COVID: Oregon governor warns hospitals could be overwhelmed
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement…
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Man pleads guilty, fined $620 for explosion at gender reveal
KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an explosive gender reveal party that was heard by…
Continue Reading Heat wave hits Northwest, sending people to cooling centers
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People have headed to cooling centers as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under…
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ASU requires masks; GOP lawmakers slam K-12 schools that do
By BOB CHRISTIE, TERRY TANG AND PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — More Arizona medical providers and education institutions announced…
Continue Reading Palestinian dies a week after being shot by Israeli forces
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian health officials say a man has succumbed to a gunshot wound suffered during clashes with Israeli forces last…
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Sen Navarrete officially resigns amid child abuse arrest
After serious sexual abuse allegations and an arrest, Sen Tony Navarrete has stepped down.…
Continue Reading Polish lawmakers pass bill seen as limiting media freedom
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would force Discovery Inc., the U.S.…
Continue Reading Severe drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated…
Continue Reading South African president testifies at inquiry into corruption
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he tried to combat corruption he…
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California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all…
Continue Reading More red ink: US budget deficit through July hit $2.54T
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit hit $2.54 trillion for the first 10 months of this budget year,…
Continue Reading Nigerian minister says Twitter ban to be lifted soon
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s information minister says the government soon will lift the country’s…
Continue Reading California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Atlanta kids got donations for notorious gang
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Georgia prosecutors have charged 14 people with recruiting poor children from Atlanta to sell…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Atlanta kids got donations for notorious gang
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Georgia prosecutors have charged 14 people with recruiting poor children from Atlanta to sell…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed as caution sets in on coronavirus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed as caution set in among investors following another wobbly day of trading on Wall Street.…
Continue Reading Hochul: NY gov’s office won’t be toxic workplace on my watch
By MARINA VILLENEUVE and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is pledging to set a better tone in…
Continue Reading California is 1st state to require public, private school staff get vaccine (CORRECTS to public, private school staff)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is 1st state to require public, private school staff get vaccine (CORRECTS to public, private school…
Continue Reading Russia: Black Sea oil spill much bigger than first thought
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’n prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into an oil spill off the country’s Black…
Continue Reading Power outages hit Dominican Republic as TS Fred weakens
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Fred has weakened to a tropical depression while sweeping over the…
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