Labor chief joins Manchin for West Virginia coal mine trip
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has toured an underground coal mine for the first time.…
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Woman seriously injured in moose attack in western Colorado
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An elderly woman is recovering from severe injuries after she was attacked by a cow moose outside a home in western…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco DA sues 3 California-based ‘ghost gun’ makers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s district attorney says he’s suing three California companies that make and distribute “ghost…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco DA sues 3 California-based ‘ghost gun’ makers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s district attorney says he’s suing three California companies that make and distribute “ghost…
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After 914 COVID-19 cases in past week, Deschutes commissioners urge vaccinations, masks
Amid a record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases, fueled by the delta variant, Deschutes County commissioners issued a statement Wednesday urging…
Continue ReadingA Texas school superintendent speaks out after parents accosted 2 teachers over masks
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A school superintendent in Texas is speaking out after a teacher was physically assaulted and another harassed in incidents…
Continue ReadingMisread warnings helped lead to chaotic Afghan evacuation
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The warnings were clear: The Afghan government would likely fall once U.S.…
Continue ReadingFBI joins criminal probe in Colorado voting equipment breach
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The FBI has joined a criminal investigation into an alleged security breach of a…
Continue ReadingColorado’s Boebert discloses husband’s work for energy firm
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert has disclosed that her husband worked as consultant for a energy…
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OSU study: Slugs and snails, destroyers of crops and gardens, could be controlled by bread dough
New research from they Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could…
Continue ReadingArmy: Full environmental review of $9.4B plastics complex
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A civilian Pentagon official has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full…
Continue ReadingArmy: Full environmental review of $9.4B plastics complex
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A civilian Pentagon official has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Texas Democrats and threat of arrest over holdout
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who fled the state a month ago to block a new voting…
Continue Reading‘WeThe15’ stresses rights of 1.2 billion with disabilities
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Wrter TOKYO (AP) — The opening next week of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo is being used as a stage to launch a…
Continue ReadingArizona county seeks reimbursement for new voting machines
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest county is demanding the state Senate pay $2.8 million to cover the costs…
Continue ReadingArizona county seeks reimbursement for new voting machines
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest county is demanding the state Senate pay $2.8 million to cover the costs…
Continue ReadingWith chicken prices soaring, Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers With the price of chicken soaring, third-largest poultry producer in the U.S. is being…
Continue ReadingUS seeks 9-year prison term for Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotter
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending a nine-year prison sentence for a man who says he worked on a wild…
Continue ReadingFormer Parkland deputy: ‘I did the best I could”
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead…
Continue ReadingSD Guard chief says donation didn’t affect deployment plans
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of the South Dakota National Guard says Gov. Kristi Noem didn’t tell him she…
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