Oregon school board OKs ban on Black Lives Matter flags
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — The school board in Newberg, Oregon, has voted to ban on pride flags, flags reading Black Lives Matter and any broadly…
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Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical storm
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Tropical depression Fred is heading for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on a forecast track…
Continue ReadingNeil Gorsuch Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1967 Birth place: Denver,…
Continue ReadingMaddow to contribute foreword to book on Pegasus malware
NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow is contributing a foreword to “Pegasus,” a book by two Paris-based investigative reporters on the phone malware…
Continue ReadingAlgeria battles wildfires with 2 French firefighter planes
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president says five firefighting planes sent by European countries are expected by Saturday to help the country…
Continue ReadingNASA facility in Ohio named for native son Neil Armstrong
SANDSUKY, Ohio (AP) — A NASA research facility in Ohio has been renamed after astronaut Neil Armstrong. The state’s U.S. senators led the efforts…
Continue ReadingDan + Shay found time for reflection after global success
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than a year ago, country pop duo Dan + Shay were just beginning their first…
Continue ReadingHHS joins vaccine trend, orders shots for its health workers
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Department of Health and Human Services is requiring employees who…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Boaters fled after striking children on waterway
NEW ROADS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says he’s investigating after three children riding on tubes on a waterway were struck and injured…
Continue ReadingDisgraced DEA agent sentenced to 13 years in corruption case
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal narcotics agent known as the “white devil” has been…
Continue Reading‘Green Garbage’ ads trashed by German election rivals
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing parties made an unusual show of solidarity with their main challengers Thursday by denouncing an advertising…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time…
Continue ReadingN. Carolina woman found dead in concrete had fired caretaker
NEWLAND, N.C. (AP) — Court documents say a woman whose body was found buried in concrete in the basement of her western North Carolina home had…
Continue ReadingS&P profits soar as companies pass inflation on to customers
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Higher inflation hasn’t dented Corporate America’s profit bonanza — so far. Companies…
Continue ReadingRising Covid-19 case numbers in classrooms cause school districts to go virtual, change mask rules
By Mallory Simon, CNN Schools across the country are grappling with growing Covid-19 case numbers, forcing districts to rethink their strategies for…
Continue ReadingShip runs aground and splits in two in Japan
Story by Reuters A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbor, then split in two and was leaking oil, but there were no…
Continue ReadingMore than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began
By TERRY TANG Associated Press A new report has found the frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to assaults — reported in the U.S. so…
Continue ReadingBulgaria slides into political crisis as new election looms
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s political crisis has taken a new twist after an anti-establishment party that narrowly won last month’s…
Continue ReadingBidder offers up to $120 million for collapsed condo site
MIAMI (AP) — A private bidder is willing to offering up to $120 million to purchase the Miami-area oceanfront property where the collapsed…
Continue ReadingLGBT+ festival to open in Denmark, Sweden in pandemic shadow
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Thousands are expected to attend the opening Thursday of the 10-day multi-national LGBT+ festival that will include a…
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