Experts eye more travel testing to contain COVID in Hawaii
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials are facing pressure to increase COVID-19 testing for travelers. The islands are…
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UN: Afghanistan’s Taliban want to address General Assembly
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says the Taliban, Afghanistan’s new rulers since last month, have…
Continue ReadingChina, US unveil separate big steps to fight climate change
By SETH BORENSTEIN and CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writers Both China and the United States are starting new financial attacks on climate change.…
Continue ReadingSheriff IDs woman found in 1977 as victim of serial killer
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff’s department says it has identified the remains of a woman found nearly 44 years ago.…
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Oregon redistricting talks adjourn early over COVID-19 case at Capitol
Following reports of a positive COVID-19 case in the Oregon Capitol, legislators have been sent home early on the second day of talks to redraw…
Continue ReadingAirman on trial in Arizona in death of Mennonite woman
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jury selection continues Wednesday in a case against a U.S. Air Force airman accused of…
Continue ReadingAt UN, Moon pushes peace with NKorea after missile tests
By SALLY HO Associated Press South Korean President Moon Jae-in again pushed for peace and reconciliation with North Korea, amid recent missile…
Continue ReadingRikers Island should close, say 4 House Democrats from NY
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Four members of Congress from New York demanded the release of inmates and the closure of New…
Continue ReadingOregon redistricting talks adjourn early over COVID case
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America Following reports of a positive COVID-19 case in the Oregon Capitol, legislators have been sent…
Continue ReadingDeported Haitians try to rush back into plane amid anger
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dozens of migrants upset about being deported to Haiti from the U.S. have…
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Use restrictions to ease on ODF-protected lands in Central Oregon, but fire season continues
Regulated-Use Closure restrictions within the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will ease, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on…
Continue ReadingImmigrant rights activist targeted for deportation can stay
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An immigrant rights activist who had been facing deportation says she can now remain in the U.S.,…
Continue ReadingConviction erased in fire that killed 5 kids in Michigan
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge in suburban Detroit threw out the murder conviction of a man who was blamed for a fire that…
Continue ReadingUS sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Justice Department is suing to stop American Airlines and JetBlue from coordinating their flights in the…
Continue ReadingUS sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Justice Department is suing to stop American Airlines and JetBlue from coordinating their flights in the…
Continue ReadingNTSB: Train that rear-ended another was on ‘full power’
BOSTON (AP) — A federal investigation has found that the operator of a light rail train that struck the rear of another train in the Boston area in…
Continue ReadingTroubled Nielsen to update measurements for local television
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Increasingly under fire from its clients, the Nielsen company says it will soon incorporate homes…
Continue ReadingTroubled Nielsen to update measurements for local television
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Increasingly under fire from its clients, the Nielsen company says it will soon incorporate homes…
Continue ReadingComical, topical? Party bus saves day for school field trip
BOSTON (AP) — A group of high school students in Massachusetts had to ride on a party bus complete with a stripper pole and neon lights during a…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street Tuesday after spending much of the day wobbling between gains and losses. For parts of…
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