Ex-UCLA student linked to extremists gets Jan. 6 prison term
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former UCLA student who stormed the U.S. Capitol while waving a flag promoting a…
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US clears Novavax COVID booster dose
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax. That company began…
Continue ReadingAfter disastrous primary, Arizona county overhauls elections
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An outside consultant hired by Arizona’s rural Pinal County says preparations are on track for a…
Continue ReadingSex offender gets life for killing teen during 2009 vacation
By JEFREY COLLINS Associated Press A man has been sentenced to life in prison after confessing to the 2009 killing of a 17-year-old girl who…
Continue ReadingWoman charged, accused of freeing swarm of bees on deputies
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman is facing multiple assault and battery charges, accused of releasing a swarm of bees on sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingIsrael: Forces kill Palestinian who shot dead female soldier
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says a Palestinian gunman who killed an Israeli soldier earlier this month was shot dead by security…
Continue ReadingJustice: Hotel sued for denying rooms to Native Americans
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the owners of a hotel and bar in Rapid City,…
Continue ReadingRaces to oversee elections draw an avalanche of spending
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press In 2018, Democrat Katie Hobbs spent $1 million in campaign funds running to become…
Continue ReadingGates Foundation donates $1B to prioritize math education
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is…
Continue ReadingFacing tough midterms, Biden releasing oil from US reserve
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is telling voters that he hasn’t given up on lowering…
Continue ReadingUN genocide official: Hate speech is fueling Ethiopia’s war
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A United Nations official is urging tech companies to do everything possible to stop the…
Continue ReadingPence warns of ‘unprincipled populists,’ ‘Putin apologists’
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has warned against the growing populist tide in the Republican…
Continue ReadingFirst Native American woman in space awed by Mother Earth
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday she is overwhelmed by the…
Continue ReadingDeath sentence upheld for killer with gender dysphoria claim
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for an inmate who argued her…
Continue ReadingIndiana officer indicted: Alleged excessive force in arrest
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man in the face during an arrest last year has been indicted by…
Continue ReadingCarbon monoxide at Kansas City school sends 8 to hospital
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City fire officials say six students and two adults were taken to a hospital for evaluations after a carbon monoxide…
Continue ReadingDA: Hoarder charged after 300 animals rescued from NY home
MILLER PLACE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities rescued nearly 300 rabbits, birds and other animals from a filthy home in New York and charged a self-help…
Continue ReadingIn a #MeToo moment, Hollywood figures face season of trials
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The #MeToo movement is having another moment in the spotlight as high-profile sexual assault…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — The Biden administration plans to release 15 million barrels of oil from the…
Continue ReadingSparkling fish, murky methods: the global aquarium trade
By VICTORIA MILKO, FIRDIA LISNAWATI and KATHY YOUNG Associated Press LES, Indonesia (AP) — After diving into the warm sea off the coast of northern…
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