Corrective: Virus Outbreak California story
In a story published September 3, 2021, about the coronavirus outbreak in California, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the San Joaquin…
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Companies: $26B settlement of opioid lawsuits to move ahead
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Four companies say they’ll move ahead with a $26 billion settlement of lawsuits over the opioid crisis. An…
Continue ReadingNewsom, Warren see national consequences in recall fight
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom to urge…
Continue ReadingProminent lawyer shot and hurt months after wife, son slain
ESTILL, S.C. (AP) — A family attorney says a lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to death at their…
Continue ReadingFacebook sorry for ‘primates’ label on video of Black men
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times reports Facebook has apologized for putting a “primates” label on a video of Black men. The newspaper says…
Continue ReadingHarris to California on Wednesday to campaign with Newsom
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit California’s Bay Area on Wednesday to campaign with Gov.…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor calls special session on handling COVID-19
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s calling the Republican-led legislature into…
Continue ReadingWillard Scott, weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ show, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC’s “Today” show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful…
Continue Reading2 inmates charged after riot in South Carolina jail
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff’s department has brought charges against two inmates after a jail riot in which two guards…
Continue ReadingBanderas skewers his own craft in ‘Official Competition’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz have brought some laughs to the Venice Film Festival.…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach says law-breaking partiers no longer tolerated
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — South Beach’s sizzling party scene is about to undergo a massive boost in police presence against…
Continue ReadingIsrael President meets Jordanian king to cultivate ties
JERUSALEM (AP) — The new Israeli president has met with the Jordanian king in a new sign of improved relations between the two countries. President…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador court drops ban on presidential reelection
By MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s top court and its election authority have tossed aside what…
Continue ReadingIt’s a girl, and a boy: Buttigieg celebrates 2 babies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his spouse, Chasten, are celebrating the arrival of not one — but two — bundles…
Continue ReadingRiver closes after California family dies nearby
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mysterious deaths of a Northern California family of hikers and their dog have led federal officials to…
Continue ReadingCleanup boats on scene of large Gulf oil spill following Ida
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill…
Continue ReadingAfghan filmmakers at Venice fear loss of identity, culture
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban are begging the world to not…
Continue ReadingBiden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites
By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Paraplegic man’s foot ‘shredded’ on rollercoaster
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t…
Continue ReadingUkraine says Russia has detained over 50 Crimean Tatars
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say more than 50 Crimean Tatars have been detained by Russian law…
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