A Polish bishop punished over abuse cover-up has died
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Catholic Church authorities say that retired Bishop Edward Janiak has died at age 69. He had been punished by…
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Kremlin critics to contest online voting in Duma election
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A group of politicians and activists who lost to their Kremlin-backed opponents in Russia’s…
Continue ReadingKing County workers get more time for COVID-19 vaccine
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s most populous county has reached a deal with unions representing most of its employees that extends the…
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OSU, ODFW, USFS study finds non-native fish are main consumers of salmon in reservoirs
When warm-water fish species like bass, walleye and crappie that are not native to the Pacific Northwest, but prized by some anglers, overlap with…
Continue ReadingPastor reported killed, town abandoned in Myanmar fighting
BANGKOK (AP) — A resident says a Baptist pastor and three other men were killed and a town of 2,000 homes all but abandoned this past weekend in…
Continue ReadingTonys: Broadway hopes to razzle-dazzle its way out pandemic
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is in need of a boost these days so it has smartly called on one of its most…
Continue Reading‘Notting Hill,’ ‘The Duke’ director Roger Michell dies at 65
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British director Roger Michell has died at age 65. His movies include the hit romcom “Notting…
Continue ReadingCDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for…
Continue ReadingCDC endorses COVID booster for millions of older Americans
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for…
Continue ReadingGM invests $300M in China’s self-driving car company Momenta
General Motors is investing $300 million in China’s self-driving car company Momenta. GM said Thursday that the investment will speed up the…
Continue ReadingMoab, Utah, will investigate police response to Gabby Petito and her fiancé’s domestic dispute
By Eric Levenson and Ray Sanchez, CNN The city of Moab, Utah, said it is launching an investigation into the Moab City Police Department’s…
Continue ReadingBoston requiring zero emissions for large buildings by 2050
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that addresses climate change by requiring all buildings larger than…
Continue Reading3 Miami Beach officers face felony charges in rough arrests
MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors say three Miami Beach police officers are now facing felony charges related to the rough arrests of two men at a South…
Continue ReadingFamily marks 2,000 days since UK woman’s arrest in Iran
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The husband of a detained U.K. charity worker has appealed to the British government to be brave in…
Continue ReadingTaliban official: Strict punishment, executions will return
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One of the founders of the Taliban says the hard-line movement will once again carry out…
Continue ReadingPleasant day today
GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… With plenty of sunshine and a return to more average temperatures, today marks the beginning of a brief warm-up…
Continue ReadingLawsuits: Murdaugh used attorney friend to manipulate
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two lawsuits say a South Carolina lawyer charged with trying to arrange his own death…
Continue ReadingNo. 3 Oregon opens Pac-12 play against struggling Arizona
By The Associated Press Oregon is rolling undefeated into the Pac-12 season. The Ducks jumped a spot in this week’s AP Top 25 to No. 3 after…
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No. 3 Oregon opens Pac-12 play against struggling Arizona
By The Associated Press Oregon is rolling undefeated into the Pac-12 season. The Ducks jumped a spot in this week’s AP Top 25 to No. 3 after…
Continue ReadingAn incident Thursday morning at Ft. Meade was a training exercise
By Liam Reilly, CNN An incident at Ft. Meade in Maryland Thursday morning was in fact a drill, according to a public affairs officer. Public Affairs…
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