Missouri high court clears the way for a woman’s release after 43 years in prison
Associated Press CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has cleared the way for the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction…
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Biden administration cancels another $1.2 billion in student loans for public service workers
WASHINGTON The Biden administration is cancelling an additional $1.2 billion in student loans for borrowers who work in public service through…
Continue ReadingFDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday authorized sales of the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S., Vuse Alto,…
Continue ReadingNot good faith: Vatican rejects broker’s claims at the close of a London trial over luxury property
ROME (AP) — The Vatican is insisting at the close of a trial in London that it was the victim of a years-long fraud over its investment in a London…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey environmental justice law won’t block power plant hotly fought by Newark residents
Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has decided to move let a proposal for a backup power plant at one of the country’s largest…
Continue ReadingUS announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government says $325 million in federal funds will be available for solar and battery…
Continue ReadingCourt says Jim Crow-era felony voting ban in Mississippi can be altered by lawmakers, not judges
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to…
Continue ReadingUS agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often…
Continue ReadingAfter crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana’s impact on drivers
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National…
Continue Reading2 Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany’s Cologne Zoo
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Two Amur tiger cubs have had their first public outing at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that have sought to…
Continue ReadingThe Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kyiv official says Ukraine’s army has pulled out from a village in the eastern Donetsk region,…
Continue ReadingFrance’s divided National Assembly votes to keep centrist speaker as political turmoil persists
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s divided National Assembly has kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker.…
Continue Reading‘Longlegs’ star Maika Monroe’s secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist…
Continue ReadingAfrican Development Bank approves $1B loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The African Development Bank says it has approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports…
Continue ReadingWNBA players’ union leader is concerned league being undervalued in new media rights deal
AP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — WNBA players’ union head Terri Jackson is concerned the league is being undervalued with the $2.2 billion…
Continue ReadingMore Americans apply for jobless benefits as layoffs settle at higher levels in recent weeks
AP Business Writer U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher though…
Continue ReadingGreen agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine
Associated Press GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — A grand experiment is underway in Nevada where an endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a…
Continue ReadingUS homes find fewer foreign buyers as rising costs and a strong dollar leave market in record slump
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of U.S. homes to foreign nationals have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, hampered by a…
Continue ReadingNewly arrived migrants encounter hazards of food delivery on the streets of NYC: robbers
Documented, Associated Press NEW YORK CITY (AP) — Brad Song thought he was about to get his e-bike stolen a second time in a less than a month…
Continue ReadingIllinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of water
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her…
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