US taps $420M to boost water supplies hit by climate change
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials are funneling more money to rural water projects in several…
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House passes $35-a-month insulin cap as Dems seek wider bill
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for…
Continue ReadingHistorian sues NY prisons over ban of Attica uprising book
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the revolt at the Attica Correctional…
Continue ReadingUkrainian archbishop: Minority faiths at risk if Russia wins
By PETER SMITH Associated Press The top-ranking Ukrainian Catholic cleric in the United States is warning that religious minorities stand to be…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects New York’s redistricting plan, orders new maps
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ordered New York’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to redraw the state’s…
Continue ReadingUS will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental…
Continue ReadingUndergraduate workers at Dartmouth vote to unionize
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Student workers at Dartmouth College have voted to unionize. The college announced the successful…
Continue ReadingDefrocked priest, 84, gets house arrest for lying to FBI
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say an 84-year-old defrocked priest has been sentenced to five years of…
Continue ReadingPanama sets national holiday for victims of 1989 US invasion
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The president of Panama has declared an annual national holiday to commemorate Panamanians who died during the 1989 U.S.…
Continue ReadingGrammy Awards set sights on Las Vegas for first time
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys might be missing stars like Drake, The Weeknd and Kanye West as a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia reparations plan advances movement, advocates say
By RUSS BYNUM and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — California took a big step this week toward becoming the first U.S. state to make…
Continue ReadingRussians hear FIFA Congress plea from Ukraine to end the war
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The appearance by video of the head of Ukrainian soccer, wearing an armored vest from the…
Continue ReadingIraqi cleric steps back, asks rivals to try form government
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A powerful Iraqi cleric says he will step back for the next 40 days and give his Iran-backed rivals…
Continue ReadingReport criticizes response to unrest after Floyd’s killing
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An external review of Minnesota’s response to days of civil unrest following the May 2020…
Continue ReadingWashington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN Associated Press TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a…
Continue ReadingTrump’s 8-hour gap: Minute-by-minute during Jan. 6 riot
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Piecing together the activities of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, is no easy task. On…
Continue ReadingTribe supports Connecticut city’s Red Raiders’ nickname
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer A small American Indian tribe is supporting a Connecticut city’s attempt to retain funding put in jeopardy…
Continue ReadingMissouri House rejects congressional map as standoff worsens
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has defeated a congressional redistricting plan passed by the state…
Continue ReadingMacy’s building NC distribution center, 2,800 jobs to come
CHINA GROVE, N.C. (AP) — Macy’s Inc. has announced plans to build a distribution and online order fulfillment center in central North Carolina…
Continue ReadingJudge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last…
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