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How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy

August 31, 2021 7:19 AM The Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a…

Slow moving water projects concern Californians amid drought

August 31, 2021 7:19 AM The Associated Press

California voters agreed to borrow billions of dollars during the last drought to build more water storage projects. But seven years later, none of…

Indian economy grows by 20.1%, raising hopes of recovery

August 31, 2021 6:54 AM The Associated Press

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy grew by 20.1% in the April-June quarter from the same period a year earlier, when it suffered a record…

Combustibles de litio esperan para Mar de Salton

August 31, 2021 6:51 AM Caleb J. Fernández, The Associated Press

La demanda de vehículos eléctricos ha acelerado las inversiones para extraer litio de las aguas residuales geotérmicas alrededor del agonizante el…

Biden to address nation on end of Afghanistan war

August 31, 2021 6:41 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

President Biden will address the nation Tuesday, marking the end of the war in Afghanistan. Pentagon officials confirmed Monday that the last U.S.…

Friends, fellow lifeguards remember teen killed by lightning

August 31, 2021 6:37 AM The Associated Press

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Friends and fellow lifeguards sat on a Jersey Shore beach and sobbed Tuesday at the…

Snail darter, tiny and notorious, is no longer endangered

August 31, 2021 6:23 AM The Associated Press

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials say the snail darter population has recovered. They say the tiny…

J&J: Potential HIV vaccine falls short in mid-stage study

August 31, 2021 6:09 AM The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Johnson & Johnson says its potential HIV vaccine did not provide protection against the virus in a study of young women…

2 Illinois brothers released as probe of 2 bodies continues

August 31, 2021 6:05 AM The Associated Press

LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Two brothers who told police they buried their mother and sister’s bodies in their suburban Chicago home’s backyard years…

Covid-19 cases at this Texas school are spiking, yet officials buck local mask mandate

August 31, 2021 6:03 AM CNN

CNN, KPRC By Rosa Flores, CNN Michelle Woodard’s voice broke and her body shook with emotion as she described the moment she learned her…

Covid-19 cases at this Texas school are spiking, yet officials buck local mask mandate

August 31, 2021 6:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores, CNN Michelle Woodard’s voice broke and her body shook with emotion as she described the moment she learned her 8-year-old…

US home prices soar at record pace in June

August 31, 2021 6:00 AM The Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped by a record amount in June as homebuyers competed for a…

Ida’s still risky, Kate no threat, Africa could spawn Larry

August 31, 2021 5:58 AM The Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Ida isn’t quite done with the United States, dumping bands of rain from the Gulf Coast into New England. The National…

Greek coast guard intercepts yacht, sailboat with migrants

August 31, 2021 5:48 AM The Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek coast guard authorities say they have intercepted a yacht carrying 124 people believed to be migrants just off the…

Lithium fuels hope for Salton Sea

August 31, 2021 5:46 AM Caleb J. Fernández, The Associated Press

Lithium extraction investments have shifted into high gear due to an increasing demand for electric vehicles. “Big Tech” is now eyeing the Salton…

Dutch coalition talks deadlocked 5 months after election

August 31, 2021 5:40 AM The Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands appears to be heading toward talks to form a minority coalition after efforts to piece together a…

Arizona mother, two sons never came back from their camping trip

August 31, 2021 5:36 AM Caleb J. Fernández, CNN, Dominique Newland

It’s been a little more than two weeks since anyone has reported seeing Amy Harshbarger and her two young…

After leaked videos, Iran opens cases against prison guards

August 31, 2021 5:36 AM The Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s judiciary says that prosecutors have opened criminal cases against six guards at the country’s…

Merkel: I would never govern with ex-communist Left party

August 31, 2021 5:34 AM The Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she would never govern with support from the Left party. That’s an option two of her…

Wisconsin school board reverses on opting out of free meals

August 31, 2021 5:32 AM The Associated Press

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school district has reversed a decision to leave a federal free meals program following widespread criticism and…