Afghanistan is now one of very few countries with no women in top government ranks
By Kara Fox, CNN The Taliban announced the formation of an interim government for Afghanistan this week, with a hardline group of veteran militants…
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US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.88%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates were marginally higher this week as the recovering economy appeared stalled against the backdrop…
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US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.88%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates were marginally higher this week as the recovering economy appeared stalled against the backdrop…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and PAUL WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most…
Continue Reading Florida’s GOP-backed ‘anti-riot’ law blocked by judge
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s new “anti-riot” law championed…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
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Biden to campaign Monday with Newsom as recall nears end
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the final…
Continue Reading Biden to campaign Monday with Newsom as recall nears end
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the final…
Continue Reading In a hot market, companies compete with would-be homeowners
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Soaring home prices and rents are fueling real estate companies’ appetite for houses,…
Continue Reading Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
By BEN FOX Associated Press NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 when he ended the…
Continue Reading Feds, North Dakota to negotiate pipeline policing costs
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal and state lawyers will meet next week to negotiate a settlement for money that…
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His wife was in the ICU with Covid-19, so he stood outside for 10 days with a sign saying, ‘I love you’
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN For 10 days, Gary Crane stood outside of his wife’s ICU room holding a simple reminder of his love for her. Donna…
Continue Reading Feds, North Dakota to negotiate pipeline policing costs
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal and state lawyers will meet next week to negotiate a settlement for money that…
Continue Reading FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have delayed a high-stakes decision on whether to permit bestselling…
Continue Reading FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have delayed a high-stakes decision on whether to permit bestselling…
Continue Reading Fund manager admits orchestrating $100M investment fraud
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An investment fund manager from Philadelphia has admitted orchestrating a $100 million securities fraud scheme. Federal…
Continue Reading Fund manager admits orchestrating $100M investment fraud
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An investment fund manager from Philadelphia has admitted orchestrating a $100 million securities fraud scheme. Federal…
Continue Reading Country singer Brett Eldredge encounters bear in garage
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Country singer Brett Eldredge had an encounter with a bear in a garage at a North Carolina home. The Charlotte Observer…
Continue Reading Police: Suspect in killings of Houston family killed himself
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a man suspected of killing a family of four and setting their Houston home on fire…
Continue Reading EPA seeks to restart process that could restrict Alaska mine
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will seek to restart a process that could…
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