Bad food, slivers of sun: Life in Sydney’s hotel quarantine
By MARK BAKER Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australia-based Associated Press photographer Mark Baker is spending 14 days in mandatory hotel…
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Arizona governor blocks cash from schools mandating masks
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is upping the pressure on the growing number of public school districts…
Continue Reading 1,150 flee Colombia village caught between 2 armed groups
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian officials say at least 1,150 people fled their homes in the country’s Choco province over the weekend to…
Continue Reading Cop’s murder charge dropped over concern about ex-prosecutor
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a Houston police officer for his role in a fraudulent drug raid that left two…
Continue Reading ‘Heartbreaking’: Mississippi gets 2nd field hospital in days
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Missisippi, one of the nation’s least vaccinated states, has…
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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…
Continue ReadingLas empresas acumulan efectivo a medida que la variante delta se apodera del mundo
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Apple, Google y otras grandes empresas de todo el mundo siguen aumentando sus enormes pilas de…
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Pueblo Air Force Veteran speaks out on U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Maurice Burkhead, an Air Force veteran who comes from a military family, shared his feelings on the situation in Afghanistan.…
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Florida state school board takes steps against two districts over mask mandates
By Leyla Santiago and Mallory Simon, CNN Florida’s State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday at an emergency meeting to recommend…
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Otis Park reopens after maintenance worker finds body Tuesday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police are investigating what led to a man’s death at Otis Park Tuesday morning. Police blocked…
Continue Reading MLB hires former Marriott, Disney exec to lead marketing
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has hired former Marriott International and Walt Disney Company marketing leader Karin Timpone as executive…
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Gov. Polis signs executive order rescinding 1864 proclamations that led to Sand Creek Massacre
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday, Governor Jared Polis took steps to mend relationships with local Native American Tribes and acknowledge the massacre…
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Vestas Towers passes Pueblo facility to new owners in ceremony
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — In a ceremony Tuesday, Vestas Towers passed on ownership of the Wind Turbine Tower Production Facility to the new owner. In…
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Man arrested after assaulting Colorado Springs AMR staff
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police arrested a man accused of stealing a moped then attacking American Medical Response staff. Officers with the…
Continue Reading 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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On the Lookout: Pueblo County Fleet Office computers stolen
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is sounding the alarm about a man who stole $13,000 worth of computers and electronics…
Continue Reading Treasury Department to release impounded religious tiles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department is releasing a shipment of tiles that were intended for a northern Virginia mosque but were…
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IRS tax return backlog affects Coloradans waiting for refunds
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A backlog of American taxpayers continue to wait for their 2021 tax refunds, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
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Revenue-surplus-for-roads idea gets strong opposition Tuesday at El Paso County public hearing
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It was a week ago that the bad condition of county roads was revealed, and Commissioner Stan VanderWerf described…
Continue Reading ‘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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