Wizards announcer apologizes to Houston’s Porter for comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards announcer Glenn Consor has apologized for a reference to Houston player Kevin Porter Jr.’s father during…
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California AG: Don’t file murder charges in stillbirths
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top law enforcement official says prosecutors should not charge women…
Continue Reading Officials: Colorado wildfire caused $513 million in damage
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Colorado authorities say last week’s wildfire caused $513 million in damage and…
Continue Reading QVC files notice of nearly 2,000 layoffs after facility fire
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A filing with state officials says the company that runs QVC is shutting down a North Carolina distribution center heavily…
Continue Reading Investigators: Fire at Planned Parenthood intentionally set
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Knoxville Fire Department officials say a fire that destroyed a Tennessee Planned Parenthood clinic was intentionally set.…
Continue Reading Alaska Air trims January flights to cope with virus outbreak
By The Associated Press Airlines are responding to high sickout numbers during the pandemic by trimming their schedules. Alaska Airlines said…
Continue Reading Late response to shooting of Floyd grandniece prompts review
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police and city officials are investigating an hourslong delay by authorities in…
Continue Reading Chinese man pleads guilty to stealing Monsanto trade secret
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 44-year-old man from China admitted in court that he stole a trade secret from Monsanto while he worked in Missouri. Federal…
Continue Reading US, Japan hail stronger ties, including 2 new defense deals
By MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. and Japanese officials are highlighting new defense agreements,…
Continue Reading UN: Some Ethiopian aid will stop without cash, fuel and food
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is warning that some U.N. agencies and aid groups will be forced to…
Continue Reading Bail set for Italian man charged in unpublished books theft
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Italian citizen charged with stealing numerous unpublished books has pleaded not guilty and…
Continue Reading Chicago schools to shut for 3rd day amid debate with union
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third consecutive day amid an ongoing fight with the…
Continue Reading US hits 8 Cuban officials with travel bans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has slapped a travel ban on eight Cuban officials it says have been complicit in the repression of…
Continue Reading Warrant: 5-year-old might have started deadly Philly blaze
By CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether a 5-year-old who…
Continue Reading Airbnb will change process to fight discrimination in Oregon
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Soon, Airbnb hosts in Oregon will only see the initials of some prospective renters, not their full names.…
Continue Reading Americans do not remember Jan. 6 Capitol riot as one people
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6 insurrection anniversary has meant a day of solemn remembrance, but mainly for…
Continue Reading Biden warns of US peril from Trump’s ‘dagger’ at democracy
By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is forcefully accusing Donald Trump and…
Continue Reading Monsanto pleads guilty to pesticide-related crimes in Hawaii
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Monsanto company pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally using and storing agricultural chemicals…
Continue Reading 2nd US prisons official leaving as agency scrutinized
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The deputy director of the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons will…
Continue Reading New NYPD leader makes history after a strong 1st impression
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Keechant Sewell spent her entire policing career in suburban Long Island before recently…
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