Storm victims include Missouri girl, aunt’s ‘special angel’
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press As storms roared across five states, one of the dozens of people killed was a 9-year-old southeast Missouri girl who…
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Jan. 7 sentencing set for men convicted in Arbery killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge in coastal Georgia has set a sentencing date early next year for the three men convicted of murder in the killing of…
Continue ReadingHard Rock International buying The Mirage operation in Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hard Rock International says it wants to see how a guitar-shaped hotel will play at the heart of…
Continue ReadingRio favela seeks to improve kids’ lives through golf
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kids at Rio de Janeiro’s City of God favela are learning how to…
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un’s decade of rule: Purges, nukes, Trump diplomacy
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It’s been 10 years since Kim Jong Un took power in North Korea after his father…
Continue ReadingNFL requiring COVID-19 booster shots by Dec. 27
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring players, coaches and other team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27. In a…
Continue ReadingPutin urges guarantees on Ukraine in call with Johnson
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Moscow will insist on Western guarantees…
Continue ReadingReport urges UK government to beef up online safety measure
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A group of lawmakers say proposed British rules aimed at cracking down on harmful online content…
Continue ReadingUnion rep: Teachers should not be crawling on ice for money
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of a teachers union says a fundraising event that featured teachers on their hands and knees fetching dollar…
Continue ReadingNY state judge convicted of obstruction in federal probe
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York state judge has been convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making a false statement to a federal agent.…
Continue ReadingGreece: 3 jailed pending trial for attack over virus checks
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Court authorities in northern Greece have jailed three people pending trial over an attack on a high school principal…
Continue ReadingNew sentencing hearing for former Tennessee death row inmate
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has heard testimony and watched a gruesome crime scene video during a…
Continue ReadingMom demands answers in Black man’s deadly Louisiana arrest
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ronald Greene’s mother chastised Louisiana state lawmakers Monday for not acting quickly…
Continue ReadingMan United game postponed as EPL coronavirus cases hit high
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester…
Continue ReadingInsurer agrees to $800M settlement in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement…
Continue ReadingCalifornia brings back mask mandate as virus cases rise
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is bringing back a statewide indoor mask mandate. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s…
Continue ReadingAir Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them…
Continue ReadingAlabama prison staffing numbers fell over 12 months
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system, already understaffed and facing a federal court order to boost…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Virginia IT agency hit with ransomware attack
By SARAH RANKIN and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has…
Continue ReadingAmazon, OSHA promise review after tornado wrecks warehouse
By MATT O’BRIEN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (AP) — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said…
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