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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Kroger, the country’s biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more to become vaccinated with cases of COVID-19 again rising. A company spokesperson said Tuesday that unvaccinated workers will no longer be eligible to receive up to two-weeks paid
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s workplace safety agency will look into the deaths of eight people who were killed at a candle factory during the violent weather that spawned tornadoes in five states. That’s according to Gov. Andy Beshear. He told reporters Tuesday that the Kentucky Division
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Investigadores en Mississippi encontraron este domingo restos en un sitio al que llegaron usando un mapa proporcionado por un hombre ejecutado el mes pasado, que dijo que allí es donde encontrarían el cuerpo de Felicia Cox, quien estaba desaparecida desde julio de 2007, dijeron los fiscales. David Neal Cox entregó el
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CNN, WTVF By Jason Hanna, CNN After a tornado demolished a candle factory in western Kentucky Friday night, the Rev. Stephen Boyken climbed the rubble and heard someone beneath call out. “She was stuck underneath a wall and asked, ‘Can you hold my hand?’ ” Boyken recalled Tuesday. Boyken grabbed the hand, prayed with the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden still plans to restart federal student loan payments in February, resisting pressure from some fellow Democrats who continue to call for an extension of coronavirus pandemic relief benefits. “We’re still assessing the impact of the Omicron variant, but a smooth transition back into repayment is a high priority
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Popular IndyCar veteran James Hinchcliffe is stepping away from fulltime racing. The 34-year-old Canadian says he is not retiring and will explore other series. Andretti Autosport did not renew his contract for next year after Hinchcliffe had just one podium finish. Hinchcliffe might be headed to the television
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PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A father and son charged with sparking a devastating Northern California wildfire are out of jail after a judge vastly reduced their $1 million bail. The Caldor Fire forced tens of thousands of people to flee Lake Tahoe communities earlier this year. A Placerville judge on Monday reduced bail for Travis
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1. Simpson’s lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne,
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1. Simpson’s lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne,
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1. Simpson’s lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne,
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1. Simpson’s lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne,
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1. Simpson’s lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne,
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over their role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The suit also names dozens of the groups’
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, Jennifer Hansler and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The United Arab Emirates has suspended a multi-billion dollar deal to buy US-made F-35 fighter jets, in a sign of Abu Dhabi’s growing frustration with Washington’s attempts to limit Chinese technology sales to the oil-rich Gulf state. “The UAE has informed the US that it will
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The former director of a South Dakota appraiser agency told lawmakers Tuesday that Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter received unusual treatment in an application for her real estate appraiser license. That included an extra opportunity to obtain it after failing to meet federal requirements. Sherry Bren’s testimony
Continue Reading By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan boy charged with fatally shooting four students at Oxford High School mouthed “I love you” to his wife as the couple appeared in court to face involuntary manslaughter charges. James and Jennifer Crumbley are accused of giving 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley
Continue Reading By The Associated Press On Oct. 21, on a movie set in New Mexico, what was supposed to be fiction reached into reality in the most destructive of ways. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin, one of the country’s most prominent actors. The ensuing anguish and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press On Oct. 21, on a movie set in New Mexico, what was supposed to be fiction reached into reality in the most destructive of ways. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin, one of the country’s most prominent actors. The ensuing anguish and
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A sheriff in South Carolina has been indicted and suspended from office after prosecutors say he ordering a deputy to shock an inmate three times. Marlboro County Sheriff Charles Lemon said in a statement immediately after the May 2020 incident that the inmate attacked him while
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer USA Hockey has promoted Bill Guerin to take over as general manager of the men’s Olympic team. He takes over two months after Stan Bowman’s resignation in the wake of the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal. Guerin’s promotion also comes less than two months before the Beijing Winter Games
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