55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Officials have now fed more than 55 tons of lettuce to starving Florida manatees as…
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Native Americans fret as report card released on 2020 census
By FELICIA FONSECA and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau will release reports Thursday that show how…
Continue ReadingKemp appeals ruling on leadership committee funds in primary
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that says a “leadership…
Continue Reading9 killed in shooting at drug house in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six men and three women are dead after a shooting attack on a house where drugs were sold in central Mexico. Authorities in…
Continue ReadingUnited House OKs $13.6B for Ukraine in huge spending bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a massive spending bill anchored by $13.6 billion for battered Ukraine and…
Continue ReadingTrump a pariah? New $100 million bank loan suggests not
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bank’s decision to loan Donald Trump’s company $100 million is the latest evidence the…
Continue ReadingVatican replaces Puerto Rico bishop who alleges persecution
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The bishop of the Arecibo diocese in Puerto Rico says the Vatican was replacing him…
Continue ReadingIditarod musher Sass reaches halfway point 1st
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brent Sass has picked up $3,000 in gold nuggets as a reward for being the first musher…
Continue ReadingJussie Smollett to learn fate after staged attack conviction
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett is returning to a Chicago courtroom for sentencing with just two questions hanging…
Continue ReadingDid Amazon violate federal laws? Lawmakers ask for DOJ probe
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have made good on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking…
Continue ReadingColorado elections clerk indicted in voting system breach
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A grand jury in Colorado has indicted a county election clerk who sowed…
Continue ReadingIndian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to direct…
Continue ReadingFirst Afghan refugees arrive at new center in Virginia
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A first group of Afghan refugees have arrived at a new temporary housing facility in Northern…
Continue ReadingRebel Wilson gets ready to host the BAFTA Film Awards
By HILARY FOX Associated Press London (AP) — Rebel Wilson is headed back to the BAFTA Film Awards to serve as host Sunday and says she’s…
Continue ReadingMexican wildlife managers release two pairs of wolves
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife managers say their counterparts in Mexico have released two pairs of…
Continue ReadingWHO issues COVID testing advice, long after critics’ call
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has issued guidance advising people on how to test themselves for the coronavirus, months after…
Continue ReadingJoplin mayor: Rally behind slain and wounded officers
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The mayor of Joplin, Missouri, is urging residents to pull together in the wake of shootings that left one police officer dead…
Continue ReadingNewsom wants tax rebate, touts ‘California Way’ of governing
By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a tax rebate amid record-high…
Continue ReadingSPLC report: Hate groups in decline as views hit mainstream
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press The number of white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist groups across the U.S. fell for a third…
Continue ReadingEurope faces pressure to join US, British ban on Russian oil
By RAF CASERT, KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe faces a rough choice: is it worth a recession to choke off oil…
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