Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Some Republican governors are using federal pandemic assistance to promote school choice programs, including…
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Georgia’s governor signs order letting businesses ignore local Covid-19 rules
CNN, WGCL By Devon M. Sayers, Rebekah Riess and Jason Hanna, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Thursday allowing businesses to…
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Watch live: President Biden speaks on Afghanistan
President Biden delivers remarks on evacuation efforts for Americans, their families and allies from…
Continue ReadingBeslan School Siege Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Beslan School Siege. On September 1, 2004, armed Chechen rebels took approximately 1,200 children…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Labor Day, a legal holiday celebrated in the United States and Puerto Rico to honor working people. In…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s governor signs order letting businesses ignore local Covid-19 rules
By Devon M. Sayers, Rebekah Riess and Jason Hanna, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Thursday allowing businesses to disregard…
Continue ReadingFundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), a religious sect that broke away from…
Continue ReadingScott Smith, AP reporter in Venezuela, dies at 50
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Scott Smith, a correspondent for The Associated Press who traveled across Venezuela to document…
Continue ReadingBiden postpones Friday plan to head to Delaware home
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden has postponed plans to head to his Delaware home…
Continue ReadingWinnebago moves headquarters from Iowa to Minnesota
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Recreational vehicle and boat manufacturer Winnebago Industries is moving its corporate…
Continue ReadingWinnebago moves headquarters from Iowa to Minnesota
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Recreational vehicle and boat manufacturer Winnebago Industries is moving its corporate…
Continue ReadingMan charged with murder in 2 killings outside Indiana plant
FRANKFORT, Ind. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a woman and her granddaughter outside a central Indiana automotive seating plant where…
Continue ReadingPowerball adding 3rd weekly drawing to build bigger jackpots
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players will get more chances to win giant jackpots as the Powerball game…
Continue ReadingBarron Trump to attend exclusive school near Mar-a-Lago
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son will be attending an exclusive private school not far from…
Continue ReadingNaval Academy expels 18 after online exam cheating probe
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — U.S. Naval Academy officials announced Friday that 18 midshipmen have been expelled and another 82 sanctioned after an…
Continue ReadingFlorida Board of Education orders Broward, Alachua counties to allow mask opt-out in 48 hours or start losing funding
By Mallory Simon, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The Florida State Board of Education has sent an order to Broward and Alachua…
Continue ReadingUK watchdog probing why Plymouth shooter got back his gun
LONDON (AP) — A police watchdog says a 22-year-old man who fatally shot five people in southwestern England this month had his confiscated shotgun…
Continue ReadingJudge orders that Larry Nassar’s prison funds be turned over to victim restitution
By Laura Ly, CNN A judge has ordered that Larry Nassar’s prison funds be turned over to the government and put toward victim restitution,…
Continue ReadingAsian giant hornet nest found in Washington state
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say they have found the first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 in a rural area in Washington state. The nest was…
Continue ReadingNATO commits to improving operations at Kabul airport
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO foreign ministers have committed to focus on ensuring the safe evacuation from Afghanistan of…
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