EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the December jobs report
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the fastest years of job creation in U.S. history stumbled at the finish line in…
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2nd stay sought against Ohio law on aborted fetal remains
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio abortion providers have again sued to block a state law requiring that fetal…
Continue ReadingMerrill agrees to pay $4.5M settlement related to ski fraud
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The state of Vermont says investment management company Merrill has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle allegations…
Continue ReadingEthiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detainees
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government has announced an amnesty for some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including…
Continue ReadingLive deer found in car’s hatchback during traffic stop
NEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police who pulled over a suspected drunken or drugged driver in Pennsylvania discovered a live deer that had apparently…
Continue ReadingVideo shows man on fire after police hit him with stun gun
CATSKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Graphic video made public Friday shows a man who doused himself in hand sanitizer bursting into flames when police officer…
Continue ReadingPandemic adds time, cost to rebuild after Colo. wildfire
By PATTY NIEBERG and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colorado (AP) — In Colorado and other states hit by natural disasters this…
Continue ReadingOscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, who played roles of such dignity and intelligence that he transformed how Black…
Continue ReadingWisconsin GOP leader: ‘Zero chance’ of taking over elections
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A top Republican lawmaker in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin says there is…
Continue ReadingMother pleads guilty in 2-year-old Houston girl’s death
HOUSTON (AP) — The mother of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found in a Houston bayou in 2020 has pleaded guilty for her role in the child’s…
Continue ReadingBiden to deliver first State of the Union address on March 1
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1, the White House…
Continue ReadingCone, Perez, Ravech replace A-Rod, Vasgersian on ESPN Sunday
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former players David Cone and Eduardo Perez are joining Karl Ravech to form a new broadcast team for ESPN’s “Sunday Night…
Continue ReadingGerman teacher convicted of ‘cannibalism fantasy’ killing
BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin teacher has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for the killing of another man that the court said was…
Continue Reading9 bodies found piled onto road on Mexico’s Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz say a heap of nine bodies has been found piled on a roadside. The…
Continue ReadingWisconsin lawmakers push for higher bail after parade deaths
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing for tougher bail policies after a man who is charged with driving his SUV through a…
Continue ReadingNevada Republicans boo Heller over past with Trump at debate
By SAM METZ AP / Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The challenges facing former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller as he runs for Nevada governor were on…
Continue ReadingTributes pour in for groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier
The Associated Press Tributes to Sidney Poitier poured in from Hollywood and elsewhere following the death of the groundbreaking actor and cultural…
Continue ReadingDjokovic’s fans in Serbia protest his detention in Australia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Novak Djokovic’s supporters have gathered at a rally in downtown Belgrade to protest his confinement in…
Continue ReadingHospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have soared to unprecedented levels, a…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Kazakhstan seeks Russia-led security group’s help
MOSCOW (AP) — As Kazakhstan struggles to cope with an increasingly violent uprising this week, it has turned for help to a Russian-led security…
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