Blue Origin’s Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight
Jul 20, 2021
By MARCIA DUNN VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride…
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Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change
Jul 16, 2021
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The left-leaning government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the world’s largest island, calling it is “a natural step” because the Arctic government “takes the climate crisis…
Money in the bank: Child tax credit dollars head to parents
Jul 15, 2021
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel. That changes Thursday when the first payment of $1,000 hits Daniel’s bank account —…
US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
Jul 14, 2021
The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination…
US consumer prices surge in June by the most since 2008
Jul 13, 2021
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers jumped in June by the most in 13 years, extending a run of higher inflation and fueling concerns that the rapidly rebounding economy is making…
California and other parts of the West broil and burn
Jul 12, 2021
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER (AP) Firefighters working in searing heat struggled to contain the largest wildfire in California this year while state power operators urged people to conserve energy after a huge wildfire in neighboring Oregon…
2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in Haiti assassination
Jul 09, 2021
By EVENS SANON, DÁNICA COTO and JOSHUA GOODMAN PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti’s president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold…
Tears, prayers mark end to search for Miami condo survivors
Jul 08, 2021
By TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A somber moment of silence marked the end of the two-week search for survivors of a Florida condominium collapse, as rescue workers stood at…
Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home
Jul 07, 2021
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, inflicting more chaos on the unstable Caribbean country that was already enduring an escalation of gang…
Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6
Jul 06, 2021
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AP - The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol focused on the easy targets. Dozens in the pro-Trump mob openly bragged about…