Vermont sues 4 oil companies, alleges false info on climate
By WILSON RING Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has become the latest state to sue some of the country’s top fossil fuel companies…
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening Vice President Harris
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida woman has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris. Court records show that…
Continue ReadingAlligator suspected of killing man in Hurricane Ida floodwaters found with what appears to be human remains in its stomach
By Amanda Watts, CNN A 504-pound alligator was captured in the area where a St. Tammany Parish man was last seen after he walked in floodwaters…
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Oregon lists 32 more COVID-19 related deaths reported over weekend; 2 from Deschutes County
There are 32 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,446, as the number of cases topped the 300,000 mark over…
Continue ReadingMexico to give away ‘El Chapo’ safehouse in lottery
By ANDRÉS VILLARREAL Associated Press CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — The house that former drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán fled in 2014 when…
Continue ReadingBook: Top US officer feared Trump could order China strike
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fearful of Donald Trump’s actions in his final weeks as president, the United States’ top…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CATHY BUSSEWITZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed to levels not seen…
Continue ReadingUS tribes demand emergency protection for wolves
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dozens of American Indian tribes are demanding the Biden administration enact emergency…
Continue ReadingEx-Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights plead not guilty
CNN By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Four former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges they violated…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York state from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York state from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health…
Continue ReadingFires shut Sequoia National Park, could threaten huge trees
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Sequoia National Park has been shut down and its namesake gigantic trees could be in danger as forest fires…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Tennessee state senator did not steal federal funds
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A defense attorney for a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing $600,000 in federal…
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Oregon adds 7,900 jobs; unemployment rate falls below 5% for first time since March 2020
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in August from 5.2% in July, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday. It’s the first time…
Continue ReadingVirginia and Wisconsin report measles cases among refugees
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia and Wisconsin say that six people who recently traveled to the U.S. from…
Continue ReadingEgyptian activist stands trial after 19-month detention
CAIRO (AP) — Lawyers say the trial of an Egyptian activist and researcher who has been imprisoned for over a year and a half has begun. His case…
Continue ReadingRio favela kids get free movie after pandemic hardships
By MARIO LOBÃO Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A project to give children in poor neighborhoods a shot at going to the movies has resumed…
Continue ReadingHaiti prosecutor seeks to charge PM in killing, is replaced
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A new chief prosecutor has been sworn in hours after his predecessor…
Continue ReadingOldest known living WWII veteran celebrates his 112th birthday
By Gregory Lemos, CNN The oldest known living World War II veteran celebrated his 112th birthday with a socially distanced, drive-by celebration at…
Continue ReadingOldest known living WWII veteran celebrates his 112th birthday
WDSU By Gregory Lemos, CNN The oldest known living World War II veteran celebrated his 112th birthday with a socially distanced, drive-by celebration…
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