The first woman to run for president in years inspires hope in Senegal
By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand little to no…
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City of Prineville paid over $677,000 to former police chief, captain while they were on leave, investigated and resigned
Public records obtained by News Channel 21 show that on top of the paid leave former Chief Larry Seymour & Captain Rob Gray received while under…
Continue ReadingMississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two former Mississippi deputies wept in court Wednesday as a…
Continue ReadingMan put to death for 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend, Georgia’s first execution in years
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man convicted of killing his former girlfriend three decades ago has been put to…
Continue ReadingGOP state attorneys push back on Biden’s proposed diversity rules for apprenticeship programs
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican attorneys general in two dozen states are pushing back against a proposed…
Continue ReadingAI-aided virtual conversations with WWII vets are latest feature at New Orleans museum
By KEVIN McGILL and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Olin Pickens sat in his wheelchair facing a life-sized image of himself on a…
Continue ReadingBorse Dubai plans to sell part of stake in the Nasdaq in a deal potentially worth some $1.6 billion
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai sovereign wealth fund that’s the single-largest shareholder in the…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand will ban disposable e-cigarettes in a bid to prevent minors from taking up the habit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand said Wednesday it will ban disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, and raise financial penalties for those…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds…
Continue ReadingA South Korean chemical tanker capsizes off Japan, killing 8 and leaving 2 missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker has capsized off an island in southwestern Japan. Authorities said the…
Continue ReadingElection misinformation is a problem in any language. But some gets more attention than others
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Election misinformation will pose a formidable challenge this year as billions of people in…
Continue ReadingBiden casts the election as prom night for the voters who ‘brung me to the dance’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden talks to his supporters, he can make the presidential election sound like…
Continue ReadingThings to know about the risk of landslides in the US
By BECKY BOHRER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know…
Continue ReadingThings to know about the risk of landslides in the US
By BECKY BOHRER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know…
Continue ReadingWith unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press CYWINY WOJSKIE, Poland (AP) — Polish farmer Piotr Korycki says his business has been badly destabilized by…
Continue ReadingRepublicans make last-ditch request for Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry winds down
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is all but winding down,…
Continue ReadingA southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide’s impact
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped…
Continue ReadingA southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide’s impact
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped…
Continue ReadingSeveral probes target Brazil’s Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s term wound down in…
Continue ReadingHistoric covered bridges are under threat by truck drivers relying on GPS meant for cars
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — One of Vermont’s historic covered bridges has fallen under threat from modern technology.…
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