials say the victim in Thursday’s shooting in British Columbia was Ripudaman Singh Malik. A 2005 trial in Canada found Malik and
Continue ReadingBy TOM DAVIES and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The lawyer for an Indiana doctor at the center of a political firestorm after speaking out about a 10-year-old child abuse victim who traveled from Ohio for an abortion said Thursday that her client provided proper treatment and did not violate any patient
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management Deschutes Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to renew grazing permits for five allotments near La Pine. Public input will help to inform an environmental assessment (EA) focused on the La Pine Grazing Allotments Renewal Project. The 30-day public scoping period started Thursday and ends August 15,
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