Manchin’s child tax credit stance draws criticism back home
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin’s reluctance to endorse the Biden administration’s expanded child tax…
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Typhoon leaves 12 dead, traps people on roofs in Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon that battered the central Philippines has left at least 12 people dead…
Continue Reading In SC, Biden pledges fight for voting rights, police reform
By MEG KINNARD, JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden has pledged to fight for stalled…
Continue Reading Hong Kong public gears up to vote amid new election laws
By ALICE FUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong voters are preparing to vote for the first time this weekend since election…
Continue Reading Conservationists sue over US plan to kill Nevada predators
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review the government…
Continue Reading Kim Potter on Daunte Wright death: ‘I’m sorry it happened’
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist…
Continue Reading Kelce’s OT touchdown gives Chiefs 34-28 win over Chargers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Travis Kelce scored on a 34-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes in overtime and the Kansas City…
Continue Reading Delaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge says that a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems can go forward. In a…
Continue Reading NKorea calls for unity on anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is commemorating the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s…
Continue Reading Miss Alaska, Emma Broyles, crowned Miss America
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The contestant from Alaska has been crowned Miss America at an event marking the competition’s 100th anniversary. What…
Continue Reading Suspected arson in downtown Osaka building leaves 24 dead
By CHISATO TANAKA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OSAKA, Japan (AP) — A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental clinic in an eight-story…
Continue Reading AG taps brakes on effort to seize Cuomo book profits
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s ethics commission has more work to do if it wants to seize the millions of dollars former Gov. Andrew Cuomo earned…
Continue Reading Chris Noth accused of sexual assaults; actor denies claims
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Sex and the City” actor Chris Noth has been accused of sexually assaulting two…
Continue Reading Tornado, storm death toll at 90 after Ky teen’s body found
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a Kentucky teenager has been found after a tornado ravaged her neighborhood. Nyssa Brown was…
Continue Reading Quebec orders shops, bars, restaurants to operate at 50%
TORONTO (AP) — Bars, restaurants, retail stores and entertainment venues across the Canadian province of Quebec will be required to operate at 50%…
Continue Reading Australia’s New South Wales sets daily COVID case record
SYDNEY (AP) — The premier of Australia’s most populous state says he is not considering lockdowns or other restrictions as a record 2,213 new…
Continue Reading 2 Florida men guilty of running $35M COVID-19 fraud scheme
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two South Florida men have pleaded guilty in Ohio to leading a nationwide scheme to fraudulently obtain over $35 million in…
Continue Reading Pinochet’s widow dies at age 98 after years in seclusion
By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The widow of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has died in the apartment where she led a…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s sweeping deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over…
Continue Reading Justice Department asks high court to allow vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block lower court orders that are keeping President Joe Biden’s vaccine…
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