Proposed deal could end fight over 2020 census documents
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A House oversight committee and the Commerce Department have reached an understanding that could resolve a lawsuit…
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South Korea bans Google, Apple payment monopolies
South Korea’s National Assembly has approved legislation that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing developers to use…
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USPS has shorted some workers’ pay for years, CPI finds
A Center for Public Integrity investigation finds that the U.S. Postal Service regularly cheats mail carriers out of their pay.…
Continue Reading Black men executed in 1951 rape granted posthumous pardons
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has granted posthumous pardons to seven Black men…
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Online flight bookings dip as Delta cases surge
Airline travel might be hitting another slump as a new report has found that online bookings declined in July.…
Continue Reading Western Balkan nations postpone school openings due to virus
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has postponed the beginning of the school year for students up through high…
Continue Reading Late-summer sip: A new world of booze-free options
By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Looking to kick back with something non-alcoholic this Labor Day? There’s been a real transformation going on…
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Hate crimes in United States surge to 12-year high
Hate crimes are surging in the U.S. with the Federal Bureau of Investigations saying the country has reached its highest level in 12…
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Saints owner announces $1 million donation for Ida relief
As Hurricane Ida rolled out, donations started to to roll out in supporting hurricane relief efforts and that includes a huge donation.…
Continue Reading North Macedonia, Greece, see trade boost after key name deal
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The foreign ministers of North Macedonia and Greece agree that bilateral ties have improved steadily since the two…
Continue Reading Wildlife groups sue to stop Wisconsin wolf hunt
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of wildlife advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit to stop Wisconsin’s wolf…
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Former Arizona legislator pleads guilty to false tax returns
Former Arizona legislator and ex-Pima County Justice of the Peace Keith Bee has pleaded guilty in federal court to submitting false income tax…
Continue Reading How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a…
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Slow moving water projects concern Californians amid drought
California voters agreed to borrow billions of dollars during the last drought to build more water storage projects. But seven years later, none of…
Continue Reading Indian economy grows by 20.1%, raising hopes of recovery
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy grew by 20.1% in the April-June quarter from the same period a year earlier, when it suffered a record…
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Combustibles de litio esperan para Mar de Salton
La demanda de vehÃculos eléctricos ha acelerado las inversiones para extraer litio de las aguas residuales geotérmicas alrededor del agonizante el…
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Biden to address nation on end of Afghanistan war
President Biden will address the nation Tuesday, marking the end of the war in Afghanistan. Pentagon officials confirmed Monday that the last U.S.…
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Friends, fellow lifeguards remember teen killed by lightning
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Friends and fellow lifeguards sat on a Jersey Shore beach and sobbed Tuesday at the…
Continue Reading Snail darter, tiny and notorious, is no longer endangered
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials say the snail darter population has recovered. They say the tiny…
Continue Reading J&J: Potential HIV vaccine falls short in mid-stage study
By The Associated Press Johnson & Johnson says its potential HIV vaccine did not provide protection against the virus in a study of young women…
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