Judge denies Chicago workers’ bid to halt vaccine mandate
By DON BABWIN Associated Press A federal judge has denied a motion by 130 Chicago firefighters and other city employees to temporarily halt…
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High court adds climate change, immigration cases to docket
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the objections of the Biden administration, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider a climate change case that could limit…
Continue Reading4 dead, 11 hurt in crash of SUV carrying migrants in Texas
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Officials say four people were killed and 11 others were hurt when a sport utility vehicle carrying 15 migrants rolled over…
Continue ReadingChinese firm to pay $91M over dangerous dehumidifiers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Chinese company that sold millions of faulty dehumidifiers to U.S. customers will pay $91 million for failing to tell…
Continue ReadingUN aid chief urges G20: prevent mass starving in Afghanistan
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief had a dire message for leaders of the world’s 20 largest…
Continue ReadingAnti-Trump group takes credit for Virginia tiki torch stunt
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The anti-Donald Trump group The Lincoln Project is taking credit for a group of five people…
Continue ReadingGiant Eagle settles pharmacy lawsuits with Ohio counties
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — One of the four retail pharmacy companies on trial for their alleged roles in fostering an…
Continue ReadingFormer Idaho lawmaker’s rape case moves forward in court
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A magistrate judge says there is enough evidence for a rape case against a former state…
Continue ReadingLawyer: SEC should go to Sen. Burr first in stock sale probe
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for Sen. Richard Burr’s brother-in-law says U.S. regulators should question…
Continue ReadingLawmaker doc fined for videoconferencing from operating room
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland state legislator who is a plastic surgeon has been fined $15,000 and reprimanded…
Continue ReadingAluminum shortage disrupts Montana license plate production
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has become the latest state to temporarily stop making license plates because of a…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Prince Andrew never sexually assaulted American
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Prince Andrew are asking a New York judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the…
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Oregon’s biggest city has ‘long way to go’ repairing its rep, Portland’s tourism promoters report
Portland’s “badly damaged” reputation – marked by months of destructive protests, a homeless crisis and record year of homicides – is…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court declines to block Maine vaccine mandate
By DAVID SHARP and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in…
Continue ReadingBeautiful Day for a Neighbor: Mister Rogers has a sculpture
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — A little rain didn’t stop it from being a beautiful day at Rollins College in Florida this week as a bronze sculpture to…
Continue ReadingCOVID shots more protective than past infection, study shows
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say they have more evidence that vaccinations can offer better protection against…
Continue ReadingFirefighters lash out at lawmaker over NYC’s vaccine rule
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Six New York City firefighters angry with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers that…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue ReadingUS Democratic governors to participate in U.N. climate talks
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. governors are taking a seat at the table as international leaders gather in…
Continue ReadingDoctors question sedative dose used in Oklahoma execution
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Medical experts say it’s unclear why an Oklahoma inmate began convulsing and vomiting after the first…
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