Daniela Larreal Chirinos, 5-time Olympic cyclist for Venezuela, dies in Las Vegas at 51
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A five-time Olympic cyclist who represented Venezuela over the course of a decade has died. Daniela Larreal Chirinos was 51.…
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She took a ‘ballot selfie.’ Now she’s suing North Carolina elections board for laws that ban it
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections after she says she received a letter from a…
Continue ReadingHaiti arrests a suspect in the May killings of a US missionary couple and a nonprofit chief
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting earlier this year of a U.S. missionary…
Continue ReadingGeorgia man who accused NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault drops suit
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man dropped his lawsuit accusing former NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault after attorneys for Howard…
Continue ReadingFDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent…
Continue ReadingTrump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
Associated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile…
Continue ReadingFDA signs off on updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — As a summer wave of Covid-19 continues to hit the United States, the US Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingPowdr to sell Vermont’s Killington, the largest mountain resort in New England
Associated Press Powdr Corp., which owns multiple ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada, is selling Vermont’s Killington Resort and Pico Mountain,…
Continue ReadingPowdr to sell Vermont’s Killington, the largest mountain resort in New England
Associated Press Powdr Corp., which owns multiple ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada, is selling Vermont’s Killington Resort and Pico Mountain,…
Continue ReadingA 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of…
Continue ReadingFormer Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down plead not guilty
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down have pleaded not guilty to…
Continue ReadingNaming 2 baby giraffes is a tall order for a Berlin zoo
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Naming two baby giraffes turned out to be a tall order this summer for a Berlin zoo. After the half-siblings were…
Continue ReadingAverage rate on a 30-year mortgage eases to 6.46%, the lowest level in 15 months
AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to its lowest level in 15 months. That’s welcome relief for home…
Continue ReadingArkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of petitions to let voters decide on abortion access
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions in favor putting an…
Continue ReadingFinal night of pro-Palestinian protests at DNC kicks off with festive, family-friendly tone
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protests during the final hours of the Democratic National Convention began Thursday night much…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential…
Continue ReadingWorker dies after an excavator is buried under rocks at a Massachusetts quarry
STERLING, Mass. (AP) — A worker was killed after a portion of a rock ledge collapsed onto an excavator with the worker inside, burying it under…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Labor Day and its history
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Labor Day is a holiday celebrating the American worker. But from barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many…
Continue ReadingRoadside Tesla Semi fire where temperatures reached 1,000 degrees draws in NTSB investigative team
DETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety…
Continue ReadingWhat to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s fourth and final day in Chicago
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention is kicking off its fourth and final night. On Thursday, after a week of…
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