Energy giant promises more perks in New Mexico utility case
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top executive with global energy giant Iberdrola is promising more perks if…
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Schools fight back against GOP governors, defy bans on masks
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The highly contagious delta variant is fueling a surge in coronavirus cases as…
Continue Reading Hochul says she’s ready to lead following Cuomo’s exit
By MARINA VILLENEUVE and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is prepared to lead after Gov.…
Continue Reading COVID: Oregon issues mask mandate, warns of hospital surge
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty, fined $620 for explosion at gender reveal
KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an explosive gender reveal party that was heard by…
Continue Reading Heat wave hits Northwest, sending people to cooling centers
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People have headed to cooling centers as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under…
Continue Reading Palestinian dies a week after being shot by Israeli forces
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian health officials say a man has succumbed to a gunshot wound suffered during clashes with Israeli forces last…
Continue Reading Severe drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated…
Continue Reading Polish lawmakers pass bill seen as limiting media freedom
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would force Discovery Inc., the U.S.…
Continue Reading Top Dem sees tough pathway for $3.5T social, climate plans
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is conceding that Democrats face a tough pathway to delivering…
Continue Reading South African president testifies at inquiry into corruption
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he tried to combat corruption he…
Continue Reading California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all…
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YouTube suspends Rand Paul after misleading video on masks
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — YouTube has suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days after the Kentucky Republican posted a…
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Donald Trump enters Republican convention hall with a bandaged ear and gets a hero’s welcome
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two days after surviving an attempted assassination, former President Donald Trump appeared triumphantly at the…
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Trump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania…
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The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle. Next is the Senate
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and…
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‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist…
Continue Reading Seattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she…
Continue Reading Court temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court late Friday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking President…
Continue Reading LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would…
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