California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has approved a bill requiring workers receive up to two weeks of…
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Medical examiner IDs 3 dead in Wisconsin apartment shooting
BROWN DEER, Wis. (AP) — The county medical examiner’s office has identified the three people who died in a shooting at a suburban Milwaukee…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allowing so-called…
Continue ReadingSeattle vows quicker charging decisions to deter petty crime
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s elected prosecutor is promising quicker charging decisions to help tackle persistent low-level crime that’s…
Continue ReadingPolice: 1 dead in Washington state grocery store shooting
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who opened fire at a grocery store in Washington state, killing one person and injuring…
Continue ReadingUS warns midterms could spark calls for extremist violence
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security warns that unsubstantiated claims of fraud that have haunted the…
Continue ReadingDissident steps aside, resolving Honduras congress dispute
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras took a step toward resolving a dispute over who will lead the newly…
Continue ReadingCalifornia town drops cougars as reason to bar more housing
WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A wealthy California town has abandoned a claim that that it is exempt from a new state law allowing increased housing…
Continue ReadingEx-Honduran leader placed on US list of corrupt officials
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration last year quietly placed former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández…
Continue ReadingTexans hire veteran coach Smith as new head coach
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lovie Smith has been hired as the new head coach of the Houston Texans. Smith, who is Black, is…
Continue ReadingUC Irvine gets $55M for center on depression research
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The University of California, Irvine says it has received a $55 million donation that will help develop a center on campus…
Continue ReadingVirginia Supreme Court dismisses mask mandate petition
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected a petition from parents that sought to…
Continue ReadingIRS to end use of facial recognition to identify taxpayers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS sys it will stop using facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create…
Continue ReadingVernon Jones quits Georgia governor bid to run for Congress
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — One of the Republican primary challengers to incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is dropping out of the…
Continue ReadingReport: Corporate climate pledges are weaker than they seem
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many of the world’s largest companies are failing to take significant enough steps to meet…
Continue ReadingGroup falls through ice while skating at reservoir; 1 dead
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California say one person drowned and another was injured after a group of people fell through…
Continue ReadingInitial report doesn’t ID cause of Pittsburgh bridge failure
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board initial review doesn’t identify the cause of a recent bridge collapse in…
Continue ReadingPolish finance minister resigns as new tax system stumbles
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s main ruling party says the country’s finance minister has resigned over “shortcomings” of the new…
Continue ReadingEU steps up fight to fend off risky foreign takeovers
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is successfully stepping up the fight to fend off risky foreign takeovers from nations like China that could…
Continue ReadingProsecutors: Fatal deputy shooting of 88-year-old justified
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor’s office has concluded the fatal shooting of an 88-year-old man by a deputy was justified. The State…
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