BP chief Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues
LONDON (AP) — The CEO of British energy giant BP has resigned after he accepted that he was not “fully transparent” in his disclosures about…
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Madras receives $4.4 million federal grant for downtown stormwater, sewer infrastructure project, bio-retention pond
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday the department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $4.4 million grant to…
Continue ReadingVirginia library faces potential shutdown over funding after children’s books are challenged
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) — A Virginia library that traces its roots to the 18th century could soon be shuttered…
Continue ReadingHawaii health officials warn volcanic smog known as vog has returned during latest eruption
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Health officials are warning the public about air-quality hazards from the latest…
Continue Reading6 protesters arrested as onshore testing work for New Jersey wind farm begins
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Police arrested six protesters Tuesday who tried to disrupt the start of land-based testing…
Continue ReadingInvestigation shows armed officer was hostage at home of Grammy winner who was killed by police
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Newly released investigative files in the police shooting death of a Grammy-winning sound…
Continue ReadingMore than 5,000 presumed dead in Libya after catastrophic flooding breaks dams and sweeps away homes
By Hamdi Alkhshali, Mostafa Salem and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — More than 5,000 people are presumed dead and 10,000 missing after heavy…
Continue ReadingElon Musk should be forced to testify on X’s ‘chaotic environment,’ US regulator tells court
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Elon Musk should be forced to testify in an expansive US government probe of X, the company formerly…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill Mexico Attorney General’s delegate to southern state of Guerrero
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen have killed the representative of Mexico’s Attorney General’s office in the…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s newly reelected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Newly reelected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in a new Cabinet that…
Continue ReadingUN says Nicaragua’s human rights violations and persecution of dissidents are on the rise
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua has increased human rights violations and persecution of the opposition as it…
Continue ReadingPossible arsonist sets at least 6 fires overnight
KCBS By KCAL News Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL) — Police are searching for…
Continue ReadingMissouri’s pro sports teams push to get legal sports gambling on 2024 ballot
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of professional sports teams in Missouri is backing a new proposal to put…
Continue ReadingDefense Department awards $20.6 million to proposed nickel mines in Minnesota and Michigan
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Department of Defense has awarded $20.6 million to developers of the proposed Talon…
Continue Reading5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death
By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with federal…
Continue ReadingEx-NFL Media journalist sues league alleging longstanding institutional discrimination
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer A former NFL Media journalist is accusing the league of refusing to address what he calls longstanding institutional…
Continue ReadingPrescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press New data shows that the number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. continued to fall through the…
Continue ReadingNY Philharmonic gets $40 million gift that endows Gustavo Dudamel’s job as music director
NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming music director Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the New York Philharmonic at its spring gala on April 24, the orchestra said…
Continue ReadingArmored train carrying North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crosses into Russia ahead of Putin meeting
By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae, Jake Kwon, Jessie Yeung, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Kim Jong Un’s heavily armored private train has…
Continue ReadingGuatemala President-elect suspends transition after agents raid election facilities, open vote boxes
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Following raids on electoral facilities in Guatemala where government agents opened boxes…
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