Fire erupts on 20th floor of London high-rise, injuring 2
LONDON (AP) — Authorities in London say a fire erupted on the 20th floor of an apartment building in the city’s southwest, causing dozens of…
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Boeing tells workers they must get COVID-19 vaccine
SEATTLE (AP) — The Boeing Co. has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired. The Seattle Times reports the…
Continue ReadingOpening, ticket prices announced for Peppa Pig theme park
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A standalone Peppa Pig theme park at the Legoland Florida Resort is scheduled to open Feb. 24. Park officials also…
Continue ReadingClimate change: England must ‘adapt or die,’ agency warns
LONDON (AP) — A government agency says England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not…
Continue ReadingRapper Tyga arrested in domestic violence investigation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say rapper Tyga has been arrested in a felony domestic violence investigation. Los Angeles police say the…
Continue ReadingRail link to LaGuardia Airport put on hold after criticism
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A project to build a rail link connecting New York City to LaGuardia Airport has been put on hold.…
Continue ReadingInvestigators: No evidence of Fulton County ballot fraud
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Investigators with Georgia’s secretary of state’s office have not found any evidence to…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico to lift pandemic curfew, ban on alcohol sales
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced that he will be lifting a curfew and a ban on alcohol sales as the U.S.…
Continue Reading‘Difficult decisions’ as Biden, Democrats shrink plan to $2T
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” as Democrats weigh…
Continue ReadingCollege cites ‘scientific racism,’ renames Linnaeus building
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — A private college in Minnesota has renamed its arboretum that honored an 18th-century Swedish botanist who has been…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott gifts help bolster nonprofit infrastructure
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Umbrella groups that serve and advocate for nonprofits or grant makers…
Continue ReadingTo oldly go: Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space trip
By CODY JACKSON and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first…
Continue ReadingGeorgia county to remove ‘genocide cannon’ from city square
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia county has unanimously voted to remove a “genocide cannon” from a city square where it resided for more than a…
Continue ReadingIn Brazil, Catholic pilgrims defy COVID to celebrate saint
By TATIANA POLLASTRI and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Tens of thousands of Brazilian worshippers have braved the…
Continue ReadingKentucky US Rep. John Yarmuth won’t seek reelection in 2022
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The chairman of the House Budget Committee says he won’t seek another term in next…
Continue ReadingWalker, conservatives ask Supreme Court to take access case
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative think tank and former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker are asking the…
Continue Reading3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say two Postal Service workers have been fatally shot at a postal facility in…
Continue ReadingHairdresser linked to QAnon to be jailed for Capitol rioting
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press An Indiana hairdresser linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory has been sentenced to 14 days in jail and 60 hours…
Continue ReadingFederal immigration agents to end practice of worksite raids
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents will stop making mass worksite arrest of immigrants employees suspected…
Continue ReadingColdplay get galactic with airy album ‘Music of the Spheres’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Coldplay put out an album, it was like a warm embrace of the Earth. This…
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