Mexico says seaweed-collection boats working poorly
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s Navy has admitted that the country’s Caribbean coast is facing an atypical problem with a kind…
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Biden marks 101st anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 101st anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, saying “hell was unleashed” when a white…
Continue ReadingBuffalo supermarket gunman indicted on terror, hate charge
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack on a Buffalo…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Gov. Evers says GOP will ban books if he loses
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says that if he loses reelection in November, Republicans…
Continue ReadingShootings prompt debate on purchase age for AR-style rifles
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The gunmen in two of the nation’s most recent mass shootings legally bought the…
Continue ReadingCuellar, Cisneros runoff in Texas is too close to call
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas primary runoff between Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his progressive challenger, Jessica Cisneros, was too…
Continue ReadingJudge tosses suit blaming prosecutors for suspect’s death
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against prosecutors filed by the family of a white…
Continue ReadingAustin is largest US city to challenge 2020 census numbers
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press One of the most booming cities in the U.S. over the past decade thinks that it grew even bigger than the U.S.…
Continue ReadingComplaint: McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A civil rights group says workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put…
Continue ReadingFlorida abortion restriction law challenged with lawsuit
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Reproductive health providers have sued Florida over a new law banning abortions…
Continue ReadingRights group to Croatia: release Pussy Riot member now
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Amnesty International is urging Croatia not to extradite to Turkmenistan a member of a Russian music band known for its…
Continue ReadingJanitor corrals curious cougar in empty California classroom
PESCADERO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a quick-thinking custodian safely confined a mountain lion in an empty classroom after it entered a…
Continue ReadingWorld’s largest plant is a vast seagrass meadow in Australia
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered the world’s largest plant off the Australia coast — a…
Continue ReadingUS agrees to update critical habitat for Florida manatees
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to revise the critical habitat designation for…
Continue ReadingWHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea
By MARIA CHENG Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse,…
Continue ReadingWisconsin judge upholds legality of private election grants
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin circuit court judge has ruled that it was legal for private grants from a group…
Continue ReadingMourners say goodbye to Uvalde teacher and her husband
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JAY REEVES Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Mourners gathered Wednesday at a Catholic church to say goodbye to Robb…
Continue ReadingHouse Oversight Committee invites Goodell, Snyder to appear
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell…
Continue ReadingDoja Cat, Drake, Ari Lennox lead BET Awards nominations
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doja Cat could make the BET Awards her world later this month. The chart-topping…
Continue ReadingBiden says 1st female armed services chief is ‘about time’
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hailing Adm. Linda Fagan as new Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and…
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