‘Do not give up’: Americans help Afghans in new homeland
By JAMIE STENGLE and JULIE WATSON Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Across the U.S., the agencies that resettle refugees and volunteers are scrambling…
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DeSantis top donor invests in COVID drug governor promotes
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON The Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been criticized for efforts to ban mask mandates and vaccine passports.…
Continue Reading Peruvian foreign minister quits amid criticism for comments
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s foreign secretary has resigned amid criticism for comments he made about terrorism in the country in the late 20th…
Continue Reading Family of man killed during Kenosha protests files lawsuit
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The family of one of the two men fatally shot during a demonstration against police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has filed a…
Continue Reading Cuomo issues clemency for 10 people in last days as governor
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has granted clemency to 10 people in his last days in office. Cuomo has issued pardons and clemencies on several…
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New Zealand announces it’s locking down the entire country … over one Covid case
By Julia Hollingsworth and Chandler Thornton, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a nationwide lockdown after the…
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Ex-Nevada inmate gets life for 1984 Colorado hammer killings
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A former Nevada prison inmate was sentenced Tuesday to three consecutive life sentences in the long-unsolved 1984 hammer…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department: fire on S. Wahsatch Ave.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department arrived on the scene of a working fire in the 1600 block of South Wahsatch…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Arrest in ’92 cold case death of baby girl in river
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Nearly 30 years after an infant girl’s stabbed body was found floating on a South Carolina river, authorities have…
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Kansas City Southern delays vote on $33.6B rail takeover bid
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kansas City Southern will delay this week’s planned shareholder vote on Canadian National’s…
Continue Reading Embattled Minnesota GOP chair says she won’t resign
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The embattled chair of the Minnesota Republican Party says she won’t resign amid the…
Continue Reading Britain urges halt to Myanmar clashes to allow vaccination
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Kingdom is calling for an immediate and sustained pause in clashes and unrest…
Continue Reading Virus outbreaks temporarily close 4 Texas school districts
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — As the new school year begins for Texas students, at least four school districts have had to…
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Bus driver shortage has districts looking at signing bonuses, alternate routes
By Steve Almasy, CNN Trenton Dale, who has driven a school bus in Atlanta for 23 years, loves his job. “To see the kids grow up and graduate, I…
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Birthday party guest jumps on alligator’s back after it bit its trainer and wouldn’t let go
By David Williams, CNN A Utah animal trainer is recovering after the alligator she was feeding during a girl’s birthday party chomped down on…
Continue Reading Thai asphalt giant implicated in Venezuela sanctions case
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A major Thai asphalt company has been implicated for money laundering in a criminal complaint…
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Pharmacist arrested for allegedly selling Covid-19 vaccination cards on eBay
By Christina Carrega, CNN A licensed pharmacist was arrested in Chicago on Tuesday for allegedly selling dozens of authentic Covid-19 vaccination…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 19: Afghanistan, coronavirus, extreme weather, Facebook, Russia
By AJ Willingham, CNN The red-hot housing market that has created so much stress and competition for homebuyers could be cooling off soon, if some…
Continue Reading Judge mulls key rulings in Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is considering whether the…
Continue Reading Judge mulls key rulings in Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is considering whether the…
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