Athletes force a change in ban of Russians at Paralympics
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Athletes around the world cheered when leaders of the Paralympics booted Russia from the Games. The tipping point…
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California could OK abortions by solo nurse practitioners
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new bill in the California Legislature would let some nurse practitioners perform…
Continue ReadingJudge questions charges as jury gets Amtrak engineer’s case
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia jury will soon weigh criminal charges against an Amtrak engineer over a…
Continue ReadingFed’s Powell: Russia’s war on Ukraine will worsen inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which…
Continue ReadingAnti-vaccine doctor pleads guilty to joining Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California doctor known as a leading purveyor of coronavirus misinformation pleaded…
Continue ReadingMusk invites auto union to hold organizing vote at factory
DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is inviting the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. On…
Continue ReadingFlorida to allow limited fishing of goliath groupers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida is lifting its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
Continue ReadingCA’s governor wants mental health courts for homeless people
By DON THOMPSON and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor unveiled a plan to create mental health courts…
Continue ReadingEx-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky jury has cleared a former police officer who fired shots during the 2020 drug…
Continue ReadingUNESCO fears Ukraine harm as Russian culture backlash grows
By NICOLE WINFIELD and MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam museum has cut its close links to the Hermitage…
Continue ReadingAnna Netrebko out of Met Opera over her support of Putin
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Soprano Anna Netrebko withdrew from her future engagements at the Metropolitan Opera rather than…
Continue ReadingAs vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpile
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press As demand to get COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. collapses in many areas, states are scrambling to use…
Continue ReadingQ&A: A quick word with Spirit Awards host Nick Offerman
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Parks and Recreation” alum Nick Offerman is teaming up with his wife Megan Mullally to host the Film Independent…
Continue ReadingShipwreck discovered in Lake Superior, 131 years later
DEER PARK, Mich. (AP) — A ship that sank in 1891 has been discovered in Lake Superior off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Great Lakes Shipwreck…
Continue ReadingNo Senate run for Arizona Gov. Ducey, blow to GOP recruiting
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has notified Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell that he won’t enter his…
Continue ReadingMontenegro PM-designate named to form pro-Western government
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s president has appointed a new prime minister-designate, paving…
Continue ReadingGeorgia cityhood push divides: White flight or self-rule?
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press COBB COUNTY, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Legislature has passed legislation that…
Continue ReadingPurdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid…
Continue ReadingSen. Ben Ray Luján: ‘Absolute honor to be back’ after stroke
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is back in Congress. Luján returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday for the first time…
Continue ReadingRebel gunmen kill 8 technicians in Indonesia’s restive Papua
By ALFIAN KARTONO Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities and Papua rebels say separatists killed eight technicians…
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