St. Patrick’s Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints
By RUSS BYNUM and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press From New York City, to Savannah, Georgia, to the halls of the White House, thousands of people…
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New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market
By DAKE KANG and MARIA CHENG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of…
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Staying cooler than normal and dry for the weekend
Weak high pressure will steadily build into the region through the weekend, resulting in a gradual warming trend and dry…
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First Transit employees take part in rally Friday morning
A possible work strike may be on the horizon for First Transit of El…
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New Mexico passes bill to safeguard abortion providers
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators raced against the clock Friday to advance hard-fought proposals aimed at…
Continue Reading New Mexico passes bill to safeguard abortion providers
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators raced against the clock Friday to advance hard-fought proposals aimed at…
Continue Reading EPA tells states not to block waste from Ohio derailment
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering states to stop blocking contaminated waste from a fiery train…
Continue Reading Stocks fall to cap chaotic week driven by fears about banks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Friday to end a whipsaw week on Wall Street amid rising fear among investors that…
Continue Reading New Arizona hotline sees few calls about race-based lessons
PHOENIX (AP) — Only a handful of complaints out of hundreds of calls to a new state hotline for reporting race-based lessons have warranted…
Continue Reading New Arizona hotline sees few calls about race-based lessons
PHOENIX (AP) — Only a handful of complaints out of hundreds of calls to a new state hotline for reporting race-based lessons have warranted…
Continue Reading Haiti PM turns to military for help in fighting gangs
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he intends to activate all of the country’s…
Continue Reading ‘I’M BACK!’: Trump returns to Facebook after reinstatement
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has returned to Facebook after a more than two-year ban. “I’M…
Continue Reading Dems say some foreign gifts to Trump remain unaccounted for
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report from a House committee’s Democrats says Donald Trump’s White House has…
Continue Reading Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Capitol attack
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear and carried…
Continue Reading What to stream this weekend from ‘Top Gun’ to Lana Del Rey
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding, the landing of “Top…
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Coordinator of human smuggling stash house sentenced
A 45-year-old man was sentenced to a combined term of 67 months and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented noncitizens for…
Continue Reading Native American groups blast governor for agency appointment
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of advocates dedicated to stemming the tide of violence…
Continue Reading Arizona governor signs order banning hair discrimination
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order banning racial discrimination based on a person’s hair in Arizona. Before…
Continue Reading Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Nebraska lawmaker has paused her persistent filibuster over a bill banning transgender gender-affirming…
Continue Reading Mother: Irvo Otieno was ‘brilliant and creative and bright’
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Irvo Otieno had realized his passion: making hip-hop. He could write a song in less than five minutes. And he was…
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