Bingo, Lite-Brite, Nerf among Toy Hall of Fame finalists
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Voting opened Wednesday on which toys should go into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year. The class of 2022 finalists…
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Sheriff: Inmate, jailer shared 949 phone calls before escape
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate who authorities say escaped with the help of a jail supervisor who later killed herself in Indiana shared…
Continue Reading How a small Wisconsin town became home to 4 Dharmic temples
By RICHA KARMARKAR Religion News Service (RNS) — Tucked away on a hill beyond a vast commercial landscape are the first two Dharmic temples to…
Continue Reading Agency OKs nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil lease sale
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration accepted nearly $190 million Wednesday in bids from an offshore…
Continue Reading ‘Disgusted and angry’: WVa clinic ends abortions post ban
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s only abortion clinic ended abortion services and staff called…
Continue ReadingMother of three children who drowned in Brooklyn arrested and charged with second-degree murder
By Mark Morales and Ray Sanchez, CNN The 30-year-old mother of three children found unresponsive on the Coney Island shoreline in Brooklyn has been…
Continue ReadingDemi Lovato says her current tour will be her last
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Demi Lovato has announced that her current tour will be her last. The singer, who is touring for her eighth studio album,…
Continue Reading Money approved for states to build car-charging network
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has approved plans submitted by 34 states and…
Continue Reading Olympics medalist Tommie Smith is up for National Book Award
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A picture story co-authored by Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith and a novel by Nobel laureate…
Continue Reading Q&A: Next steps for Iowa teen sentenced for killing rapist
By MARGERY A. BECK and DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donations are pouring in to help a 17-year-old sex trafficking victim…
Continue Reading Fetterman agrees to Oct. 25 debate with Oz in Senate race
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania says he has agreed to an Oct. 25…
Continue ReadingThe rule-breaking paper microscope that costs $1.75 to make
By Katie Hunt, CNN Discoveries involving a lab accident, venomous snails and a scientific instrument made from paper are some of the obscure, quirky…
Continue ReadingComposting has some benefit to the environment, if done right. Here’s how
By Megan Marples, CNN Toss the orange rinds, banana peels and other produce scraps into the compost bin. Mix, repeat. For some, composting is done…
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Farming, water and Wall Street on Colorado’s Western Slope
By CHRIS OUTCALT The Colorado Sun LOMA, Colo. (AP) — Under the blazing afternoon sun, Joe Bernal navigates a shiny-green John Deere tractor onto a…
Continue Reading From carmakers to refiners, industries brace for rail strike
By The Associated Press Car buyers might not get the vehicle they want on time, commuter rail lines could see service disrupted, and shipments from…
Continue ReadingEU proposes $140 billion plan to rein in soaring energy prices
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Union wants to raise €140 billion ($140 billion) by tapping the windfall earnings of some energy…
Continue ReadingBuenas noticias sobre la inflación en Estados Unidos: los precios al por mayor bajaron en agosto
Juan Pablo Elverdin Minneapolis (CNN Business) — Justo un día después de que el decepcionante informe del Índice de Precios al Consumidor de…
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New Colorado City post office opens for mail pick-up on Sept. 19
COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Next week, Colorado City residents will again have convenient access to their mail. On Monday, Sept. 19, a new…
Continue Reading Ex-town official pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A former Massachusetts town official has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol after she organized a bus…
Continue Reading UN chief and Russia’s Putin discuss war in Ukraine
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he spoke to Russian President Vladimir…
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