Alaska lawmakers face crunch to pay checks from oil wealth
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska residents don’t know how much money they might get from the state’s oil wealth…
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Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith’s members
By SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church remain deeply…
Continue ReadingYears later, California voters still wait on water projects
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SITES, Calif. (AP) — It’s been seven years since California voters agreed to borrow billions of dollars to…
Continue ReadingYears later, California voters still wait on water projects
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SITES, Calif. (AP) — It’s been seven years since California voters agreed to borrow billions of dollars to…
Continue ReadingAugust 31 Afghanistan-Taliban news
By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…
Continue ReadingUS completes withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Continue ReadingIllinois Democrats OK new legislative maps over criticism
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Democrats were poised to set new legislative boundaries over objections from Republicans…
Continue ReadingFirst male to speak publicly of alleged sexual abuse by R. Kelly testifies at trial
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A man identified only as “Louis” testified Monday at R. Kelly’s trial, saying the singer lured him to his home…
Continue ReadingAugust 30 Afghanistan-Taliban news
By Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Veronica Rocha, Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung and Sheena McKenzie, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Louisiana hospitals are handling the double onslaught of Hurricane Ida and Covid-19
By Amir Vera, Rebekah Riess and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Already overwhelmed by a surge in Covid-19 cases, Louisiana hospitals are now struggling with…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Louisiana hospitals are handling the double onslaught of Hurricane Ida and Covid-19
CNN By Amir Vera, Rebekah Riess and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Already overwhelmed by a surge in Covid-19 cases, Louisiana hospitals are now struggling…
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Cascades East Transit to resume weekday bus schedule as more bus drivers come aboard
Like many businesses, Cascades East Transit had to change its schedule to allow more flexibility for their workers and ensure they could meet the…
Continue ReadingAugust 28 Afghanistan-Taliban news
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By Fernando Alfonso III and Mike Hayes, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Deputy wounded, shooter killed during traffic stop
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida deputy was wounded, and the man who shot him was killed during a traffic stop. Brevard County…
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As school districts in Oregon, elsewhere insist on vaccines, some teachers push back
Some of the biggest school systems in the U.S. are taking a hard line with teachers and staff members who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19:…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from…
Continue ReadingTaliban declare victory from Kabul airport tarmac after US withdrawal
CNN By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Taliban leaders declared victory over the United States from the tarmac of Kabul airport on Tuesday, hours after the…
Continue Reading‘I don’t want them to kill my kids’: Afghan translator’s desperate journey from the clutches of the Taliban to a new life in the US
By Anna Coren and Jessie Yeung, CNN Abdul Rashid Shirzad was quiet and nervous on the taxi ride with his family to the Kabul airport, the last…
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