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LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — About 3,100 acres of open space in the San Francisco Bay Area could soon be preserved as a state park under a $31 million deal struck by Bay Area lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom. The deal would keep the area from becoming part of a neighboring off-road vehicle park. Democratic Sen.
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By HOWIE RUMBERG Associated Press On Sept. 11, 2001, Associated Press writer Howie Rumberg came off the overnight shift and took the subway to lower Manhattan. He emerged and found himself in the middle of chaos. In a recollection in a new book about the attacks and AP coverage of them, he recalls coming out
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — It can be terrifying calling 911 in an emergency, especially when you don’t have an address to give. But new technology called what3words can now pinpoint emergency calls in seconds using an app or a text straight to your cellphone. Last April, a
Continue Reading By JULIET LINDERMAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — As one of the most powerful hurricanes in the nation’s history barreled into Louisiana, a pair of hospitals squarely in its path braced for the worst. Medical facilities facing a Category 4 storm typically either evacuate or discharge as many patients as possible.
Continue Reading By IRENE YAGÜE and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Protests in Spain to denounce a rise in hate crimes against LGBTQ people have gone ahead after a high-profile case that had grabbed attention across the country took an unexpected twist. Thousands gathered in Madrid and Barcelona Wednesday, three days after a young man
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas appeals court has reversed a lower court judge’s order that Little Rock must reinstate a police officer who was fired for fatally shooting a Black motorist. The Arkansas Court of Appeals panel reversed Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox’s decision last year regarding
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino is determined to double the frequency of World Cups to every other year instead of every four years. AP Global Soccer Writer Rob Harris says Infantino seems to prioritize making money by introducing more and bigger competitions run by FIFA rather
Continue Reading KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. (AP) — Hopis are voting Thursday to narrow down the list of candidates for tribal chairman. Incumbent Tim Nuvangyaoma is among four people seeking the post. The others are David Norton Talayumptewa, former Vice Chairman Alfred Lomaquahu Jr. and Andrew Qumyintewa. The top two finishers will move on to the Nov. 11 general
Continue ReadingBy David Wade Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 9/11 widow from Needham is marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks by continuing her mission to help widows in Afghanistan. Susan Retik lost her husband, David. He was on Flight 11 when the American Airlines plane was
Continue ReadingBy Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story FREDERICK, Maryland (WJZ) — Deron Hornbeck is a history teacher at Frederick County’s Linganore High School. He teaches an elective course covering the events of 9/11. It is a course that he hopes will ensure future generations will never forget. You feel it, Lord,
Continue Reading By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer The mu variant of the coronavirus was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and the United States. The World Health Organization last month listed it as a “variant of interest” because of concerns it may make vaccines and treatments
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s medical examiner’s office is continuing the difficult task of identifying remains recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center. Just days before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, officials say they have identified the remains of two more people.
Continue ReadingBy Virginia Langmaid, CNN The World Health Organization’s vaccine-sharing program COVAX forecasts an additional 1.1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses will be made available globally between now and the end of the year, fewer than previously estimated. This forecast, released Wednesday, projects 25% fewer doses compared to July’s forecast. The new projection prompted a fresh call
Continue Reading By PETER SMITH Associated Press A ceremonial lighting on Sept. 10 will be a milestone in the reconstruction of the only house of worship to be destroyed on 9/11. The ceremony, held on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the attacks, will occur at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New
Continue Reading OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma attorney general’s office has asked the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals to push back execution dates for seven death row inmates based on requirements to give a 35-day notice before any execution. Attorney General John O’Connor asked the court in a brief filed Friday to schedule John Marion Grant’s
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores says there’s “no nostalgia” about his return to New England to face the Patriots. Flores spent 15 years on New England coach Bill Belichick’s staff before taking over the Dolphins in 2019. He’s been back to New England twice
Continue ReadingBy Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story TOWSON, Maryland (WJZ) — Towson University said in a statement Tuesday that a veteran officer of the university’s Office of Public Safety is on a paid suspension after a triple shooting at a large, unpermitted party at the heart of campus over the weekend. Three
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice John Pierce, the defense attorney who represents nearly 20 Capitol riot defendants but disappeared from court last month when he fell ill, resurfaced on Wednesday. Pierce filed a letter to several judges explaining that he was in a Los Angeles-area hospital for 12 days. At his doctor’s
Continue Reading By JULIET LINDERMAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — As one of the most powerful hurricanes in the nation’s history barreled into Louisiana, a pair of hospitals squarely in its path braced for the worst. Medical facilities facing a Category 4 storm typically either evacuate or discharge as many patients as possible.
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