Massachusetts weighs letting judges order mental health care
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Ashoke and Vinita Rampuria’s son returned home after taking a year off from college, to…
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Future of Borges estate in limbo as widow doesn’t leave will
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The rights to the works of the late Jorge Luis Borges, considered Argentina’s…
Continue ReadingAre robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — You may have already seen them in restaurants: waist-high machines that can…
Continue ReadingAre robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — You may have already seen them in restaurants: waist-high machines that can…
Continue ReadingRussian tourist deported from Bali over half-naked photo on sacred mountain
By Heather Chen, CNN A Russian tourist has been deported from Bali after a semi-nude photo he took on top of a sacred mountain went viral and sparked…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern gives rousing farewell speech: ‘You can lead. Just like me’
By Helen Regan, CNN Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said farewell to politics Wednesday with a rousing speech that assured other…
Continue ReadingMale Afghan UN workers stay home in solidarity after Taliban bans female staff
By Richard Roth, Jessie Gretener and Jessie Yeung, CNN Afghan men working for the United Nations in Kabul will stay home in solidarity with their…
Continue ReadingMilwaukee, Denver wrap up No. 1 seeds in NBA playoffs
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The road to the NBA Finals now goes through Milwaukee. The road out of the Western Conference goes through…
Continue ReadingMavs keep play-in hopes alive with 123-119 win over Kings
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 25 of his 31 points during a second-half rally, and the Dallas Mavericks…
Continue ReadingMaryland sheriff and firearms dealer indicted in illegal machine gun acquisition scheme, DOJ says
By Sara Smart, CNN A sheriff and a local firearms dealer in Frederick County, Maryland, have been indicted on federal charges for their roles in a…
Continue ReadingMaryland sheriff and firearms dealer indicted in illegal machine gun acquisition scheme, DOJ says
WUSA, WFMD-AM, CNN By Sara Smart, CNN A sheriff and a local firearms dealer in Frederick County, Maryland, have been indicted on federal charges for…
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COCC awarded $600,000 to expand veteran assistance with ‘Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success’
A U.S. Department of Education grant announced by this week by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will expand veteran student services at Central…
Continue ReadingSenegal struggles with loss of fish central to diet, culture
By GRACE EKPU and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In Senegal, the national dish of thieboudienne is entwined in the…
Continue ReadingPelicans top Grizzlies 138-131 in OT, earn play-in spot
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Herbert Jones scored a career-high 35 points and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 19-point…
Continue ReadingUS man found dead on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The body of a U.S. man who had gone missing Feb. 11 has been found in a clandestine burial pit on Mexico’s Baja California…
Continue ReadingFlames beat Jets 3-1 to keep playoff hopes alive
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Nikita Zadorov each had a goal and assist and the Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on…
Continue ReadingMaryland sheriff and firearms dealer indicted in illegal machine gun acquisition scheme, DOJ says
By Sara Smart, CNN A sheriff and a local firearms dealer in Frederick County, Maryland, have been indicted on federal charges for their roles in a…
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Hawaii, Wyoming lead the country in primary care doctor shortages
Sana compiled 2022 data from the Health Resources and Services Administration and Census Bureau to determine how many people in each state live in…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea warns ‘offensive action’ over allies’ drills
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has threatened unspecified “offensive action” over the expansion of…
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Which states’ taxpayers owe the most come tax day
Stacker ranked all 50 states by the average amount taxpayers owed on tax day, according to 2020 tax year data from the Internal Revenue…
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