Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, partner wed in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland got married to longtime partner Skip Sayre Saturday night in New Mexico. Interior…
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Education Department investigating 5 states for potential civil rights violations for prohibiting school mask mandates
By Liz Stark, CNN The Education Department’s civil rights enforcement arm announced Monday it has launched investigations in five states to…
Continue ReadingFlood-ravaged Tennessee community braces for Ida remnants
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency workers and volunteers in rural Tennessee are pushing to clean up as much…
Continue ReadingReturn to school filled with uncertainty in Mexico
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — With bottles of gel, temperature checks and wide-open windows a new school year has begun for…
Continue ReadingMinnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to…
Continue ReadingMinnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ida may push gas prices even higher
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Hurricane Ida’s direct hit on the nation’s oil and gasoline industry could send gas prices higher,…
Continue ReadingRobbers escape with hostages atop cars in Brazil bank heist
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Bank robbers armed with explosives and high-powered rifles plunged a city in Sao Paulo…
Continue ReadingJamaican reggae legend “Lee Scratch” Perry dies at 85
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican singer and record producer “Lee Scratch” Perry, considered one of reggae’s founding fathers, has died.…
Continue ReadingState mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask…
Continue ReadingGOP’s Larry Elder looks for shock win in California recall
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Republican hasn’t won a statewide election in heavily Democratic California in…
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Think Wild, Bend emergency vet clinic team up in bid to save injured golden eagle
Bend wildlife hospital Think Wild has been treating a golden eagle with an injured shoulder since May, and just partnered with a local emergency…
Continue ReadingUS health agency will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a new health office that will prod hospitals to…
Continue ReadingOregon man dies after fall during river trip in Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The body of an Oregon man who fell inside Grand Canyon National Park has been recovered. Park officials…
Continue Reading‘Unprecedented’ NYC subway breakdown sparked by power surge
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says a momentary power surge disrupted half of the New York City…
Continue ReadingMiddle Tennessee was clawing its way out of devastation from recent flooding — and saw more rain from Ida
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Middle Tennessee remains deep in recovery mode after last week’s deadly and destructive flooding — and it…
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OSU study looks at well-established beaver population in Oregon’s Coast Range
Beavers are often translocated to restore populations in areas, reduce their conflicts with humans and to take advantage of their ability to improve…
Continue ReadingGerman train drivers to stage third strike over pay
BERLIN (AP) — A labor union representing German train drivers said its members will launch a third strike this week in an escalating pay dispute…
Continue ReadingGerman train drivers to stage third strike over pay
BERLIN (AP) — A labor union representing German train drivers said its members will launch a third strike this week in an escalating pay dispute…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico to limit alcohol sales, gatherings amid pandemic
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced new restrictions to fight a rise in COVID-19…
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