‘Everybody is frustrated,’ Biden says as his agenda stalls
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is acknowledging frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue…
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Once a hero, Oregon congressional candidate funds questioned
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon congressional candidate and hero soldier Alek Skarlatos formed a nonprofit to advocate…
Continue ReadingCalifornia to require COVID-19 vaccines for schoolchildren
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first U.S. state to require COVID-19…
Continue ReadingNWSL Commissioner Baird resigns amid scandal
By ANNE M. PETERSON and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Lisa Baird has resigned after some 19 months on…
Continue ReadingAmerican, other airlines will require employee vaccinations
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingWyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQ
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wyoming are evaluating whether to file criminal charges against officials at a…
Continue ReadingAlaska Air to require COVID-19 vaccine for employees
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group has told its 22,000 employees they will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The Seattle Times reports there…
Continue ReadingBroadway’s ‘Aladdin’ goes dark for days as it battles virus
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway hit “Aladdin” is trying to keep COVID-19 genie contained. Disney…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue ReadingMexico displays pre-Hispanic artifacts recovered from abroad
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Mexican museums have opened a massive show of 1,525 pre-Hispanic artifacts, more than half of which were recovered from…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court justice axes appeal of NYC school vaccine plan
NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has denied an emergency appeal from a group of teachers to block New York City’s COVID-19…
Continue ReadingMedia company Ozy is shutting down as problems mount
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Ozy is shutting down less than a week after a New York Times column raised questions about the media…
Continue ReadingEndangered status proposed for Nevada flower at lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing endangered species listing for a desert…
Continue ReadingForever a rolling stone: Dylan going on tour — through 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan is nothing if not confident. The music legend has quietly put tickets on sale for a concert tour supporting last…
Continue ReadingIndy man charged with buying gun used to kill Chicago child
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A 23-year-old Indianapolis man has been charged with illegally purchasing a gun that was used in the…
Continue ReadingCanadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard agrees to US extradition
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — On the same day former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard agreed to be extradited to the United States to face a charge…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends daughter’s licensure
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending her administration’s handling of her…
Continue ReadingValentino says it with flowers at Paris Fashion Week show
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Valentino gave its pared down fashion audience a taste of real Parisian life on Friday. Its show…
Continue ReadingScientists decipher Marie Antoinette’s redacted love notes
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Letters from the last queen of France to her rumored lover contain redacted phrases that…
Continue ReadingJudge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly
By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter to probation on Friday,…
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