Young voters’ enthusiasm for Democrats waned during midterms
By WILL WEISSERT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young voters who have been critical to Democratic successes in recent…
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Young voters’ enthusiasm for Democrats waned during midterms
By WILL WEISSERT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young voters who have been critical to Democratic successes in recent…
Continue ReadingFree ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public…
Continue ReadingGolden Globe noms led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and knocked…
Continue Reading2nd Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial to get underway
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After securing seditious conspiracy convictions against two…
Continue ReadingIran execution: Man publicly hanged from crane amid protests
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed…
Continue ReadingIsraeli army acknowledges shooting death of Palestinian girl
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has acknowledged that its troops fatally shot a teenage Palestinian girl during an operation in the occupied…
Continue ReadingAnger in rural areas fuels protests against Peru government
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press ANDAHUAYLAS, Peru (AP) — The anger of Peruvians against their government is nowhere…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Bass takes charge as LA mayor amid homeless crisis
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karen Ruth Bass took a ceremonial oath of office as mayor of Los…
Continue Reading‘Tár,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ tie for LA critics’ top award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Todd Field’s symphonic backstage drama “Tár” and the existential comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” tied for…
Continue ReadingSlain mail carrier remembered for his positive attitude
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service employee who was killed recently while he was delivering the mail in Wisconsin is being remembered for his…
Continue ReadingTexas church bus accident injures 16, including 13 kids
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say 16 people, including 13 children, are injured after a small church bus overturned near a Houston-area apartment.…
Continue ReadingNumbers on panel examining Va. Beach mass shooting dwindle
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Several members of a state commission tasked with conducting an independent investigation of a 2019 mass shooting in…
Continue ReadingScientists say eruption of Hawaii volcano continues to ease
HONOLULU (AP) — The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island continues to ease, scientists said Sunday, reinforcing an earlier…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers visit Havana, meet with Cuban president
HAVANA (AP) — A delegation of at least three U.S. lawmakers has visited Havana and met with Cuba’s government this week. Reps. James McGovern…
Continue ReadingIt’s all downhill for 300 skiing Santas, a Grinch and a tree
NEWRY, Maine (AP) — A bunch of Santa lookalikes took to the ski slopes to spread some seasonal cheer on Sunday. More than 300 jolly ol’ elves —…
Continue Reading3 killed in blast at San Antonio construction company
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion that killed three people at a San Antonio construction company. The…
Continue Reading3 bald eagles die, 10 sick after eating euthanized animals
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — At least 13 bald eagles were likely poisoned by scavenging the carcasses of euthanized animals that were…
Continue ReadingConfederate monument set to be removed from Virginia capital
RICHMOND, Va, (AP) — Work to relocate Richmond’s final city-owned Confederate monument should start this week after a judge refused a request to…
Continue ReadingStorm blowing through California dumps snow in Sierra
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada as a winter storm packing powerful winds sent ski lift chairs swinging and…
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