Texas GOP advances new maps that would tighten slipping grip
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers are on the brink of finishing redrawn U.S. House maps…
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Louisville to retire Heisman winner Jackson’s No. 8 jersey
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville plans to retire the No. 8 jersey of former Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson, the school’s first Heisman…
Continue Reading Bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press A bitcoin operation in central New York has taken over a power plant to find cheap energy for currency mining in a…
Continue Reading Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Judges around the country are increasingly being asked to weigh in on the deworming drug…
Continue Reading Salah’s latest stunner caps Liverpool’s 5-0 win at Watford
WATFORD, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah has produced another goal-of-the-season contender to headline Liverpool’s 5-0 win at Watford in the Premier…
Continue Reading Court upholds new 1-year sentence for Iranian-British woman
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A lawyer says an Iranian appeals court has upheld a verdict sentencing an Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran to another…
Continue ReadingHuman remains in Iowa positively identified as missing 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson
By Amanda Watts, CNN Human remains found in late September near Montezuma, Iowa, have been positively identified as 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson,…
Continue Reading New skyscraper lab will test elevators high above Atlanta
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — One of the world’s largest elevator towers will soon be opened to test elevators of the future…
Continue Reading Unhappy with prices, ranchers look to build own meat plants
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Frustrated with persistently low prices, ranchers and others in the beef industry are…
Continue Reading AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue Reading Cyprus, Egypt sign deal to speed up electricity grid linkage
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says an undersea cable linking the electricity grids of Cyprus and Egypt could be key to helping…
Continue Reading AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue Reading Horrific delay? Norway eyes police response to arrow attack
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Norway has announced it will hold an independent investigation into the actions of police and…
Continue Reading Police: 1 deputy killed, 2 wounded in ambush at Houston bar
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a man with an AR-15-style rifle ambushed three constable deputies outside of a Houston bar, killing one and wounded…
Continue ReadingFour train passengers are hurt in Amtrak crash with truck in Oklahoma
By Alta Spells, CNN An Amtrak train struck a truck near Thackerville, Oklahoma, on Friday, injuring four train passengers, a spokesperson for Amtrak…
Continue Reading Removing the %&*@ from Maine’s vanity plates will take time
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press A Maine law banning obscene license plates goes into effect Monday, but getting the foul language off the roads and…
Continue Reading5 things we learned from the committee investigating January 6 last week
By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had a big week. Key decisions were made that not only…
Continue Reading Africa’s largest film festival kicks off in Burkina Faso
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Africa’s largest film festival is kicking off in Burkina Faso for the first time…
Continue Reading Iran sentences ex-central bank chief to 10 years in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A judiciary spokesperson says a court has sentenced the former governor of Iran’s central bank to 10 years in prison for…
Continue Reading Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1000 for the first time as the country…
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