Vehicle emission declines decreased deaths, study finds
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Researchers who study the environment and public health say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of…
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Justices won’t block vaccine mandate for NY health workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an…
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Vox Media is acquiring the conglomerate that owns NowThis and Thrillist
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Vox Media, owner of Vox, The Verge, New York magazine and other digital media sites, is acquiring Group Nine Media. The…
Continue Reading Tornado victims include infant girl, longtime florist, judge
By DYLAN LOVAN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A clearer picture is emerging of some of the dozens of victims killed by tornadoes that ripped through…
Continue Reading Chauvin expected to plead guilty in Floyd civil rights case
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to…
Continue Reading Czech president to swear in new government on Friday
PRAGUE (AP) — The president of the Czech Republic is set to swear in the country’s new government on Friday. The prime minister-designate Petr…
Continue Reading OSHA is investigating deadly Amazon warehouse collapse after Illinois tornado
By Liz Stark and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the collapse of…
Continue Reading OSHA is investigating deadly Amazon warehouse collapse after Illinois tornado
CNN By Liz Stark and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the…
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Reward offered for information on Jelani Day’s death
By Omar Jimenez and Kay Jones, CNN The FBI is offering a reward for information regarding the death of Jelani Day, the Illinois State University…
Continue Reading Report links Colombia police to deaths of 11 in protests
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police killed at least 11 people during protests that broke out in September of…
Continue ReadingBiden administration taking steps to improve government processes like going through airport security, filing taxes
By Betsy Klein and Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration took steps to make government services easier, more accessible and streamlined for…
Continue Reading COVID issues prompt NBA to postpone Bulls’ next 2 games
CHICAGO (AP) — The NBA has postponed the Chicago Bulls’ next two games, with 10 of the team’s players in the league’s health and safety…
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COVID issues prompt NBA to postpone Bulls’ next 2 games
CHICAGO (AP) — The NBA has postponed the Chicago Bulls’ next two games, with 10 of the team’s players in the league’s health and safety…
Continue Reading US woman accused in high-profile road crash to face UK trial
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors say an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist is to…
Continue ReadingGOP leaders seek to fend off Trump endorsement as far-right Republican eyes Illinois primary bid
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Donald Trump’s closest Hill allies are privately lobbying the former President to get involved in a…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over…
Continue ReadingStar-gobbling burp from our Milky Way’s black hole is detected by astronomers
By Ashley Strickland, CNN There is a slumbering giant at the heart of our galaxy and occasionally, it wakes up and has an outburst. Astronomers have…
Continue Reading Shatner marvels at Blue Origin flight frenzy, ‘finite’ Earth
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Shatner is well-known for his “Star Trek” role as Capt. Kirk. But even the actor…
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