By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Inside the bustling New York Common Pantry, people hustle to assemble bags of carrots, apples, potatoes and other items. Outside the food pantry, others are hauling deliveries or handing out produce to people lined around the block of the Manhattan-based charity. More people are volunteering at the pantry this
Continue Reading OLD TOWN, Maine (AP) — A Maine paper mill is asking local residents for cardboard to turn into packaging because of the rising cost of the raw materials it typically uses. ND Paper in Old Town uses cardboard and corrugated containers to create pulp that is later used to make packaging. A representative for the
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OLD TOWN, Maine (AP) — A Maine paper mill is asking local residents for cardboard to turn into packaging because of the rising cost of the raw materials it typically uses. ND Paper in Old Town uses cardboard and corrugated containers to create pulp that is later used to make packaging. A representative for the
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By Evan Simko-Bednarski and Eric Levenson, CNN The parents of two Oxford High School students are suing school officials, claiming last week’s fatal school shootings in Michigan were “entirely preventable,” and that the defendants “created and increased the dangers then-existing at Oxford High School.” Jeffrey and Brandi Franz filed suit Thursday in the US District
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might consider redefining what it means to be “fully vaccinated” against Covid-19 to include a third dose of vaccine — but the question is when the definition could change. Such a change is “on the table and open for discussion,” Dr. Anthony Fauci,
Continue Reading By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Burkina Faso’s prime minister has been fired amid escalating jihadi violence that’s killed thousands and displaced more than 1 million people. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore sacked his prime minister amid weeks of anti-government protests in which demonstrators have criticized the government’s inability to stem
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man for the 1985 shooting death of an Oklahoma City-area schoolteacher. Bigler Stouffer II received a three-drug lethal injection Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. The 79-year-old had maintained his innocence in the attack on Linda Reaves and her boyfriend,
Continue ReadingBy Richard Essex Click here for updates on this story KOKOMO, Indiana (WISH) — I-Team 8 has learned a Kokomo man can keep his anti-Joe Biden flag flying on the side of his house. The deal between Brandon Adams and the city ends a controversial case I-Team 8 first covered in October. The flag has
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is seeking former President Donald Trump’s testimony in an ongoing civil investigation into his business practices, a person familiar with the matter said. Attorney General Letitia James’ office has requested that Trump sit for a deposition on Jan. 7, according to
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is seeking former President Donald Trump’s testimony in an ongoing civil investigation into his business practices, a person familiar with the matter said. Attorney General Letitia James’ office has requested that Trump sit for a deposition on Jan. 7, according to
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Actor Sienna Miller has accepted “substantial” damages from the publisher of British tabloid newspaper The Sun which she accuses of hacking her phone and leaking news of her pregnancy. Miller joins a list of dozens of people who have received payments from News Group Newspapers over illegal eavesdropping. Most of the hacking
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, opening a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine to people as young as age 16. The U.S. and many other nations already urge adults to get a booster to pump up their immunity months after initial vaccination. In the U.S., the Pfizer
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, opening a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine to people as young as age 16. The U.S. and many other nations already urge adults to get a booster to pump up their immunity months after initial vaccination. In the U.S., the Pfizer
Continue Reading FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury in Arkansas has convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child pornography. Jurors on Thursday found Duggar guilty of the charges, and Duggar was immediately taken into custody. He faces up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 for each
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Travis Scott told radio and talk show host Charlamagne tha God that he’s been on an “emotional rollercoaster” since 10 people died and many more were injured at his Astroworld Festival. The rapper, who has denied legal liability, sat down with Charlamagne for an almost hour-long interview that was posted
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Macron has presented the priorities for France’s upcoming presidency of the European Union. France’s turn in the European Council’s rotating six-month presidency starts Jan. 1 and overlaps with the country’s presidential election. Macron says France plans to use its EU tenure to promote “a
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Biden administration officials on Thursday warned that the United States is prepared to turn to “other options” should diplomatic efforts to return to mutual compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran fail. As negotiations resumed in Vienna, Austria, the administration also confirmed it will dispatch an interagency delegation to the
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By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Many of the perennial contenders are still in the title chase as the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs head into the quarterfinal round this weekend. Six of the remaining playoff teams have won national titles, all but one of them within the last two decades. In addition to defending
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Here’s a rare piece of holiday cheer in a year of screwed up supply chains: Shipments and deliveries are actually moving fairly well. Deliveries of packages by UPS, FedEx and the US Postal Service are all moving at close to 100% on-time performance, according to data from ShipMatrix, a software
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. President Joe Biden and others gathered Thursday to pay tribute to the man Biden called a “giant of our history.” The service is one of several over two days in Washington for the former Republican senator
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