Pentagon restarts 16 advisory boards after 7-month pause
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has agreed to restart 16 defense advisory boards, after…
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Lighter winds could bring relief to firefighters battling the Caldor Fire as it threatens the Lake Tahoe region
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The winds fueling the massive Caldor Fire in California may subside in the coming days, bringing the possibility of lighter…
Continue Reading1st Afghan refugee since Taliban takeover arrives in Utah
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The first Afghan refugee to arrive in Utah since the nation’s swift takeover by…
Continue ReadingAbortion rights advocates sue to block pending Oklahoma laws
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A coalition of abortion rights advocates, clinics and advocacy groups have filed a suit seeking to block recent anti-abortion…
Continue Reading4 Louisiana nursing home residents die after they were evacuated to another facility ahead of Ida, health department says
By Rebekah Riess, CNN The Louisiana Department of Health on Thursday reported the deaths of four nursing home residents who had been evacuated to a…
Continue ReadingIdaho special session for Texas-type abortion law unlikely
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Top elected state leaders say it’s not likely Idaho lawmakers will reconvene at the…
Continue ReadingAt least 46 people have died after floodwaters from Ida’s remnants swamp cities from Virginia to New England
By Steve Almasy, Jason Hanna and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The death toll from flooding after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled cities in the East…
Continue ReadingThis CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
Gabriel Kinder, CNN While the scope of the damage from Hurricane Ida is just coming into focus, Liz McCartney and her team at SBP are already…
Continue ReadingThis CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
CNN Gabriel Kinder, CNN While the scope of the damage from Hurricane Ida is just coming into focus, Liz McCartney and her team at SBP are already…
Continue ReadingGM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens
By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of computer chips is getting worse, forcing automakers to temporarily close…
Continue ReadingPortland protester sentenced to 15 months for arson
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland, Oregon, man has been sentenced to federal prison for arson at the Multnomah County Justice Center during a…
Continue ReadingIda-hit oil industry port sustains less damage than feared
By MELINDA DESLATTE and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf…
Continue ReadingFamilies of 34 killed in dive boat disaster sue Coast Guard
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family members of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard a scuba diving boat off the California…
Continue ReadingUS defends strike that Afghan family says killed innocents
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sharply conflicting accounts have emerged of a drone strike the U.S. unleashed earlier…
Continue ReadingStudy: Warmer Arctic led to killer cold in Texas, much of US
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study finds that the warming of the Arctic due to climate change has increased the number of polar vortex…
Continue ReadingTyson, Perdue to pay $35M to settle with chicken farmers
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to…
Continue ReadingTyson, Perdue to pay $35M to settle with chicken farmers
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to…
Continue ReadingLeaders of Egypt, Jordan, Palestinians meet in Cairo
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president has held talks in Cairo with the King of Jordan and the president of the…
Continue ReadingFisk Jubilee Singers get $1.5M gift to start endowment
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a vocal group at Fisk University whose tradition dates…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
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