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Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse
Jan 28, 2022 by Rick Watts
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus.…
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Justice Breyer confirms he is retiring from Supreme Court
Jan 27, 2022 by Rick Watts
By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is meeting Thursday with retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer at the White House, lauding his long Supreme Court service and formally…
As Fed meets, investor angst over rate hikes spooks markets
Jan 26, 2022 by Rick Watts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Wild volatility in the stock market this week has put heightened scrutiny on the Federal Reserve’s meeting Wednesday and whether the Fed will clarify just how fast it plans…
Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent
Jan 25, 2022 by Rick Watts
By YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and prepared to…
NATO outlines ‘deterrence’ plan as tensions with Russia soar
Jan 24, 2022 by Rick Watts
By LORNE COOK BRUSSELS (AP) — Tensions soared Monday between Russia and the West, with NATO outlining a series of potential troop and ship deployments and Ireland warning that upcoming Russian war games off its…
US and Russia try to lower temperature in Ukraine crisis
Jan 21, 2022 by Rick Watts
By MATTHEW LEE and JAMEY KEATEN GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Russia sought to lower the temperature in a heated standoff over Ukraine, even as they reported no breakthroughs in high-level, high-stakes talks…
Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster
Jan 20, 2022 by Rick Watts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after…
19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight
Jan 20, 2022 by Rick Watts
By MARTA FIORIN and RAF CASERT KORTRIJK, Belgium (AP) — The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down…
New York AG says Trump’s company misled banks, tax officials
Jan 19, 2022 by Rick Watts
By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office late Tuesday told a court its investigators have uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump’s company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset…
Sinema, Manchin slammed as Senate begins voting bill debate
Jan 18, 2022 by Rick Watts
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing stark criticism from civil rights leaders, senators return to Capitol Hill under intense pressure to change their rules and break a Republican filibuster that has hopelessly stalled voting legislation.…
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