Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical
By LAURA UNGAR and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press Scientists are poring over the latest data to try to understand who might win the battle of the…
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Utility sued for $50M over deadly Michigan house explosion
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A $50 million lawsuit has been filed against a utility over an explosion that killed two people and damaged several homes in…
Continue ReadingMontana seeks to end protections for Glacier-area grizzlies
MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials are asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift threatened species…
Continue ReadingMan admits to another killing just before execution
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who was executed in Mississippi last month for killing his…
Continue ReadingStorm sweeps Hawaii, brings threat of ‘catastrophic’ floods
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A strong storm packing high winds and extremely heavy rain across Hawaii has flooded roads and…
Continue ReadingFired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo steps away from SiriusXM show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo says he’s dropping his SiriusXM radio show. The decision announced on Twitter follows a sexual…
Continue ReadingBiden touts savings on insulin and other drugs for Americans
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging his social agenda legislation will deliver tangible…
Continue ReadingEmmett Till investigation closed by feds; no new charges
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is ending its investigation into the…
Continue ReadingProsecutors drop death penalty in Indiana officer’s killing
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors are no longer seeking the death penalty for the man charged in…
Continue ReadingExxon Mobil rolls out plan to cut emissions in Permian Basin
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Exxon Mobil says it has a plan for cutting greenhouse gas…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco eatery sorry about asking officers to leave
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The owners of a San Francisco restaurant have apologized for denying service to three police officers over the weekend because…
Continue ReadingScientists slam German tabloid’s pandemic coverage
BERLIN (AP) — Scientific organizations in Germany have accused the country’s biggest-selling newspaper of contributing to public hostility…
Continue ReadingHedge fund founder Steinhardt will return looted antiquities
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney says billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt has…
Continue ReadingNASA’s 10 new astronauts: pilots, doctor, physicist, cyclist
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has picked 10 new astronauts, half of them military pilots, as it looks ahead…
Continue ReadingEndangered whale gives birth while entangled in fishing rope
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Scientists off the coast of Georgia have spotted an endangered right whale that gave birth…
Continue ReadingArtPlace America shows why culture matters to communities
By DREW LINDSAY of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy For a decade ending last December, ArtPlace America sprinkled $150 million…
Continue ReadingToyota to build $1.3B battery plant near Greensboro, NC
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and TOM KRISHER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota says it plans to build a $1.3 billion electric vehicle battery…
Continue ReadingBob Dole to lie in state at Capitol as nation honors senator
WASHINGTON (AP) — The body of the late Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as congressional leaders honor the…
Continue ReadingSwiss Catholic church orders study of past sexual abuse
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland have called on two academics to lead a study…
Continue ReadingNavy halts use of fuel storage complex above Hawaii aquifer
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy is suspending use of World War II-era fuel storage…
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