Suspect in slaying of Illinois police officer denied bond
BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) — A judge has denied bail to the second of two people charged with killing one police officer and wounding another at a northern…
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Uber rider refunded $600 bill after interstate shutdown
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond man has been refunded the $600 he was charged for an Uber ride that became trapped with hundreds of others on an…
Continue ReadingYoungkin taps Trump’s ex-EPA head for Virginia cabinet role
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has tapped a former coal lobbyist and Trump…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 cases cut cruise short, cancel other sailings
MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds of passengers who embarked on an 11-day cruise from Miami were returned to port after less than two days at sea because of…
Continue ReadingAfter pardon from governor, McCloskeys want their guns back
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple who made headlines by waving guns at racial injustice protesters in 2020 is in court trying to get the weapons…
Continue ReadingGarland vows accountability for anyone responsible for 1/6
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland vows to hold accountable anyone who was responsible for last…
Continue ReadingUnionized Starbucks workers walk out, citing health concerns
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Employees of a Starbucks store in upstate New York who voted to unionize last month have walked off the job. The employees in…
Continue ReadingMexican governor denies drug links after photo with capos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of Mexico’s Morelos state is denying any links to drug traffickers after a 3-year-old photo surfaced showing…
Continue ReadingPandemic sidelines police, fire and teachers in California
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases has sidelined about 800 Los Angeles city police and…
Continue ReadingRussian national named in $82M hacking scheme denied bail
By MARK PRATT Associated Press A Russian millionaire who U.S. authorities allege participated in a scheme to steal information on computer networks…
Continue ReadingWhat if? Path was uncertain if Pence objected to Biden’s win
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, certification of President Joe Biden’s victory, a…
Continue ReadingLawmaker apologizes after apparent try to ‘pants’ referee
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Tennessee House Republican lawmaker has apologized for…
Continue ReadingGrammys postpone ceremony, citing omicron variant risks
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The upcoming Grammy Awards have been postponed due to what organizers called “too…
Continue ReadingSwiss army backs home-grown IM service amid privacy concerns
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss army has told its ranks to stop using foreign instant-messaging services like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram for official…
Continue ReadingUS, Germany support Lithuania in spat with China over Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Germany are backing Lithuania in its spat with China, saying the pressure exerted by Beijing against the…
Continue ReadingMaxwell to seek new trial after reports of juror’s sex abuse
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers say she’ll request a new trial after revelations by a…
Continue ReadingSurvey: Parents increased quality time at pandemic’s start
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that parents shared more meals and spent more quality time together…
Continue ReadingFed officials now seeing US job market near full recovery
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was…
Continue ReadingStudents to slowly return to school after Oxford shooting
OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — Students at a Michigan high school will return to classes next week at a different location, weeks after four were killed…
Continue ReadingIOC assures teams Winter Olympics in Beijing will go ahead
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The IOC has promised Olympic teams worldwide that the Winter Games in Beijing will go ahead as…
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