Republican Glenn Youngkin sworn in as Virginia 74th governor
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s new governor, Glenn Youngkin, has pledged to restore trust…
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Major winter storm: South braces for big blast of snow, ice
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put much of the…
Continue ReadingCounty’s $7M in PPE left outside, damaged by California rain
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — About $7 million worth of surplus personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies, purchased by a Northern…
Continue ReadingBiden backers ‘not seeing the results’ a year into his term
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just over a year ago, millions of energized young people, women, voters of color and…
Continue ReadingClap, don’t chant: China aims for ‘Zero COVID’ Olympics
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press Athletes will need to be vaccinated and tested daily at the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month. Clapping is OK to…
Continue ReadingSome in GOP begin testing party’s lockstep loyalty to Trump
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump stepped up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican…
Continue ReadingTeenager arrested in stabbing near Japan entrance exam venue
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo police say that three people, including two students on their way to university entrance…
Continue ReadingHeaded to disaster? US, Russia harden stances in talks
By MATTHEW LEE and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The failure of last week’s high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve…
Continue ReadingNadal, others on Djokovic saga: ‘Bit tired of the situation’
By JOHN PYE and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal has expressed thoughts shared by many others in the…
Continue ReadingBiden team regroups after court loss on COVID shots-or-test
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pushing ahead with efforts to prod people to get COVID-19 shots after the…
Continue ReadingVerdict soon in Djokovic’s deportation appeal in Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A verdict is expected later Sunday in tennis star Novak Djokovic’s appeal against a…
Continue Reading2 held without bail in robbery, killing of Los Angeles cop
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled that two alleged gang members charged in the robbery and killing of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer…
Continue ReadingPilot, passenger presumed dead in Louisiana helicopter crash
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot and a passenger are presumed dead after the crash of a helicopter in a south Louisiana marsh.…
Continue ReadingFire erupts near chemical plant; residents told to stay away
Associated Press PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a fire near a New Jersey chemical plant with flames and smoke visible for miles in the night…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL player Siavii found dead in Kansas federal prison
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle has been found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How Djokovic plans to fight deportation in court
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic won his first legal round against Australian authorities who want to…
Continue ReadingTennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert says she has ovarian cancer
By The Associated Press Former tennis star Chris Evert says she was diagnosed with an early stage of ovarian cancer. The 67-year-old Evert revealed…
Continue ReadingSuspended professor made salty video to get ‘juices flowing’
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan professor who was suspended after making a profanity-filled introductory video for his…
Continue ReadingUS names intelligence official to counter election threats
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has named a career CIA official to coordinate the intelligence…
Continue ReadingFitch upgrades Greece’s credit outlook to positive
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Credit ratings company Fitch has revised Greece’s outlook to positive from stable,…
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