Blanding makes her voice heard in Virginia governor’s race
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press GLENNS, Va. (AP) — A Black activist and educator is making her presence known as a third-party candidate in the…
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McAuliffe’s backslapping political brand put to test in 2021
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe won Virginia’s 2013 governor’s race by embracing his own…
Continue ReadingBlanding makes her voice heard in Virginia governor’s race
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press GLENNS, Va. (AP) — A Black activist and educator is making her presence known as a third-party candidate in…
Continue ReadingBlank slate to best hope: Can Youngkin rescue the Va. GOP?
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Skeptical Virginia Republicans have come around to Glenn Youngkin, the party’s…
Continue ReadingMcAuliffe’s backslapping political brand put to test in 2021
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe won Virginia’s 2013 governor’s race by embracing his own…
Continue ReadingDJ trio Swedish House Mafia reunite with new music, tour
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia, known for bringing house music to the masses…
Continue ReadingDeal seems near on $2T Biden package, though deadline slips
By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal within reach, President Joe Biden and Congress’ top…
Continue ReadingCalifornia plan to ban community oil drilling far from final
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to ban new oil and gas wells within 3,200…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President…
Continue ReadingWhat is the ‘delta plus’ variant of the coronavirus?
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer British officials have identified a relative of the delta variant. It’s not a variant of interest or concern,…
Continue ReadingGroup clings to faith as US works on Haiti kidnapping case
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and MATÍAS DELACROIX Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. religious organization whose 17 members were…
Continue ReadingBeijing offering COVID-19 boosters, 4 months before Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions…
Continue ReadingReport: Struggling Chinese developer makes bond payment
BEIJING (AP) — An official Chinese newspaper says a troubled developer whose struggle to avoid a multibillion-dollar debt default is rattling…
Continue ReadingQantas moves up flights as Australia expects tourists soon
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Qantas Airways has brought forward its plans to restart international travel from Sydney…
Continue ReadingNissan ex-chair Ghosn set on restoring reputation
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Carlos Ghosn, the former auto industry superstar whose career screeched to a halt with his arrest…
Continue ReadingPolice: 4 killed in Washington state shooting
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police say four people were killed in a shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and police were searching for at least one suspect.…
Continue ReadingBernard Haitink, renowned Dutch conductor, dies at 92
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Bernard Haitink, a Dutch conductor of refinement and grace who led the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for 27 years and…
Continue ReadingAlabama native charged in Jan. 6 insurrection denied release
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alabama native whom a judge alleged was “leading the charge” during the Jan. 6…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand sets 90% vaccination target to end lockdowns
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government has set an ambitious target of fully vaccinating 90% of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia proposes buffer between oil drilling, homes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has proposed banning new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of sites…
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