1,887 WA workers fired, leave jobs due to vaccine mandate
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Office of Financial Management says that more than 1,800 state workers have been…
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1,887 WA workers fired, leave jobs due to vaccine mandate
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Office of Financial Management says that more than 1,800 state workers have been…
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Oregon jobless rate slips to 4.7%; agency notes ‘remarkable improvement’ from pandemic’s worst
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.7% in September from August’s revised figure of 5.0%, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday as…
Continue ReadingGerman publisher Axel Springer completes Politico takeover
BERLIN (AP) — German publisher Axel Springer SE says it has completed its acquisition of U.S.-based political news outlet Politico. The…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Kentucky student dies after being found unresponsive at fraternity, university police say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN University of Kentucky Police is investigating the death of a student who was found unresponsive at a fraternity Monday,…
Continue ReadingFirefighter adopts dog he rescued in apartment fire
By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines firefighter has a new best…
Continue ReadingBiden focuses on climate, families in trimmed $2T plan
By LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Scaling back his big government-overhaul plans, President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingPlane burns after takeoff mishap in Texas; no one badly hurt
BROOKSHIRE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a plane taking passengers from Texas to the AL Championship Series game in Boston burst into flames after…
Continue ReadingPalestinians clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians clashed with Israeli police at a popular gathering place just outside Jerusalem’s Old City as thousands celebrated…
Continue ReadingAumentaron 7,2% las agresiones a agentes de la ley en 2020, según el FBI
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 60.000 agentes de la ley fueron agredidos en el cumplimiento del deber el año pasado, un 7,2% más que en…
Continue ReadingFBI at Russian oligarch’s homes for ‘law enforcement’ action
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents have been carrying out “law enforcement activity” at a Washington mansion…
Continue ReadingThanks but no: UK queen turns down ‘Oldie of the Year’ title
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch. But don’t call her an oldie. The 95-year-old queen…
Continue ReadingOklahoma lawmakers studying worsening teacher shortage
By Andrea Eger Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Three former teachers now serving…
Continue ReadingThese toiletry items may soon be more expensive
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Procter & Gamble, one of the country’s largest consumer goods manufacturers, said Tuesday that…
Continue ReadingAnatomy of a kidnapping: Haitian woman recounts abduction
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The kidnapping of 17 missionaries and their relatives in Haiti is only one of…
Continue ReadingAustralia ofrece dinero para ayudar a las víctimas a dejar a sus parejas violentas
Alexandra Ferguson Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — El gobierno de Australia está ofreciendo pagos únicos para ayudar a las personas a dejar las…
Continue ReadingMissouri teacher pension system probing possible cyber attack
By Kurt Erickson Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — The pension…
Continue ReadingTaliban promise cash, land, to families of suicide bombers
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have promised plots of land to relatives of suicide bombers who attacked…
Continue ReadingFacebook paying fine to settle US suit on discrimination
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve…
Continue ReadingFacebook paying fine to settle US suit on discrimination
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve…
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