GOP governors challenge Pentagon over Guard vaccine mandate
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ Republican governor has told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not…
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Colorado seeks bolster fentanyl fight amid overdose crisis
DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials have announced legislation that would boost law enforcement resources to fight the distribution of fentanyl, part…
Continue Reading Avast! Tampa’s pirate ‘invasion’ returns after a virus break
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa, Florida’s big pirate celebration and parade is coming back after a year off…
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Facebook takes aim at vast networks of spies for hire
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Cybersecurity researchers from Facebook and a university have exposed a vast network of activity from surveillance-for-hire…
Continue Reading 2021 Notebook: For athletes, mental health took center stage
By The Associated Press It was the year that mental health took a prominent position in the sports world — led by two female athletes, Simone Biles…
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Britain’s champion jockey relinquishes riding licence
LONDON (AP) — British horse racing’s champion jockey has relinquished his riding licence with immediate effect to focus on “rehabilitation”…
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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Technology companies led stocks lower on Wall Street Thursday as investors weighed the implications of higher interest rates as…
Continue Reading Adobe, Lennar fall; Accenture, Valero rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Adobe, Lennar fall; Accenture, Valero…
Continue Reading House report finds lax federal oversight of Trump’s DC hotel
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A congressional report says the federal agency overseeing the lease of the luxury hotel that…
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La Junta man dies during Colorado’s massive wind storm
LA JUNTA, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of La Junta confirmed one person died Wednesday during the massive wind storm that hit Colorado. According to city…
Continue Reading BEHIND THE LENS: Migration, and a world on the move
By The Associated Press One photo shows a man lying on the beach of a Spanish enclave in northern Africa after swimming there from Morocco. Another…
Continue Reading Court upholds Trump administration’s ban of gun bump stocks
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a federal ban on “bump stocks” —…
Continue Reading Court upholds Trump administration’s ban of gun bump stocks
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a federal ban on “bump stocks” —…
Continue Reading EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking steps aimed at reducing lead in…
Continue Reading Police: 3 killed when SUV, firetruck collide in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Three people were killed when a firetruck collided with a sport utility vehicle, then plowed over a sidewalk and into a…
Continue Reading House report finds lax federal oversight of Trump’s DC hotel
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A congressional report says the federal agency overseeing the lease of the luxury hotel that…
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Workers at candle factory hit by massive Kentucky tornado file class-action lawsuit against employer
By Nick Valencia, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Melissa Alonso, CNN A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Mayfield Consumer Products on behalf of…
Continue Reading Officials: Astroworld victims died from compression asphyxia
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say the 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music…
Continue Reading Miami Herald president named Houston Chronicle publisher
HOUSTON (AP) — Miami Herald President Nancy Meyer has been hired as the new publisher of the Houston Chronicle. New York-based Hearst Corp.…
Continue Reading Biden’s highway safety pick vows to reduce US traffic deaths
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to run the nation’s highway safety agency is pledging…
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