Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — States and localities are increasingly tapping federal funds to help finance efforts to build more…
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Chip shortage forces GM to pause production at Indiana plant
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is shutting down its pickup truck factory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for two weeks next month because the company has…
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Colorado Springs Fire responds to fire at vacant building off Academy Blvd.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a fire at a vacant building Friday, morning before 8 a.m. According to…
Continue ReadingWhere have chemical weapons been used, and are they really a red line for the West?
By Rob Picheta, CNN US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that NATO would respond if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine, and has previously…
Continue ReadingWhere have chemical weapons been used, and are they really a red line for the West?
By Rob Picheta, CNN US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that NATO would respond if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine, and has previously…
Continue Reading US, EU sign data transfer deal to ease privacy concerns
By KELVIN CHAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and United States made a breakthrough in their yearslong…
Continue Reading Mining group: ‘Attack’ on Alabama pipeline prompts reward
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A late-night explosion at a natural gas pipeline in rural west Alabama is under investigation by federal agents. And a…
Continue ReadingManchin says he will vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
By Clare Foran, CNN West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he plans to vote for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court…
Continue Reading West African leaders make demands after coups in the region
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and BABA AHMED Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — West African leaders on Friday said they would uphold the regional sanctions…
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The School Buzz: D20 band teacher nationally recognized after creating class for Significant Support Needs students
A band teacher at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs has been named Educator of the Year by the National Society of High School Scholars…
Continue Reading Greece: Independence Day parade held with spectators allowed
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of people have lined the streets in central Athens as fighter jets flew overhead and tanks rolled down the street…
Continue Reading Why ‘free college’ programs don’t always deliver on promise
By DREW LINDSAY of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Pete Kadens, who made the bulk of his fortune as CEO of a billion-dollar…
Continue Reading‘Pachinko’ offers a sweeping family saga that earns your tears
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN With the sweep of a historical epic and a format that focuses on one family across decades, “Pachinko” evokes…
Continue Reading Togo executive to lead UN labor agency, 1st African in post
GENEVA (AP) — The governing body of the U.N.’s labor agency has picked a Togo executive to be the agency’s new leader and the first…
Continue Reading Small businesses face tax headaches on top of pandemic woes
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have…
Continue ReadingMariupol evacuation corridors ‘in the hands of the occupiers’ as mayor tells everyone to leave
By Nathan Hodge, CNN and Julia Presniakova in Lviv Ukrainian forces “continue to maintain circular defense” in the besieged Ukrainian…
Continue Reading EU agrees on new digital rules to rein in Big Tech dominance
By KELVIN CHAN and SAM PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on tech companies…
Continue ReadingA 14-year-old fell to his death from the new drop tower ride at Florida’s ICON Park, authorities say
By Jason Hanna and Gregory Lemos, CNN A 14-year-old boy died after he fell Thursday night from a drop tower amusement ride that recently opened at…
Continue ReadingBirds are laying eggs earlier, a new study shows. Scientists blame the climate crisis
By Danya Gainor, CNN Egg-collecting enthusiasts in the late 1880s knew the hobby was crucial for understanding the natural world, but likely never…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 case rates still matter
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 cases in the United States have fallen more than 95% from their peak in January, and on Friday, Hawaii will become…
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