Theft-plagued Walgreens closing 5 more San Francisco stores
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Walgreens says it will close five more stores in San Francisco next month because of organized retail theft. The drugstore…
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Court rejects fired physicist’s intellectual freedom claim
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s High Court has dismissed an intellectual freedom claim by a university physicist who was fired in part…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why the Social Security COLA is jumping next year
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising inflation has triggered a jump in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living…
Continue ReadingHouse sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a short-term hike to the nation’s debt limit. The vote Tuesday evening…
Continue ReadingProgressives warn against ‘false choice’ in Biden bill trims
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive leaders in Congress are warning against what they say is a “false…
Continue ReadingWildfire rages in Southern California coastal mountains
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains is a threat to ranches and rural homes and is keeping…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: McAuliffe wants Democrats to ‘get it done’
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, is calling on…
Continue ReadingBorder residents rejoice as US says it will lift travel ban
By ZEKE MILLER and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 are celebrating…
Continue ReadingChina exports up 28% in September; surplus with US grows
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported its imports slowed in September while exports grew at a slightly faster pace. Customs data released Wednesday…
Continue ReadingPilot in deadly California crash repeatedly warned to climb
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press A recording shows that the pilot of a twin-engine plane was repeatedly warned to fly straight and to climb before he…
Continue ReadingRemnants of former Hurricane Pamela head for Texas, Oklahoma
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical depression Pamela has dissipated in northern Mexico after slamming into the country’s Pacific coast as a hurricane,…
Continue ReadingOlympic champion cut from Korean team amid tripping probe
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee has been cut from South Korea’s short track…
Continue ReadingRunner sues ex-coach, Nike for millions over alleged abuse
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has…
Continue ReadingUS to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will reopen its land borders to nonessential…
Continue ReadingVenezuela general who broke with Hugo Chavez dies in prison
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has announced the death of Raúl IsaÃas Baduel, a former Venezuelan defense minister and…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: McAuliffe wants Democrats to ‘get it done’
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, is calling on…
Continue ReadingUN told failure to deal with diversity is root cause of wars
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One by one, South Africa’s former president listed African countries where the failure…
Continue ReadingBiden appoints Debra Shore to lead EPA Midwestern office
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden has appointed Chicago wastewater official Debra Shore to…
Continue ReadingMark Harmon makes quiet exit as ‘NCIS’ regular on CBS
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Considering he’s starred for more than 18 seasons on television’s most popular drama,…
Continue ReadingFeds OK Colorado plan to cover gender-affirming care
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado state and federal officials announced Tuesday that the state will…
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