3rd person dies of injuries from Texas drag racing crash
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — A third person injured when a drag racer veered into a crowd and crashed during a racing event in Central Texas has died. A…
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Nicaraguans heading to Honduran border to be vaccinated
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras, one of the last countries in Central America to receive COVID-19…
Continue Reading World Series opener viewers up 17.5% over last year’s low
HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta’s 6-2 victory over Houston in World Series Game 1 drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has…
Continue Reading AP Sources: Letitia James will run for New York governor
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to run…
Continue Reading Man accused of rape convicted of trying to hire hit man
MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-wife while he was in jail awaiting trial on sex…
Continue Reading McCloskey against abortions for young rape or incest victims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark McCloskey, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, says he does not believe young victims of rape or…
Continue Reading Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new study found a cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with…
Continue Reading Flouting White House, Florida penalizes school districts
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida has withheld funding from two school districts over their…
Continue Reading UN envoy blames Syria for failure of constitution talks
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Syria says the Syrian government’s refusal to negotiate on…
Continue Reading New Orleans drops mask mandate as coronavirus numbers fall
REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is largely ending a mandate requiring residents and visitors wear masks indoors.…
Continue Reading Starbucks raising US workers’ pay as union effort looms
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is raising its U.S. employees’ pay and making other changes to improve working conditions in its…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in death of Illinois police officer
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) — A 31-year-old southern Illinois man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a…
Continue Reading Jury selected for civil trial over Charlottesville rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury has been seated in a civil trial to determine whether white nationalists who planned the 2017 “Unite the…
Continue Reading Judge won’t stop vaccine mandate for NYC cops, other workers
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Wednesday refused to pause a vaccine mandate set to…
Continue Reading Florida ethics panel recommends $20k fine for sham candidate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A state ethics panel has recommended a sham candidate for the Florida Legislature convicted of participating in a vote…
Continue Reading Federal jury: Immigrant detainees are owed minimum wage
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury has determined that The GEO Group must pay minimum wage — rather than $1 a day —…
Continue Reading Painting of Yale namesake and enslaved child back on display
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press An early 18th-century painting depicting Yale University’s namesake with an enslaved Black child has been returned…
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FDA sets stronger safety warnings for breast implants
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is enforcing new warnings on breast implants. The federal…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Kids lived in dire conditions as body decomposed
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say three brothers who they allege were abandoned by their mother and her boyfriend…
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