UN names deputy rep for Afghanistan; no word on a top envoy
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has announced a new deputy special representative for Afghanistan, but…
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Ex-legislator advances to Alaska’s special US House election
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola has joined Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and independent Al…
Continue ReadingSpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — SpaceX, the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has fired several employees involved in an open letter that…
Continue ReadingUS adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitation
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area…
Continue ReadingBrazil police: Remains found those of British journalist
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Federal police said Friday that human remains found in Brazil’s remote Amazon have…
Continue ReadingFrom dry to deluge, how heavy snow, rain flooded Yellowstone
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, SETH BORENSTEIN and BRITTANY PETERSON RED LODGE, Montana (AP) — Just three months ago, the Yellowstone region like most of the…
Continue ReadingCourt doors closed to NAACP suit over Black juror denials
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court says the NAACP has no standing to sue a Mississippi…
Continue ReadingCalifornia bill would reduce single-use plastic products 25%
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An ambitious California proposal aims to reduce plastic production for single-use…
Continue ReadingTrial begins for man in deadly 2018 California spa blast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trial has begun for a Southern California man on charges alleging he was responsible for a blast that killed an ex-girlfriend…
Continue ReadingFloods in India, Bangladesh leave millions homeless, 18 dead
By JULHAS ALAM and WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Army troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by…
Continue ReadingAlaska officials release new details on milk, sealant mix-up
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — School district officials in Alaska investigating how students at a summer child-care program were served floor sealant…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first three hearings, the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection has…
Continue ReadingVets for Trump co-founder free on bail despite social posts
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Vets for Trump co-founder arrested after driving a Hummer containing weapons and…
Continue ReadingMinn. Republican threatens retaliation against medical board
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen has threatened to retaliate against the…
Continue ReadingOfficial in election standoff avoids prison in Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An elected official who was a central figure in a New Mexico…
Continue ReadingPakistan to stay on terror financing watchdog’s ‘gray list’
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international watchdog says it will keep Pakistan on a so-called “gray list” of countries…
Continue ReadingWhite House: Florida doctors can order under-5 COVID shots
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Florida doctors will be able to order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5…
Continue ReadingBuilding collapse kills 6 in Egyptian capital of Cairo
By AHMED HATEM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a building collapse has killed 6 people in the capital of Cairo. The…
Continue ReadingOlympian Marcell Jacobs takes fashion break with Dsquared2
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Caught between the pandemic and war in Europe, Milan luxury fashion designers on Friday open four…
Continue ReadingDeputy: 2 officers had chance to shoot Uvalde school gunman
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Two Uvalde city police officers told a sheriff’s deputy that they passed up a fleeting chance to shoot the gunman for…
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