Chicago police lag in reporting vaccine status in city fight
By SOPHIA TAREEN and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Roughly 65% of Chicago Police Department employees have complied with a requirement…
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Construction beginning on long-awaited Somerton High School
A new high school for Somerton students is one step closer to becoming a reality for the community.…
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Southern California fire 87% contained, residents go home
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Residents who fled the Alisal Fire west of Santa Barbara have been allowed to return home. All evacuation orders and…
Continue Reading Lawmakers give Amazon ‘final chance’ to clear up testimony
By MATT OTT and MARCY GORDON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon,…
Continue Reading Rights watchdog faults Malta for abortion, journalist safety
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A European human rights watchdog is recommending that Malta legalize abortion,…
Continue ReadingCapital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit by airstrikes, eyewitness and local forces say
By Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was hit by at least two…
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FIFA, Qatar team up with WHO for World Cup health promotion
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA and Qatari organizers of next year’s World Cup have teamed up with the World Health…
Continue Reading FIFA, Qatar team up with WHO for World Cup health promotion
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA and Qatari organizers of next year’s World Cup have teamed up with the World Health…
Continue Reading Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Bulldogs…
Continue Reading Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Bulldogs…
Continue Reading Cam Newton says he’s vaccinated and ready for NFL return
By The Associated Press Cam Newton says he has been vaccinated against contracting COVID-19 and is ready to return to the NFL. The quarterback who…
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Derek Chauvin hires lawyer to represent him on appeal
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin has hired an attorney to represent him as he appeals his murder conviction in the…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin hires lawyer to represent him on appeal
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin has hired an attorney to represent him as he appeals his murder conviction in the…
Continue Reading Soul Train Awards headed to Apollo for the first time
NEW YORK (AP) — “Soul Train” and New York City’s Apollo Theater are icons of Black culture, and this year they’ll be joining up.…
Continue Reading Man arrested in fatal shooting of South Florida officer
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — An 18-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting a Florida police officer during an altercation. Hollywood police Chief…
Continue Reading Van Dijk happy with comeback after injury, set for CL return
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Virgil van Dijk has been spared Champions League duty so far this season as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has…
Continue Reading Texas passes new limits on transgender high school athletes
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is poised to become the latest and most populous state to tighten restrictions on transgender athletes in public high…
Continue Reading Texas passes new limits on transgender high school athletes
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is poised to become the latest and most populous state to tighten restrictions on transgender athletes in public high…
Continue Reading Boy, 4, survives fall off cliff while hiking with parents
CAMPTON, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a 4-year-old boy who fell off a 70-foot cliff at Red River Gorge in eastern Kentucky suffered a few scratches and…
Continue Reading Official: Czech president can’t perform duties due to health
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — A Czech official says health problems are preventing Czech President Milos Zeman from carrying out…
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