Development and conservation clash at Komodo National Park
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Construction for tourism in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park is raising concerns…
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As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst
By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — As the pandemic ravaged the country, deaths from drug overdoses surged by nearly 30%,…
Continue ReadingBiden and Dems scramble to salvage social, climate package
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, along with progressive and moderate Democrats, appears…
Continue ReadingAustralia PM meets with state leaders as virus cases surge
SYDNEY (AP) — New COVID-19 cases in Australia’s most populous state have surged to a pandemic record, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison met with…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean Olympic champion suspended over text messages
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two-time Olympic short-track champion Shim Suk-hee has been suspended for two months…
Continue ReadingAs COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst
By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — As the pandemic ravaged the country, deaths from drug overdoses surged by nearly 30%,…
Continue ReadingHe wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKK
By JASON DEAREN Associated Press Jacksonville, Fla. (AP) — In nearly 10 years working undercover for the FBI inside Florida’s Ku Klux Klan,…
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By JASON DEAREN Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — For nearly 10 years, Joseph Moore lived a secret double life. At times the U.S. Army…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sets Feb. 1 deadline for health worker boosters
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1 to get a…
Continue ReadingRights court hits Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador governments
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled against two past right-wing governments in Latin America and one…
Continue Reading2021 on track to surpass last year as nation’s deadliest
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year. It’s too early…
Continue ReadingJury at Kim Potter trial deliberates 3rd day without verdict
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury at suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi endorses Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ election
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has endorsed Hong Kong’s first legislative elections held under new laws ensuring that only…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Tornado damages homes, cars in southwest Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a tornado smashed pool cages and toppled trees onto cars as it tore through southwest Florida. The News-Press…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey governor signs aid bill for Atlantic City casinos
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Tuesday night that will give tax relief to Atlantic…
Continue ReadingCalifornia to require booster shots for healthcare workers
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will require health care workers to get booster shots…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina governor grants pardon to man freed in 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has pardoned a man who had spent nearly 24 years in prison after allegations he sexually…
Continue ReadingHarvard professor found guilty of hiding ties to China
BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program has been found guilty on all counts…
Continue ReadingSecret Service: Nearly $100B stolen in pandemic relief funds
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help…
Continue ReadingDemocrats appear to gain edge in California House districts
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Democrats appear to have come away with the advantage in a recasting of the…
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