Qatar World Cup organizers admit workers were exploited
LONDON (AP) — Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA preparation tournaments. The…
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Naturopathic doctor admits selling fake COVID vaccine cards
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a naturopathic doctor in Northern California has pleaded guilty to selling fake COVID-19 immunization…
Continue ReadingPhotomontage pioneer Jerry Uelsmann dies in Florida at 87
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Surrealist photographer and photomontage pioneer Jerry Uelsmann has died in Florida. He was 87.…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from…
Continue ReadingMedia critic Eric Boehlert killed in New Jersey bike crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Media critic Eric Boehlert, who created the Press Run website and wrote for Rolling Stone and Media Matters for America among…
Continue ReadingSix-days-a-week mail delivery saved; Biden signs Postal bill
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed into law plans for a sweeping overhaul of the…
Continue ReadingNC college removes name of white supremacist from building
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina women’s college says it’s renaming a building named for a white supremacist who supported unequal…
Continue ReadingBoard faults discipline for police who joked about violence
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new report has found that Wichita law enforcement officers weren’t adequately punished for joking about police violence…
Continue ReadingTennessee Black-majority town takeover case before judge
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys representing a majority-Black Tennessee town are hoping to stop a state…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Biden extends student loan freeze through August
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration has announced that federal student loan payments will remain paused through Aug. 31,…
Continue ReadingUS nuclear agency sued over public records requests
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A watchdog group is suing the National Nuclear Security Administration over its…
Continue ReadingGovernment seeks 5-year sentence for ex-ski resort president
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The federal government has requested a five-year sentence for a former Vermont ski resort executive accused in a…
Continue ReadingWitnesses describe hostages’ despair at Brit’s terror trial
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Jurors at the terrorism trial of British national El Shafee Elsheikh are hearing…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods overshadows Masters with so many scenarios
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Golf has a bright future and isn’t quite ready to let go of Tiger Woods. Even as six…
Continue ReadingUS electric-vehicle tax credits ending for new Toyota buyers
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota customers soon won’t be able to get U.S. federal tax credits for buying electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toyota’s…
Continue ReadingEx-sheriff bribery gets 10 years; already has life for rapes
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former Louisiana sheriff has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a federal bribery conviction. The sentence was imposed…
Continue ReadingNursing home care, funding system need overhaul, report says
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A major report says American nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor…
Continue ReadingGarland, Raimondo test positive for COVID-19
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home…
Continue ReadingDenver suburb where Elijah McClain died ousts police chief
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Denver suburb where police officers and paramedics have been charged in the death of a Black…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule for now
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has reinstated for now a Trump-era rule that curtails the power of states…
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