NASA Mars rover may have snagged 1st rock sample for return
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover may have successfully collected its first rock sample…
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NHTSA: Traffic deaths rise again as drivers take risks
The Associated Press The government’s road safety agency reported Thursday that U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5% over…
Continue Reading Key figure in NC ballot probe gets prison for benefit fraud
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A key player in a North Carolina ballot probe that led to a new congressional election has been sentenced to six months in…
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Evacuated Afghan translators, refugees resettle in Arizona
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey says the state has received its first group of recently evacuated Afghans to be…
Continue Reading Feds responding to reports of oil, chemical spills after Ida
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and state agencies say they are responding to reports of oil and chemical spills…
Continue Reading Longtime Missouri inmate will wait weeks for new court date
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate who has been in prison for more than 40 years for a triple murder many believe he didn’t commit…
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Gang member with extensive criminal history caught at border
The U.S. Border Patrol caught a gang member minutes after he crossed the U.S-Mexico border into Calexico late Tuesday…
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Browns looking to finish long climb to top in AFC North
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are AFC North bottom dwellers no more. After ending two long postseason droughts in…
Continue Reading Illinois hosts dangerous UTSA, eager to go 2-0 under Bielema
By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — New Illinois coach Bret Bielema took the first step last week toward restoring relevance to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1000 miles from landfall
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Meteorologists say natural and man-made forces made Ida deadly and devastating in the New York and New Jersey…
Continue Reading $750K bond set for man charged in grandson’s beating death
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bond has been set at $750,000 cash for a Milwaukee man accused of fatally bludgeoning his 12-year-old grandson whom he accused of…
Continue Reading Browns get defensive regulars back as opener at KC nears
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns’ defense is getting healthy just in time for a matchup against Patrick Mahomes and…
Continue Reading Pulitzer Prize winner launching literacy program in Iowa
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for her writing on race is joining with educators in Iowa to launch a free…
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Hundreds of IID customers remain without power
After a storm ravaged through East Valley the last two days, Imperial Irrigation District (IID) said it’s working as fast as it can to get the power…
Continue Reading FAA bans Virgin Galactic launches while probing Branson trip
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says Virgin Galactic can’t launch anyone…
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What it was like to be stranded on subway stations and trains overnight during New York floods
By Eric Levenson, CNN Camilla Akbari boarded a 7:43 p.m. New Jersey Transit train on Wednesday night from New York Penn Station hoping to get to her…
Continue Reading ABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show
By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the…
Continue Reading Bills won’t renew lease in July ’23 without new stadium deal
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills won’t renew their lease with the state and county without a…
Continue Reading Search still on for man attacked by gator in Ida floodwaters
SLIDELL, La. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials are still searching for a man whose arm was ripped off during an alligator attack in the floodwaters of…
Continue Reading No. 10 Tar Heels, Hokies seek upper hand in ACC matchup
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer North Carolina will have to come out of the gate quickly. The 10th-ranked Tar Heels open the season at Virginia…
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