WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are extending until mid-January its rules that cruise ships must follow to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks. The rules were scheduled to expire Nov. 1. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the extension makes only minor modifications to current rules. The agency says that after Jan.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Young is seeking a 26th term in the U.S. House, but in 2022, he will face a challenger with strong name recognition in Alaska. Alaska Public Media reports Nicholas Begich III has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to challenge Young, also a Republican. Young is only
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By Devon M. Sayers and Maria Cartaya, CNN Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who in March 1955, at the age of 15, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a White person on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, is seeking to get her conviction expunged. “I guess you can say that now,
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By Jenn Selva, Amanda Watts and Amir Vera, CNN The accused gunman in an Idaho mall shooting on Monday died Tuesday at a local hospital, according to a news release from the Boise Police Department. The Ada County Coroner’s Office identified the suspect as Jacob Bergquist, 27. He was injured during an exchange of gunfire
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE and KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in Boise, Idaho, say two people were killed and four injured in a shooting at a shopping mall. They said one person was in custody. At a news conference Monday afternoon, authorities said a police officer was among the four people injured.
Continue Reading STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The only bidder for management of Georgia’s Confederate-themed park is a new firm created by an official of the company that’s pulling out. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Stone Mountain Memorial Association board voted on Monday to choose Thrive Attractions Management LLC as the finalist. It’s led by Michael
Continue Reading STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The only bidder for management of Georgia’s Confederate-themed park is a new firm created by an official of the company that’s pulling out. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Stone Mountain Memorial Association board voted on Monday to choose Thrive Attractions Management LLC as the finalist. It’s led by Michael
Continue Reading By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros are in the World Series for the third time in five years. They go into Game 1 against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night as the betting favorites in Las Vegas and sure to be cheered at home at Minute Maid Park. But
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers won’t pitch in the World Series for the Houston Astros because of his forearm strain. The right-hander knew there was a less than 1% chance he would, but the right-hander waited as long as possible to make that official the day before Game 1
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge is setting the final ground rules for what evidence will be allowed at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial next week. The Illinois teen shot three people, killing two of them, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha in August 2020. He faces multiple charges,
Continue Reading By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson’s rulings Monday weren’t much of a surprise, because he’d
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Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Despite noises, flashing lights and video clips, the casino floor of today is not all that different than the casino floor of 60 or 70 years ago. What the casino floor of the future should look like was a topic at Monday’s East Coast Gaming
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Despite noises, flashing lights and video clips, the casino floor of today is not all that different than the casino floor of 60 or 70 years ago. What the casino floor of the future should look like was a topic at Monday’s East Coast Gaming
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Kellogg Co. is trying to persuade its 1,400 striking cereal-making workers to return to the bargaining table. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company said Monday that it sent a message to the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union that represents those workers
Continue Reading By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judicial inquiry has begun into the death of Eric Garner. Garner’s dying cry of “I can’t breathe” as he was restrained by New York City police officers became a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement. Advocates including Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, sought the inquiry
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El príncipe heredero saudí Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) es un “psicópata”, que “representa una amenaza para su pueblo, para los estadounidenses y para el planeta”, dijo un ex alto funcionario de inteligencia saudí que ahora vive exiliado en Canadá. En una entrevista en el programa “60 Minutes” de CBS News, que
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By Steve Almasy, CNN Francis Wayne Alexander’s remains were found more than 40 years ago in the crawl space of infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s home. For decades their identity was a mystery, but through the work of a non-profit group called the DNA Doe Project (DDP) and police in the Chicago area, genetic
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma says the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates. Judge Stephen Friot issued his ruling Monday in federal court in Oklahoma City. His ruling paves the way for the state to proceed with seven
Continue Reading GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A man in the U.S. state of Wyoming allegedly tried getting out of a drunken driving charge by claiming his 4-year-old son was the one behind the wheel. Campbell County sheriff’s officials say deputies pulled the 39-year-old man over Saturday. They say his two sons, ages 4 and 15, were in
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