Bull rider killed in ‘freak’ accident’ during competition
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A Brazilian bull rider has died after a bull stepped on his chest in California. The Professional Bull Riders touring group…
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Backers of Seattle homelessness plan appeal ballot rejection
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a…
Continue Reading Alleged sex assault on school band trip prompts legal split
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The full panel of 15 appellate judges in Richmond has narrowly upheld a former…
Continue Reading Europe court: Russian probe into activist murder ineffective
MOSCOW (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that Russian authorities failed to conduct an effective investigation into the killing of…
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Census: Childless older women better off than older men
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Older adults who are childless in the U.S. are more likely to be college educated, working and white than those…
Continue Reading Afghan translator safe in Italy, worries for family he left
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press AVEZZANO, Italy (AP) — A 39-year-old man who served as a translator for the Italian military and embassy in…
Continue Reading ‘AntiVaxMomma’ accused of selling bogus vaccination cards
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey woman with the Instagram handle AntiVaxMomma sold several hundred fake COVID-19 vaccination cards at…
Continue Reading New Taliban rulers face tough economic, security challenges
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers face tough economic and security challenges as they…
Continue Reading COVID recession pushed Social Security insolvency up a year
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp shock of the coronavirus recession pushed Social…
Continue Reading Alicia Keys adapts ‘Girl On Fire’ into young adult novel
NEW YORK (AP) — For Alicia Keys, “Girl On Fire” isn’t just a million-selling single, but the title and inspiration for a young adult graphic…
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Google again delays return to office due to COVID surges
MOUNTAIN VIEW Google is once again postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-January. The internet search giant is also to…
Continue Reading Israel lets building goods into Gaza, easing postwar closure
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has allowed dozens of truckloads of construction materials into the…
Continue Reading New translation of New Testament aims at Native Americans
By EMILY McFARLAN MILLER Religion News Service Terry Wildman hopes a new translation of the New Testament published Tuesday will help Christians and…
Continue Reading Mississippi Sen. Wicker says he has recovered from COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi says he has fully recovered from COVID-19, less than two weeks after being…
Continue Reading Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature has signed off on a sweeping GOP rewrite of…
Continue Reading Ida rains temporarily hamper cleanup after Tennessee floods
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say rain from Tropical Depression Ida is temporarily hampering cleanup…
Continue Reading At Yiddish Week, a beloved language is as vital as ever
By DAVID I. KLEIN Religion News Service The grounds of the Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp in Copake, New York, were alive in mid-August with a gaggle…
Continue Reading Family vows to win freedom of US journalist held in Myanmar
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The parents and brother of an American journalist who has been detained in Myanmar for 100 days…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Brazilian man killed 3 Florida women 2 decades ago
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Brazilian man who died in a plane crash in South America in…
Continue Reading After Ida, energy facilities in Gulf inching back to life
By DAVID KOENIG and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers Oil companies began gradually to restart some of their refineries in Louisiana, and key fuel…
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