VIRUS DIARY: Thanks to COVID, an ‘anti-first day’ of school
By NOREEN GILLESPIE Associated Press MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — What happens when the first day of school isn’t the first day of school? Then it…
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Threat of volcanic eruption puts Spanish island on alert
MADRID (AP) — An earthquake swarm in Spain’s Canary Islands has put authorities on alert for a possible volcanic eruption. One official said…
Continue ReadingTV actor Allison Mack enters prison in NXIVM sex slave case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — TV actor Allison Mack has surrendered to a California prison to serve three years for her role in the cultlike…
Continue ReadingFed reviews ethics polices after prolific trading uncovered
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is reviewing the ethics policies that cover the financial holdings…
Continue ReadingMinnesota high court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has cleared the way for Minneapolis to vote on the future of…
Continue ReadingPutin says ‘several dozen’ in his inner circle test positive for coronavirus
By Zahra Ullah, Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday morning that “not just one or two but…
Continue ReadingFuture of Lake Tahoe clarity in question as wildfires worsen
By SAM METZ Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — With a wildfire no longer threatening Lake Tahoe, residents, tourists and…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina law enforcement opens criminal investigation into 2018 death of Murdaugh family’s housekeeper
By Caroline Kenny, Angela Barajas and Rebekah Riess, CNN The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday announced it was opening a criminal…
Continue ReadingMcConnell unmoved on debt limit, risking turmoil for Biden
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has been enlisting one emissary after another to…
Continue ReadingMcConnell unmoved on debt limit, risking turmoil for Biden
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has been enlisting one emissary after another to…
Continue ReadingNo. 4 Oregon faces Stony Brook after big win over Ohio State
By The Associated Press Oregon says the game against Stony Brook is a chance to get better, but mostly it’s an opportunity to rest players who got…
Continue ReadingDemocrats call oil giants to testify on climate campaign
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify…
Continue ReadingAlbania claims global leadership for women in government
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s parliament is to vote late Thursday to approve the new, female-dominated…
Continue ReadingSmall agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines. Charged with…
Continue ReadingSmall agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines. Charged with…
Continue ReadingCancel culture dominates season 2 of ‘The Morning Show’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The second season of “The Morning Show,” starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon,…
Continue ReadingFaeroese govt to review hunt rules after dolphin slaughter
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Faeroese government says it will review the way hunts of Atlantic white-sided…
Continue ReadingDemocrats call oil giants to testify on climate campaign
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify…
Continue ReadingBodycam: Gabby Petito argued with boyfriend before vanishing
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police chief says they haven’t begun a physical search for Gabby…
Continue ReadingISIS chief in Sahara killed by French forces, Macron says
CNN By Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN French forces have killed Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater…
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