EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Regan, who has led the Environmental Protection Agency throughout President Joe Biden’s four-year…
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US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. But a…
Continue ReadingNORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
Associated Press NORAD’s Santa tracker is a Christmas tradition that’s become nearly global in scope. Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into…
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Bend man arrested in guns-drawn traffic stop, accused of firing shots in SE Bend home during domestic dispute
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man was arrested during a guns-drawn traffic stop in northeast Bend Friday morning, accused of firing two shots during a…
Continue ReadingUS flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The…
Continue ReadingWhat will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts
CAIRO (AP) — Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. The Middle…
Continue ReadingMurder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal…
Continue ReadingWisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes was named as the chief of police in Seattle on Friday, five days after he…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving Argentine diplomatic compound
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s attorney general says an opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving the Argentine…
Continue ReadingKehlani shares how taking risks earned Grammy noms while balancing mental health during activism
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While recording “Crash,” Kehlani faced a career-defining decision: Stick with the familiar R&B…
Continue ReadingLithuania says it sees no sign of sabotage in the crash of a DHL cargo plane
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian government says an investigation of last month’s crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached the airport…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on prison labor in Alabama
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than…
Continue ReadingAlabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow…
Continue ReadingRwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the…
Continue ReadingMacron tells cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders to be grateful they are French after facing jeers
By Kara Fox, Catherine Nicholls and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has faced jeers from locals on the…
Continue ReadingAvalanche on Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain kills 1 man
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s mountain rescue service says one person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in the south of the…
Continue ReadingA paraplegic man in Brazil is lifted into the clouds on one of Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trails
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail. It features one particularly daunting section requiring a…
Continue ReadingItaly’s privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT’s violations in collecting users personal data
ROME (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority says it has fined OpenAI $15.6 million after wrapping up a probe into the collection of personal…
Continue ReadingGovernment funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan…
Continue ReadingOhio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a…
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