Brazil probe of Bolsonaro offers COVID-19 families solace
By DAVID BILLER and DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Senate committee has recommended criminal indictments for…
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US park service, tourism group partner to highlight tribes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The National Park Service has partnered with a tourism association to ensure the contributions of Native Americans are…
Continue ReadingAustralia rules out committing to methane reduction target
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has ruled out promising to cut methane emissions by 30% by the end of the…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis mayor faces voters with policing on their minds
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was the face of the city through some of its darkest days —…
Continue ReadingWorld Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston…
Continue ReadingTornado destroys homes in weather-battered western Louisiana
Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A tornado in western Louisiana damaged more than a dozen homes in a part of the state still struggling to…
Continue ReadingDeputies: 2 toddlers found dead in backyard pool
BELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say two toddlers were found dead in the backyard pool of a Florida home shortly after being reported missing.…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand eases quarantine but won’t welcome tourists yet
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will gradually loosen its border quarantine system, which has been among…
Continue ReadingFavre repays $600K in Mississippi welfare case, auditor says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi auditor says retired NFL player Brett Favre has repaid the welfare…
Continue Reading3rd person dies of injuries from Texas drag racing crash
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — A third person injured when a drag racer veered into a crowd and crashed during a racing event in Central Texas has died. A…
Continue ReadingRepublican attorneys general criticize Biden vaccine order
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general have sent a letter to President Joe…
Continue ReadingCalifornia high court won’t hear Brad Pitt divorce appeal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has refused to consider Brad Pitt’s appeal of a court ruling that disqualified the judge in his…
Continue ReadingCalifornia virus cases stop falling, governor urges caution
By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rolled up his sleeve and received a…
Continue ReadingNicaraguans heading to Honduran border to be vaccinated
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras, one of the last countries in Central America to receive COVID-19…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has…
Continue ReadingWorld Series opener viewers up 17.5% over last year’s low
HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta’s 6-2 victory over Houston in World Series Game 1 drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record…
Continue ReadingStarbucks raising US workers’ pay as union effort looms
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is raising its U.S. employees’ pay and making other changes to improve working conditions in its…
Continue ReadingAP Sources: Letitia James will run for New York governor
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to run…
Continue ReadingMan accused of rape convicted of trying to hire hit man
MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-wife while he was in jail awaiting trial on sex…
Continue ReadingMcCloskey against abortions for young rape or incest victims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark McCloskey, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, says he does not believe young victims of rape or…
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