EXPLAINER: 4 will circle Earth on 1st SpaceX private flight
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast…
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WA State troopers, other workers sue over vaccine mandate
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state troopers, prison correctional officers, ferry workers and other public sector employees have filed a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingUS budget deficit rises to $2.71 trillion through August
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says the U.S. budget deficit rose to $2.71 trillion through…
Continue ReadingUS budget deficit rises to $2.71 trillion through August
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says the U.S. budget deficit rose to $2.71 trillion through…
Continue Reading1st trial in college admissions scandal gets underway
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the college admissions bribery scandal is underway with defense attorneys…
Continue ReadingAfghan women are sharing photos of dresses to protest the Taliban’s black hijab mandate
CNN By Masoud Popalzai and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Afghan women around the world are protesting the Taliban‘s new hijab requirement in schools by…
Continue ReadingLouisiana Department of Health aware of plans for nursing homes to use warehouse for evacuation site
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Louisiana Department of Health was aware of plans from seven nursing homes to evacuate their residents to a warehouse in…
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DCSO sets class to train volunteers to mentor children of incarcerated parents
– Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a virtual class to prepare…
Continue ReadingOklahoma board urges governor to commute death sentence
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board is recommending the governor commute the death sentence…
Continue ReadingLawmaker accused of kicking boy pleads guilty to 3 charges
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislator accused of kicking a high school student in the testicles has pleaded…
Continue ReadingStudent removes nearly 3,000 US flags from Sept. 11 display
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A member of Washington University’s student government placed nearly 3,000 U.S. flags meant to commemorate victims of the Sept.…
Continue ReadingReport: 2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their…
Continue ReadingReport: 2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their…
Continue ReadingMore Pacific NW deer dying of viruses due to drought, heat
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — There’s been an uptick in the number of Pacific Northwest white-tailed deer dying of viruses that typically infects…
Continue ReadingOfficial: 240 inmates missing after Nigeria prison break
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say 240 inmates have escaped in the country’s second prison…
Continue ReadingOldest US veteran of WWII celebrates his 112th birthday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who is the oldest living World War II veteran in the United States has marked his 112th birthday. Lawrence…
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Gut microbes are key to health benefit delivered by hops compound, OSU study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The health-enhancing performance of a compound found in hops is dependent upon its interactions with intestinal…
Continue ReadingLibya arrests 2 suspected traffickers, returns 53 to Egypt
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Officials say Libyan authorities have arrested two suspected human traffickers and facilitated the return of more than…
Continue ReadingTennessee state senator’s trial on theft charges begins
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the trial of a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing…
Continue ReadingFDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn’t need a…
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