Officials meet as fuel shortage, power cuts paralyze Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Severe fuel shortages and wide power cuts around Lebanon have paralyzed the tiny country, with some businesses temporarily closing…
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Marathon day at US Amateur puts Nick Grabelcik in semifinals
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Nick Grabelcik has reached the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur after a long day at Oakmont.…
Continue Reading Deputies fired for not getting sheriff’s OK to work for Bush
By JIM SALTER Associated Press St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts says two deputies who worked secondary jobs providing security for U.S. Rep. Cori Bush…
Continue Reading Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith dies
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose…
Continue Reading NY Legislature won’t try to impeach Cuomo after he quits
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top Democrat in the Assembly said Friday that his chamber will suspend its…
Continue Reading Park Service pushes back against licensing Georgia spaceport
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The National Park Service is pushing back against a Federal Aviation Administration report…
Continue Reading Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep
By ZEINA KARAM and AHMAD SEIR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s lightning advance across Afghanistan has stirred fears…
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Phoenix police chief suspended over dismissed protest cases
City Officials and the Phoenix Police Department (PPD) are currently at odds over how Chief Jeri Williams handled a gang case filed against…
Continue Reading Top-seeded Medvedev outlasts Hurkacz to reach Toronto semis
TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia outlasted seventh-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) on Friday night to…
Continue Reading Gino Strada, Italian surgeon for victims of war, dies at 73
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Gino Strada, an Italian emergency room surgeon who helped establish a humanitarian group to…
Continue Reading Steelmaker drops Louisiana expansion, cites market forces
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major steelmaker is calling off plans for a $120 million expansion of its steel complex in the Louisiana community of Convent.…
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Florida woman fatally shot by toddler while on Zoom work call, police say
By Kay Jones, CNN A Florida woman died after being shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call, police say. Shamaya Lynn, 21, was on…
Continue Reading Religious health care providers win injunction on ACA rules
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction on behalf of religious health care providers who feared the Biden…
Continue Reading Video shows unarmed man fatally shot by California police
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fontana police have released body-worn camera footage of a fatal shooting in February that…
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Video shows unarmed man fatally shot by California police
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fontana police have released body-worn camera footage of a fatal shooting in February that…
Continue Reading Boston’s famed Skinny House back on market, listed for $1.2M
BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s famous Skinny House is on the market for $1.2 million. The Boston Globe reports the vertically rectangular-shaped…
Continue Reading US allows extra COVID vaccine doses for some. Now what?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now…
Continue Reading Canada to require air travelers to be vaccinated
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government will soon require all air travelers and passengers on interprovincial…
Continue Reading Experts: False claims on voting machines obscure real flaws
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of…
Continue Reading New this week: ‘Nine Perfect Strangers,’ Lorde and ‘Annette’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases includes an album from Lorde called “Solar Power” and Hugh Jackman starring in…
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