Portugal’s power production goes coal-free long before deadline
Story by Reuters Portugal shut down its last remaining coal plant over the weekend, ending the use of the polluting material for electricity…
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Mayor de Blasio aiming to get rid of carriage horses in Central Park during 11th hour of his administration
By MARCIA KRAMER Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — With the clock ticking down on Mayor Bill de…
Continue ReadingFrench prime minister positive for COVID-19, as cases rise
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested positive for COVID-19 hours after a visit to neighboring Belgium. The announcement from…
Continue ReadingHow Ohio’s new US congressional map sprinted into law
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s final congressional map sprinted through the Legislature last week and was…
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ODF seeks to fund projects of small forestland owners, Firewise communities
The Oregon Department of Forestry issued a call for projects Monday for $5 million in grants funded by Senate Bill…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses charges against leaders of veterans’ home
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts judge has dismissed criminal neglect charges against two former leaders of a veterans’ home where…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago, pediatricians’ group says
By Jen Christensen, CNN Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago, according to new numbers published Monday by the American Academy…
Continue ReadingBezos makes gifts to Obama foundation and NYU medical center
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Former President Barack Obama’s foundation says it has received a $100 million donation from Amazon founder…
Continue ReadingCanada ends Covid-19 policy turning back asylum-seekers between border crossings
Story by Reuters Canada is ending its pandemic-era policy of turning back asylum-seekers trying to cross into the country between ports of entry,…
Continue ReadingState flood damage inspectors headed to northwest Washington
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — State flood inspectors are in northwest Washington’s Whatcom County this week to formally assess the level of damage and…
Continue ReadingState flood damage inspectors headed to northwest Washington
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — State flood inspectors are in northwest Washington’s Whatcom County this week to formally assess the level of damage and…
Continue ReadingState flood damage inspectors headed to northwest Washington
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — State flood inspectors are in northwest Washington’s Whatcom County this week to formally assess the level of damage and…
Continue ReadingTennessee gov backs signing bill aide said violates US law
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is defending a new law assigning sprawling limits on COVID-19…
Continue ReadingOfficer hit, dragged outside police station
By Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A Houston police officer has been hospitalized…
Continue ReadingInterior head: Chaco protections ‘millennia in the making’
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with state and…
Continue ReadingInterior head: Chaco protections ‘millennia in the making’
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with state and…
Continue ReadingTop US figure skater Alysa Liu switching coaches
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two-time U.S. figure skating champion Alysa Liu is making a coaching change less than three months before the Winter…
Continue ReadingPinzan, No. 23 Bulls top No. 9 Ducks 71-62 at Atlantis
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Elisa Pinzan had a career-high 26 points to go with 10 assists to help No. 23…
Continue ReadingPinzan, No. 23 Bulls top No. 9 Ducks 71-62 at Atlantis
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Elisa Pinzan had a career-high 26 points to go with 10 assists to help No. 23…
Continue ReadingMan in GoFundMe scam pleads guilty to federal charge
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press A New Jersey man who conspired with his girlfriend to concoct a feelgood story about a helpful homeless man and then…
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