2 US lawmakers’ Kabul trip prompts questions, condemnation
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress are facing condemnation and questions following…
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Senate Democrats push voting rights bills in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Democrats are bringing their push for a new federal voting bill to battleground…
Continue ReadingAsian, Black Americans more likely to give to racial justice
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A report released on Wednesday says donations to racial and social justice causes ticked up…
Continue ReadingFossil confiscated in police raid is one of the most complete pterosaur skeletons ever found
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A discovery made during a police raid has been identified as the most complete fossil of a flying reptile from Brazil. The…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to conserve more of the state’s…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to conserve more of the state’s…
Continue ReadingOregonians could see record $1.9 billion ‘kicker’ next year
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon could send out a massive $1.9 billion “kicker” tax refund next year due to surging income tax receipts. Oregon Public…
Continue ReadingPfizer seeking FDA OK for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker announced Wednesday…
Continue ReadingTrial in Ahmaud Arbery slaying set by judge for February
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a trial in early 2022 for three Georgia men charged with hate…
Continue ReadingBody found at Grand Canyon believed to be Hungarian man
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a body found at the Grand Canyon is believed to be a Hungarian man who was reported…
Continue ReadingTahoe, Reno areas have worst air quality in country due to smoke, raising concerns about a Covid surge
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The air around Lake Tahoe in California and Reno, Nevada, is thick with brown smoke this week, and the region is experiencing…
Continue ReadingIran Parliament approves most of new president’s ministers
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State TV reports that Iran’s hard-liner dominated Parliament has voted to approve the…
Continue ReadingPierce Co. worries about firefighter exodus over vax mandate
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Fire chiefs and union leaders in Pierce County, Washington, say about 30 percent of their departments or membership have yet…
Continue ReadingLawsuit argues Iowa’s unemployment benefit cuts are illegal
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to end…
Continue ReadingCourt upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
By MEG KINNARD and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a…
Continue ReadingOregon to mandate masks outdoors in many public settings
By Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN Oregon will soon require people to wear masks outdoors in public settings where physical distancing isn’t…
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Continue ReadingProsecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A prosecutor says South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take…
Continue ReadingParents recall agonizing moments before their 7-month-old twins were killed in Tennessee flooding
CNN By Jason Hanna, CNN The nightmare was only beginning for Matthew Rigney and his partner, Danielle Hall, when floodwaters swept her away from him…
Continue ReadingRittenhouse lawyer: Defense donors none of state’s business
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for the Illinois teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest in Wisconsin last summer…
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