VP Harris announces start of process to remove medical debt from people’s credit scores
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the Biden administration is beginning the process to remove…
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Palestinian leader tells UN there can be no Mideast peace without his people enjoying full rights
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says there can be no peace in the Middle East without his people enjoying their “full…
Continue ReadingThe UN system is ‘sclerotic and hobbled’ and needs urgent reform, top European Union official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top European Union official says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed an urgent need to reform the “sclerotic and…
Continue ReadingA toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow
FAITHORN, Mich. (AP) — A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside two family dogs was found in…
Continue ReadingLouisville police credit Cardinals players for help in rescue of overturned car near their stadium
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville Metro police are thanking Cardinals football players on social media for coming “to the rescue” in helping…
Continue ReadingBooking a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pfizer and Moderna say they have sent out millions of doses of the new COVID-19 vaccines in the…
Continue Reading2 adults killed, multiple students injured after bus headed to band camp event crashes in New York
CNN, WABC, WCBS By Rob Frehse, Artemis Moshtaghian and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Two adults were killed and multiple students were…
Continue ReadingUS contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a contractor for the U.S. government who is originally from Ethiopia…
Continue ReadingKapalua to host PGA Tour opener in January, 5 months after deadly wildfires on Maui
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour is returning to Maui five months after the deadly wildfires devasted nearby Lahaina. Chief competitions…
Continue ReadingGovernments and individuals debate: Are mandates needed to reach climate change targets?
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Governments, organizations and businesses have set ambitious goals to combat climate…
Continue ReadingPrada explores lightness with windswept translucent chiffon for next summer
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have achieved an unbearable lightness in a series of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sues anti-abortion organizations for unproven treatment to reverse medication abortions
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued an anti-abortion group and a chain of…
Continue ReadingVivek Ramaswamy accuses Trump of making a ‘false promise’ in not repealing Obamacare
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has taken a dig at former President Donald Trump. The…
Continue ReadingGoFundMe refunds donations to poker player who admits to lying about cancer for tournament buy-in
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The fundraising platform GoFundMe said Thursday it has refunded money to donors after a poker player admitted he…
Continue ReadingNovels from US, UK, Canada and Ireland are finalists for the Booker Prize for fiction
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Novels from Ireland, the United States, Canada and Britain that explore families, communities and a…
Continue ReadingNew York attorney general sends cease-and-desist letter to group accused of voter intimidation
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a group…
Continue ReadingIn a first, Massachusetts to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday that she says will make Massachusetts the first state to ban the purchase of…
Continue ReadingHot dog! The Wienermobile is back after short-lived name change
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some names are just the wurst. Just four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to…
Continue ReadingBus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp…
Continue ReadingSatou Sabally of the Dallas Wings wins WNBA’s Most Improved Player award
NEW YORK (AP) — Satou Sabally of the Dallas Wings was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player on Thursday after averaging career bests with…
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