Vaccine mandate for federal workers blocked by 2nd court
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has declined for now to allow President Joe Biden’s administration…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Mexican migrant shelter aspires to raise its own food
ALICIA FERNÁNDEZ Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A shelter near the U.S.-Mexico border is hosting not only migrants and asylum…
Continue ReadingNY flight to Florida diverted over ‘disruptive passenger’
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a disruptive passenger prompted a flight from New York to Florida to divert to a North Carolina airport.…
Continue ReadingVirginia Senate Democrats defeat 20-week abortion ban
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee has defeated a bill that would have…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus can destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected…
Continue ReadingComposer Ricky Ian Gordon premieres 2 operas in 5-day span
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Ricky Ian Gordon had two operas premiere in a five-night span. “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” debuted at New…
Continue ReadingOfficer charged in killing once fired for poor decisions
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina set a $150,000 bond for a small-town police officer charged…
Continue ReadingAlbania amends constitution to keep on vetting the judiciary
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s parliament on has approved a constitutional amendment to allow continued…
Continue ReadingPolice records complicate Herschel Walker’s recovery story
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Irving, Texas, once confiscated a gun from Republican Georgia Senate candidate…
Continue ReadingLargest US public power company launches new nuclear program
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The largest public power company in the United States is launching a program to develop and fund new small…
Continue ReadingFordham names first woman and first layperson as president
By KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fordham University, a Jesuit institution in New York, has named its new president, Tania…
Continue ReadingLebanese government approves budget amid economic meltdown
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government has approved the state budget for the current year, with a 17% deficit. The…
Continue ReadingSwiss official says visiting Taliban interested in dialogue
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top Swiss diplomat who met with a delegation from Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership says the…
Continue ReadingNevada, casinos rescind mask mandates effective immediately
By SCOTT SONNER and KEN RITTER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada and its casinos have stopped requiring people to wear masks in…
Continue ReadingCongress approves sex harassment bill in #MeToo milestone
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Congress has given final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience…
Continue ReadingTurkish Cypriot leader calls air link-for-land offer ‘stunt’
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot side of ethnically split Cyprus has…
Continue ReadingHawaii House speaker favors tough penalties to deter bribery
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The speaker of Hawaii’s House of Representatives says he supports stronger ethics laws and…
Continue ReadingDeadly NW heat wave prompts effort to boost air conditioning
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After a historic heat wave killed at least 220 people in Oregon and…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s Ramaphosa vows to tackle the nation’s woes
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed his government will effectively tackle…
Continue ReadingPalin calls New York Times the ‘Goliath’ in libel dispute
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has compared The New York Times to “Goliath” and herself to…
Continue Reading