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MARK PRATT & MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press
After the blizzard, the East Coast digs out under sunny sky
The sun was shining on much of the East Coast on Sunday, a day after a vicious nor’easter brought blizzard conditions to many areas, and left more than 100,000 customers without power.2 years ago
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Kansas man charged with threatening Biden held in Md. jail
A Kansas man who was traveling to Washington was being held Saturday on charges of threatening President Joe Biden, authorities said.2 years ago
Associated Press
Joni Mitchell joining Neil Young in protest over Spotify
Joni Mitchell is joining Neil Young in his protest against Spotify, seeking to have her music removed from the streaming service.2 years ago
MARK PRATT and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press
Winter storm lashes East Coast with deep snow, high winds
A storm with wind gusts near hurricane force lashed the Northeast on Saturday, dropping heavy snow, causing coastal flooding and threatening widespread power outages while forecasters warned conditions would worsen and then be followed by bitter cold.2 years ago
CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press
What does poor rating for collapsed bridge mean for others?
A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts caution that doesn't necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same designation.2 years ago
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press
East Coast buttons up ahead of snow; Boston could get 2 feet
Parts of 10 eastern U.S. states are under blizzard warnings as a powerful storm that could dump as much as 2 feet of snow on Boston begins churning up the coast.2 years ago
MICHAEL TARM and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press
Judge approves agreement to destroy gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse to shoot 3
A Wisconsin judge has approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest.2 years ago
CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer
Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave
Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks.2 years ago
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
A key inflation gauge rose 5.8% in 2021, most in 39 years
A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 5.8% last year, the sharpest increase since 19822 years ago
STEVE PEOPLES, MARC LEVY and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press
Biden in PA to talk infrastructure as bridge collapses
President Joe Biden is heading to Pittsburgh to promote the benefits of his infrastructure package — and he's set to appear just two miles from the site of an early-morning bridge collapse that underscores his frequent calls to do more for the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges.2 years ago
GENE PUSKAR and MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press
Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse
Emergency crews Friday were on the scene of a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh.2 years ago
JILL BLEED and SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison
“Tiger King” Joe Exotic is headed to a federal courtroom Friday for a resentencing hearing.2 years ago
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press
Russia says it won’t start a war as Ukraine tensions mount
Russia’s top diplomat says that Moscow will not start a war in Ukraine. But he warned Friday that it also won't allow the West to trample on its security interests amid fears it is planning to invade its neighbor.2 years ago
PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer
US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession
The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan's presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020's brief but devastating coronavirus recession.2 years ago
DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer
The age-old question in figure skating: How old is too old?
Of the three American women competing at the Beijing Games next week, 25-year-old Mariah Bell and 22-year-old Karen Chen are older than every gold medalist since 1932 save one: Japan's Shizuka Arakawa2 years ago
MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer
Staffers complain of racism, abuse by WHO leader in Asia
Current and former staffers have accused the top director of the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific of racist, unethical and abusive behavior.2 years ago
Associated Press
School district bans Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to "inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude mouse-woman, according to minutes from a board meeting.2 years ago
COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press
Biden: Ready for ‘long overdue’ pick of Black female justice
President Joe Biden strongly affirmed Thursday that he will nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court.2 years ago
COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press
President Biden: Historic representation with pick of Black female justice ‘long overdue’
President Joe Biden has strongly affirmed that he will nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court.2 years ago
ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press
Coast Guard locates 4 more migrant bodies in search off Florida coast
The Coast Guard said Thursday that it had found four additional bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida but that it would call off its active search for survivors at sunset if it doesn't receive any new information.2 years ago
ROD McGUIRK and NICK PERRY, Associated Press
British, Australian ships deliver ‘contactless’ aid to Tonga
British and Australian navy ships arrived in Tonga and attempted to deliver aid without making contact with anybody ashore to avoid spreading the coronavirus in a nation that has never had an outbreak.2 years ago
PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer
US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession
The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020′s brief but devastating coronavirus recession.2 years ago
SAMUEL PETREQUIN, Associated Press
World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic
Holocaust survivors and politicians warned Thursday about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.2 years ago
