Schools seek volunteer teachers amid COVID staffing crunch
Parents may be wondering who’s teaching the kids as teacher absences mount and substitutes remain in short…
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Native American tribes reach $590M settlement over opioids
Native American tribes in the U.S. have reached settlements worth $590 million over…
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Cyberattacks increasingly hobble pandemic-weary US schools
Cybersecurity experts say that ransomware attacks on K-12 schools have increased during the…
Continue Reading Two powerful drugs now adding to US overdose crisis
Emerging reports show that two little-known drugs are making lethal new contributions to America’s drug overdose…
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Study: Gas stoves worse for climate than previously thought
A new study has found that gas stoves are worse for the climate than previously…
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US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession
The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020′s brief but…
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Delay in creating new cybersecurity board prompts concern
It’s been eight months since President Biden signed an executive order creating the Cyber Safety Review Board to fight major ransomware attacks and…
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Justices to weigh limits on reach of Clean Water Act
The Supreme Court will consider reining in federal regulation of private property under the nation’s main anti-water pollution law, the Clean Water…
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UK to lift travel test requirements for the vaccinated
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his government will remove coronavirus testing requirements for vaccinated people arriving in…
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Anti-abortion protesters optimistic at March for Life in DC
Thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched in the nation’s capital Friday with a growing sense of optimism about the prospects this year of a…
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Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten…
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Judge wishes jail on elderly man over messy yard
A judge in Michigan apologized for wishing she could send a 72-year-old immigrant with cancer to jail for overgrown weeds in his…
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Police: Road accident in Ghana causes huge explosion, deaths
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Police in western Ghana say a vehicle carrying mining explosives has collided with a…
Continue Reading Second case dropped against man who exposed Iowa hog deaths
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a second case against an activist who exposed what many viewed as the inhumane killing of hundreds…
Continue Reading Long-term mortgage rates continue rise; 30-year breaks 3.5%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to rise this week. The rate on the benchmark 30-year loan breached 3.5%. Home…
Continue Reading After 2-year hiatus caused by COVID-19, Jazz Fest returns
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returns this spring…
Continue Reading Washington justices uphold $18M fine in GMO-labeling case
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has narrowly upheld an $18 million fine levied against an association…
Continue Reading Analysis: Biden finds inflation overshadows strong economy
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden is paying a steep price for high inflation. It’s a problem that festered during his first…
Continue Reading Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Gay arrested on misdemeanor
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay has been charged with criminal damage to property after authorities say he…
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