Democratic divisions threaten to bog down Biden’s economic package
CNN By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats returned to Washington on Monday suggesting they were far away from reaching a deal on a $3.5…
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A warm and clear Monday for C.O.
Happy Monday, Central Oregon! We closed out a nice weekend that gave us a break from the hazy conditions we’ve been seeing, and those favorable…
Continue ReadingSept. 11 monument is defaced by vandals in South Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say a large granite monument honoring 9-11 victims was defaced by vandals who spray-painted…
Continue ReadingSecond lawsuit alleges abuse at New Hampshire youth center
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who alleges that he was raped by multiple staffers at New Hampshire’s youth detention…
Continue ReadingSecond lawsuit alleges abuse at New Hampshire youth center
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who alleges that he was raped by multiple staffers at New Hampshire’s youth detention…
Continue ReadingHolocaust survivor, scholar awarded $815,000 Balzan Prize
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An Israeli-French-American Holocaust survivor and historian and a U.S. scientist specializing in gut…
Continue ReadingReport: Climate change could see 200 million move by 2050
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate change could push more than 200 million people to move within their own countries…
Continue ReadingHealth officials: Masks required for large outdoor events
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As of Monday, anyone attending an outdoor event with 500 or more people in Washington state is required to wear a…
Continue ReadingWhitehead’s ‘Harlem Shuffle’ among Kirkus Prize nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest novels from Colson Whitehead and Joy Williams, and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ debut work “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du…
Continue ReadingLebanese president wants to resume bailout talks with IMF
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new government has held its first meeting with a call by the president to resume talks…
Continue ReadingStudy: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
Continue ReadingStudy: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
Continue ReadingJhumpa Lahiri book on translation to come out in the spring
NEW YORK (AP) — The next book from Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Jhumpa Lahiri will highlight her work as a translator. Princeton…
Continue ReadingIsrael PM in first official trip to Egypt in over a decade
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The leaders of Egypt and Israel have met as part of the first official visit by an Israeli prime…
Continue ReadingMore than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and…
Continue ReadingUS steps up effort to unite families separated under Trump
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up its effort to find and unite migrant families forcibly…
Continue ReadingSerbia cries with Djokovic over lost chance to make history
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia awoke to disappointment after Novak Djokovic failed in his attempt to make…
Continue ReadingUK approves vaccines for 12-15s, aims to avoid lockdowns
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief medical officers say children ages 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against the…
Continue ReadingAuthorities: Nearly 70 students freed in northern Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in northern Nigeria say nearly 70 students kidnapped from their school two…
Continue ReadingUS will give aircraft companies $482 million for pandemic
By The Associated Press The Biden administration says it will give $482 million to aviation manufacturers to help save jobs at companies that are…
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