Biden: US will protect Haiti embassy, won’t send troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week's assassination of that country's president, but sending American troops to stabilize the country was “not on the agenda...
The long, ‘surreal’ days of the runaway Texas legislators
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sheltered in a downtown D.C. hotel, the Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a restrictive voting bill are living a life of stress and scrutiny.
With virus cases rising, mask mandate back on in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will again require masks be worn indoors in the nation's largest county, even by those vaccinated against the coronavirus, while the University of California system also said Thursday that students, faculty and sta...
Judge allows R Kelly to shake up legal team ahead of trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge Thursday allowed jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to shake up his legal defense team just weeks before he is set to go on trial in New York on racketeering charges.
Trump opines on coup while rejecting fears about his actions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he wouldn’t have used the military to illegally seize control of the government after his election loss. But he suggested that if he had tried to carry out a coup,
Cleveland St to require coronavirus vaccinations despite law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland State University said Thursday it will continue to require that students living on campus be vaccinated against the coronavirus despite a new law prohibiting public schools and colleges in Ohio from mandating the vaccine...
Kentucky contracts with Baptist-affiliated children’s agency
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reached a contract deal Thursday to continue placing youngsters with a Baptist-affiliated children’s agency, coming after the Democratic governor's administration removed LGBTQ anti-discrimination language that the agency...
Report: Black man’s killing by Louisiana police justified
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State police have released a report saying officers in a south Louisiana city police department were justified in last year's fatal shooting of a Black man whose death has prompted a federal lawsuit.
B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister has announced a new policy that will expand access to safer prescription drugs for people at risk of overdose and death from toxic substances, without expecting them to enter treatmen...
Sitka officials urge wearing masks amid spike in virus cases
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Masks are now required in city buildings in Sitka after a spike of 60 new COVID-19 cases in the last week.