Kentucky governor calls special session on handling COVID-19
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s calling the Republican-led legislature into…
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Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ show, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC’s “Today” show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful…
Continue ReadingWillard Scott, longtime weatherman for ‘Today,’ dies at 87
By Deanna Hackney, CNN Willard Scott, former longtime weatherman for ‘Today,’ who was known for his outgoing, jovial personality, and for…
Continue Reading‘Surprised and disappointed.’ Doctors in Covid-19 hotspots last year are dealing with new record hospitalizations
CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the more contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the country this summer, health care workers and…
Continue Reading2 inmates charged after riot in South Carolina jail
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff’s department has brought charges against two inmates after a jail riot in which two guards…
Continue ReadingBanderas skewers his own craft in ‘Official Competition’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz have brought some laughs to the Venice Film Festival.…
Continue ReadingOregon DE Thibodeaux injured in opener against Fresno St.
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux injured his left ankle against Fresno State.…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach says law-breaking partiers no longer tolerated
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — South Beach’s sizzling party scene is about to undergo a massive boost in police presence against…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL player Tunch Ilkin dies at 63
By Shawn Nottingham and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Tunch Ilkin has died, according to a statement from Steelers…
Continue ReadingNearly 30% of 138,000 assessed species are facing extinction, group warns
By Katya Krebs, CNN A top international conservation agency warned that 28% of the 138,374 species identified on its “survival watchlist”…
Continue ReadingIsrael President meets Jordanian king to cultivate ties
JERUSALEM (AP) — The new Israeli president has met with the Jordanian king in a new sign of improved relations between the two countries. President…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador court drops ban on presidential reelection
By MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s top court and its election authority have tossed aside what…
Continue ReadingIt’s a girl, and a boy: Buttigieg celebrates 2 babies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his spouse, Chasten, are celebrating the arrival of not one — but two — bundles…
Continue ReadingRiver closes after California family dies nearby
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mysterious deaths of a Northern California family of hikers and their dog have led federal officials to…
Continue ReadingCleanup boats on scene of large Gulf oil spill following Ida
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill…
Continue ReadingCleanup boats on scene of large Gulf oil spill following Ida
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 cases force postponement of Spirit-Thorns match
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Saturday night’s National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit has been…
Continue ReadingAfghan filmmakers at Venice fear loss of identity, culture
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban are begging the world to not…
Continue ReadingBiden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites
By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Paraplegic man’s foot ‘shredded’ on rollercoaster
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t…
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