Legal pot growers frustrated by illegal operations in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A licensed cannabis grower, a vineyard owner and a sheriff were among witnesses who testified…
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A look at this year’s best new artist Latin Grammys nominees
By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS and BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Latin Grammy for best new artist is often one of the most coveted…
Continue ReadingCourt sides with expelled student over memes deemed a threat
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court says district administrators overreached when they…
Continue ReadingRapper Young Dolph fatally shot at Tennessee cookie shop
By ADRIAN SAINZ and RYAN PEARSON Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed at a cookie shop in…
Continue Reading4 ex-coal mine officials cleared in Kentucky fraud trial
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury has cleared four former coal company officials who were accused of skirting…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced for R. Kelly witness intimidation attempt
NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for setting fire to a car in what authorities say was an attempt to intimidate a…
Continue ReadingEPA overturns approval of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has overturned the approval…
Continue ReadingBoston museum workers on 1-day strike over pay, COVID safety
BOSTON (AP) — Pandemic-weary workers at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts are holding a one-day strike over stalled contract negotiations with…
Continue ReadingVials labeled ‘Smallpox’ found in Pennsylvania lab freezer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal health authorities have confirmed the discovery of some frozen vials labeled “Smallpox” in a freezer at a…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Baldwin had no reason to fire in ‘Rust’ shooting
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new lawsuit alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn’t called…
Continue ReadingAustin: Moscow should explain its troop buildup near Ukraine
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. government is unsure why Russian…
Continue ReadingUnder pressure, Apple allows self-repairs to iPhones, Macs
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long…
Continue ReadingUS airman shot down over Romania in WWII is accounted for
BOSTON (AP) — An airman from Massachusetts who was shot down over Romania during World War II has been accounted for. The Defense POW/MIA…
Continue ReadingFedEx shooting victims ask Indianapolis for $2.1 million
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three members of the Sikh community affected by a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility in April are seeking…
Continue ReadingUK Parliament votes to curb members’ 2nd jobs after scandal
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament has voted to restrict lawmakers’ ability to hold second jobs, in an attempt to stem a slew of damaging…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why India has repeated air pollution problems
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — India is experiencing its annual spike in air pollution, which relates in part to the…
Continue ReadingWhite House: 10% of kids have been vaccinated in 1st 2 weeks
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer…
Continue ReadingUS offers investment to boost global COVID vaccine capacity
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up…
Continue ReadingJudge orders Ruggs back to court after missed alcohol test
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge has ordered former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III to appear in court…
Continue ReadingWomen sue Yale over fentanyl switch-up at fertility clinic
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Seven women who say they suffered excruciating pain after a nurse stole fentanyl for her…
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