Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to let conservationists lease government land for…
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A lab chief’s sentencing for meningitis deaths is postponed, extending grief of victims’ families
By ED WHITE Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A 12-year saga over a fatal national meningitis outbreak still isn’t over. A man whose…
Continue ReadingDistrict attorney says Memphis police officer may have been killed by friendly fire
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a 17-year-old suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a Memphis police…
Continue ReadingTwo shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Six months after a deadly mass shooting by an Army reservist, Maine lawmakers this week passed a wide-ranging…
Continue ReadingA former Maldives president is freed after a high court throws out his 11-year sentence
MALE, Maldives (AP) — A court in the Maldives has thrown out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and…
Continue ReadingPalestinian American poet Fady Joudah receives $100,000 prize
NEW YORK (AP) — Fady Joudah, a Palestinian American poet who has said he writes for the future because “the present is demolished,” has…
Continue ReadingUN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
The Associated Press The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in…
Continue ReadingPoland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelenskyy assassination plot
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prosecutors say that a Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to assist an alleged plot by…
Continue ReadingA magnitude 5.6 quake hits central Turkey, damaging some homes. No serious injuries are reported
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake struck central Turkey on Thursday, the country’s disaster management agency said, causing…
Continue ReadingAllman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
By STEVEN WINE and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin’ man. He left home at 16 to…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rate climbs above 7% to highest level since late November
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prospective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term…
Continue ReadingMotorist dies in fiery crash when vehicle plows into suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, police say
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Police say a vehicle has plowed into a suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, engulfing it and the plaza in flames and…
Continue ReadingLong-lost first model of the USS Enterprise from ‘Star Trek’ boldly goes home after twisting voyage
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The first model of the USS Enterprise — used in the opening credits of the original “Star…
Continue ReadingVice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year.…
Continue ReadingArmenian victims group asks International Criminal Court to investigate genocide claim
By MOLLY QUELL and MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has…
Continue ReadingEU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and…
Continue ReadingFire in truck carrying lithium ion batteries leads to 3-hour evacuation in Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities evacuated an area of Ohio’s capital, Columbus, for several hours on Thursday out of fear that a fire in…
Continue ReadingGunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say four customs officers have been killed by unidentified gunmen during an ambush of their…
Continue ReadingThis ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers in India have found fossils of an ancient giant snake that could have been…
Continue ReadingBarcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Regional authorities for Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia say they will install a floating desalination plant…
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