Foxconn qualifies for Wisconsin tax breaks for first time
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group has qualified for nearly $30 million in Wisconsin tax credits. That marks the first time the…
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Biden says 250,000 treatment courses of Pfizer’s antiviral pill will be available in January
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged more than 250,000 treatment courses of Pfizer’s antiviral pill will be available…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Wednesday, adding to the week’s gains ahead of the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500, the…
Continue ReadingRussia aims for January talks with NATO, US on security guarantees
By Olga Pavlova, CNN Russia hopes to hold bilateral talks with NATO and the United States in January over security guarantees it is seeking from…
Continue ReadingObanor helps No. 25 Texas Tech rout Eastern Washington 78-46
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin Obanor had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists as No. 25 Texas Tech dominated Eastern Washington 78-46. Adonis…
Continue ReadingWhite House downplays Secret Service estimate of COVID fraud
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The White House is downplaying a statement by the U.S. Secret Service that nearly $100 billion at minimum has…
Continue ReadingIsraeli says Palestinian man killed in shootout with troops
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says troops have fatally shot a Palestinian man who it says opened fire at them from a passing…
Continue ReadingOklahoma appellate court rejects death row inmate’s appeal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state appeals court has rejected the appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate who was sentenced to die for killing a…
Continue ReadingPaychex, Tesla rise; CalAmp, Allakos fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Paychex, Tesla rise; CalAmp, Allakos…
Continue ReadingProud Boys member pleads guilty in January 6 attack on US Capitol, the first to do so in alleged conspiracy
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN In one of the most prominent cases against far-right groups that the Justice Department alleges planned…
Continue Reading11-year-old honored for saving fellow student from choking and woman from house fire all in one day
By Amanda Jackson, CNN A sixth grader in Oklahoma was honored for heroism for jumping into action to save a classmate who was choking and rescue a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia State University to require COVID-19 boosters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest four-year university says it will require students, faculty and staff at its 23 campuses to get…
Continue ReadingSeattle mayor will veto repeal of grocery COVID hazard pay
SEATTLE (AP) — The outgoing mayor of Seattle says she will veto City Council legislation that would have repealed the $4 an hour hazard pay boost…
Continue ReadingSeattle mayor will veto repeal of grocery COVID hazard pay
SEATTLE (AP) — The outgoing mayor of Seattle says she will veto City Council legislation that would have repealed the $4 an hour hazard pay boost…
Continue ReadingSeattle mayor will veto repeal of grocery COVID hazard pay
SEATTLE (AP) — The outgoing mayor of Seattle says she will veto City Council legislation that would have repealed the $4 an hour hazard pay boost…
Continue Reading9 days after tornado, cat found in rubble of building
By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown…
Continue ReadingIn milestone deal, Proud Boy pleads guilty in Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press A New York man has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of…
Continue ReadingInmates at NYC’s Rikers Island jail in the midst of ’emerging crisis’ related to Omicron surge
By Mark Morales, CNN New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail is in the midst of an “emerging Covid-19 crisis” as the number of…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 panel seeks interview with Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa has passed its Omicron outbreak peak, top researcher says
By Hamilton Wende and Niamh Kennedy, CNN South Africa has passed the peak of its Omicron outbreak, according to one of the country’s top…
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