A new king was crowned in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region and young Nigerians are inspired
By Anita Patrick, CNN The coronation of a dashing monarch in the oil-rich but impoverished Delta region has sparked a resurgence in royalty,…
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Astronaut’s undisclosed minor medical issue delays spacewalk
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is delaying a spacewalk at the International Space Station this week because of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia firefighters battle a dozen large wildfires
MATHER, Calif. (AP) — More than 13,500 firefighters are working to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes…
Continue ReadingTuesday spacewalk postponed due to ‘minor medical issue’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A spacewalk outside of the International Space Station including NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan Aerospace…
Continue ReadingSchool mask mandate ban challenged in new Utah lawsuit
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Utah parents is suing the state over a law that bans school districts from…
Continue ReadingRev Jesse Jackson and wife remain hospitalized for COVID-19
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Family members say the Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline continue to be monitored by…
Continue ReadingCyprus sends 88 Syrian migrants back to Lebanon
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ interior minister says 88 Syrians have been sent back to Lebanon after…
Continue ReadingSalvage crews start last cut of Georgia shipwreck demolition
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Salvage crews have began cutting apart the final two sections remaining of a cargo ship that overturned along the…
Continue ReadingItaly-Moroccan student freed after satirical cartoon post
ROME (AP) — Italy’s foreign ministry says an Italian-Moroccan student has been freed by Moroccan authorities after she was detained on blasphemy…
Continue ReadingItaly-Moroccan student freed after satirical cartoon post
ROME (AP) — Italy’s foreign ministry says an Italian-Moroccan student has been freed by Moroccan authorities after she was detained on blasphemy…
Continue ReadingConservatives file redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative group filed a redistricting lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday,…
Continue ReadingNew York theater leaders agree on a New Deal for Broadway
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting…
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Madras motorcyclist killed in collision with Jeep on Highway 97
A 50-year-old Madras man was killed Saturday evening when his motorcycle and a Jeep Wrangler collided on Highway 97 on the north end of Madras,…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks photography ban in Georgia’s new election law
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has found that a part of Georgia’s sweeping new election law that broadly…
Continue ReadingInfowars host in custody to face charges in Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say the host of a program for the right-wing website Infowars is in custody after being charged in the Jan. 6 riot at…
Continue ReadingDoomed comet ATLAS had a long history with Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A Comet that intrigued astronomers with its first appearance in our sky at the very end of 2019, but it disintegrated into…
Continue ReadingFlorida school mask mandate power struggle goes before judge
By CURT ANDERSON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The politically-charged Florida debate over wearing masks in school…
Continue ReadingOregon, once a virus success story, struggles with surge
By ANDREW SELSKY and SARA CLINE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon was once the poster child for limiting the spread of the coronavirus,…
Continue ReadingOregon, once a virus success story, struggles with surge
By ANDREW SELSKY and SARA CLINE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon was once the poster child for limiting the spread of the coronavirus,…
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Soups for Shots: Wash. jail offers ramen noodles for vaccines
Staff at a jail in south-central Washington state have come up with an inexpensive, but effective, way to encourage inmates to get a COVID-19…
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