US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The…
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Mail delivery suspended in Kansas neighborhood after 2 men attack postal carrier
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Mail delivery has been suspended in a Kansas neighborhood after two men assaulted a postal carrier who used pepper spray to…
Continue Reading A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A chemical plant fire southeast of Atlanta is still causing trouble two days later. Authorities on Tuesday alerted…
Continue ReadingDreamWorks Animation at 30: Painting a bright path forward with ‘The Wild Robot’
AP Film Writer Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.” Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living…
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Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike
Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) began walking off the job after 12:01am Eastern Tuesday. The longshoremen are asking…
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Wildfire in California prompts evacuation orders
The blaze began around 1:00pm along Tiger Creek Road, just west of the Tiger Creek Power House. According to officials, the fire was at 25%…
Continue Reading Swiss police say a man attacked and injured 3 children in Zurich
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say a man has attacked and injured three young children as they were heading to a day care center in Zurich. A suspect…
Continue Reading Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay
AP Science Writer ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — Beluga whales are called the canaries of the sea because scientists say they are some of the most vocal…
Continue Reading France’s prime minister vows to curb debt as he faced baptism of fire at heckled parliament
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faced a rough ride at parliament as he laid out his proposed policies in an…
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Jimmy Carter celebrates 100th birthday, a first for any U.S. president
Jimmy Carter has accomplished something no other former U.S. president has: He notched a 100th…
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Rural Metro responds to shed fire, no injuries reported
The Rural Metro Fire Department responded to a shed fire, which broke out in the Fortuna Foothills Monday…
Continue Reading Hundreds of firefighters battle a deadly forest fire raging in southern Greece for the third day
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers in southern Greece are battling for a third day a large wildfire that has killed two…
Continue Reading A Belarusian opposition leader hails Lithuania’s decision to seek ICC investigation into president
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Belarus’ exiled opposition leader is hailing Lithuania’s move to seek prosecution at the…
Continue Reading What to know about Israel’s ground invasion in southern Lebanon
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s ground invasion in Lebanon stretched into its second week, as the Hezbollah militant group fired…
Continue ReadingPort strikes extend a new era of American labor activism
The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off…
Continue Reading Nearly $32 million awarded for a large-scale solar project in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A solar project benefitting the University of Arkansas system is receiving nearly $32 million in pre-construction…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s independence anniversary is marked by protests and frustration over economic hardship
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are protesting against economic hardship as the West African nation marks its 64th independence…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 6 people, including a local chief of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, in Iran towns
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says gunmen have killed six people in two separate attacks in the same province in southern Iran, including a…
Continue Reading Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 45,000 dockworkers who went on strike Tuesday for the first time in decades at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to…
Continue Reading Rebel group in Congo generates $300,000 monthly in seized mining area, UN official says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A U.N. official says a rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control…
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