Former election opponent of Mexico’s president flees country
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican politician who was one of several unsuccessful aspirants for the presidency in the 2018 elections has fled the…
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Electric car fire west of Redmond prompts special firefighter precautions
Vehicle fires are fairly frequent on the High Desert, especially during the summertime. But when electric vehicles catch fire, as did one west of…
Continue ReadingForced medication recommended for Danish suspect in wildfire
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A psychiatrist has recommended that a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a Colorado…
Continue ReadingMore evacuations ordered ahead of NE Minnesota wildfire
ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have ordered more evacuations near a quickly spreading wildfire that’s one of several burning in northeastern…
Continue ReadingStudy: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say global warming makes the kind of extreme rainfall that caused deadly flash flooding…
Continue ReadingStudy: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say global warming makes the kind of extreme rainfall that caused deadly flash flooding…
Continue ReadingGermany’s deadly floods were up to 9 times more likely because of climate change, study estimates
By Angela Dewan, CNN Record rainfall that triggered deadly floods in Western Europe in July was made between 1.2 and 9 times more likely by…
Continue ReadingLogo for Georgia’s Stone Mountain omits Confederate image
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The board that oversees a park near Atlanta have voted for a new logo that excludes the park’s giant mountainside…
Continue ReadingBiden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm at the White House. In…
Continue ReadingStaten Island hospital employees protest Covid-19 vaccine and testing requirements
By Laura Studley and Taylor Romine, CNN Employees at a Staten Island, New York, hospital are protesting Covid-19 vaccination and testing requirements…
Continue ReadingUS authorities warn against flying drones over national lab
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Drone pilots, beware. Authorities at one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories issued a warning Monday…
Continue ReadingUS authorities warn against flying drones over national lab
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Drone pilots, beware. Authorities at one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories issued a warning Monday…
Continue ReadingHerschel Walker registers in Georgia; run for Senate next?
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former football great Herschel Walker has registered to vote in Georgia, a possible prelude to him…
Continue ReadingWith Democrats back, Texas GOP pushes ahead with voting bill
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans are bringing back their voting bill with no changes…
Continue ReadingLive round found next to bed of Colorado woman presumed dead
SALIDA, Colo. (AP) — Investigators say an unused .22-caliber round was found next to the bed of a Colorado woman who disappeared last year and…
Continue ReadingState investigation finds a California police department violated constitutional rights of residents
By Douglas S. Wood, CNN The Bakersfield Police Department in California will revise its policies after a four-year state investigation found that the…
Continue ReadingNYPD commissioner implores officers to get vaccinated after 3 employees die of Covid-19 in a week
By Pervaiz Shallwani, CNN New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea sent a message to members of the NYPD on Friday imploring them to get vaccinated…
Continue ReadingTaliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The speedy Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has revived alarms about a resurgent al-Qaida and new…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Major U.S. stock indexes closed higher Monday, allowing the S&P 500 to regain the ground it lost last week and bringing it…
Continue ReadingUN: 17 presumed dead after migrant boat capsizes off Libya
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A U.N. official says a boat crowded with dozens of migrants capsized off Libya and at least 17 people…
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