South Florida airport partially evacuated for security probe
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials briefly have ordered a partial evacuation of a South Florida airport as part of a “security-related…
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Ruling allows some pot dispensary licenses in NY to go ahead
NEW YORK (AP) — New York officials will be able to issue licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries in some parts of the state now that an…
Continue ReadingDeadly chocolate factory blast highlights combustion risks
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Last week’s fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory highlighted the combustibility of food plants in…
Continue ReadingArkansas bathroom bill condemned as too extreme is revamped
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas bathroom bill that had been criticized as the most extreme in the country…
Continue ReadingAnother powerful Pacific storm hits soggy, snowy California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A powerful weather system from the Gulf of Alaska has pushed into Northern California, bringing more wind, rain and snow…
Continue ReadingNew California gas price law another defeat for oil industry
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that could penalize oil companies for…
Continue ReadingArmy quickly plans new ads after Jonathan Majors’ arrest
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is working to quickly pull together some new recruiting ads to air during the…
Continue ReadingCarlson, Hannity among potential witnesses at Fox News trial
By DAVID BAUDER and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Bret Baier are among the stars who both Fox…
Continue ReadingN.C. board removes election officials who refused to certify
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s state elections board has removed two county…
Continue ReadingBrazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South…
Continue ReadingMan charged with firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion office
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After nearly a year of searching, investigators used DNA pulled from a half-eaten burrito to…
Continue ReadingWhat is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska?
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group of Nebraska lawmakers are filibustering all bills that come before the Nebraska…
Continue Reading3 dead, 13 missing in Caribbean sinking; 14 Africans saved
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Antigua say at least 14 people from the African nation of Cameroon…
Continue ReadingBiden: GOP policies would surrender tech economy to China
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden says Republicans’ budget plans could undermine U.S. manufacturing and…
Continue ReadingReport: Student was landing when 2 small planes collided
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A preliminary report says a student pilot was attempting to land a small plane at a central Florida airport when it…
Continue ReadingDeadly fire highlights immigration pressures on Mexico
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The fire that killed 38 people at an immigration detention center in Mexico happened as Western…
Continue ReadingPakistan says it will skip US democracy summit amid turmoil
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says it will not participate in this week’s U.S.-led Summit for Democracy, a move seen…
Continue ReadingCharleston church attack survivors push for hate crime bill
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two survivors of a 2015 racist massacre that killed nine of their friends at a Charleston…
Continue ReadingEPA cites 2 oil and gas firms over Permian Basin pollution
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Texas companies have resolved Clean Air Act violations with the Environmental…
Continue ReadingCourt backs victim’s family in Adnan Syed’s ‘Serial’ case
By BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder…
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