Month: November 2021

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky Congressman Larry Hopkins has died. He was 88. Hopkins served as a state lawmaker before representing central…

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago mayor has pleaded guilty in federal court to taking a cash bribe from a representative of a red-light camera…

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A law enforcement task force has conducted searches of four western Colorado locations, including the home of an…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been more than two weeks since the Supreme Court’s extraordinarily rushed arguments…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved a document on Communion that stops short of…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new Republican plan for Georgia’s congressional map pushes Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath into…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Julius Jones’ execution has been halted, four hours before he was scheduled to receive a…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are to be cleared after…

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Reneé Rapp, former star in Broadway’s “Mean Girls” as Regina George, makes her TV debut…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge has ordered former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III to appear in court…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s panel of vaccine experts has approved the use of a booster shot for people between 60-69 years old and for health workers,…

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer…

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have been able to get a rare glimpse into a crucial, early stage of human development by analyzing an…

By ERIC TUCKER, ALAN SUDERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An advisory issued by officials in the United States, United…

By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia has…

PRAGUE (AP) — The president of the Czech Republic is set to swear in the country’s new prime minister on Nov 26. The candidate for the post, Petr…

By JOSH FUNK and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Deere workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10% raises…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The recent story that a German shepherd is selling a Miami mansion once owned by…

MADRID (AP) — A spokesman for Spain’s government says that leading Cuban activist Yunior García has flown to Madrid with his wife. His…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sculpture sponsored by Amazon Web Services that uses artificial intelligence to integrate…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far this year, eclipsing a previous…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say a Palestinian teen has been fatally shot after stabbing two Israeli border police officers in Jerusalem’s Old…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated Saule Omarova to be the nation’s next comptroller of the currency…

By HOPE YEN Associated Press Americans may soon get a better glimpse into a future of green-friendly transportation by visiting a U.S. national park.…

LONDON (AP) — A British court has sentenced nine members from the climate action group Insulate Britain to up to six months in prison for breaching…

LONDON (AP) — An F35 jet from a British aircraft carrier has crashed in an undisclosed location in the Mediterranean Sea. The Ministry of Defense…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will deploy a battalion of National Guard troops to its Mayan Riviera in the wake of a spate of shootings that have put…

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer A study on calls to crisis helplines in 19 countries shows a striking similarity in the pandemic’s toll on…