State regulators who three years ago issued an air quality permit for a proposed copper-nickel mine in northwestern Minnesota are standing by their decision ByThe Associated Press December 21, 2021, 1:38 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ST. PAUL, Minn. — State regulators who […]
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Chris Noth out at ‘The Equalizer’ amid sex assault claims
Chris Noth will no longer be part of the CBS series “The Equalizer” in the wake of sexual assault allegations against the actor ByThe Associated Press December 21, 2021, 4:13 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LOS ANGELES — Chris Noth will no longer […]
Australia’s New South Wales tops 3,000 daily COVID cases
New COVID-19 cases in Australia’s most populous state have surged past 3,000 for the first time, adding pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to speed the rollout of booster shots ByThe Associated Press December 21, 2021, 3:50 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SYDNEY […]
NHL shuts down Wednesday through Saturday; 5 games postponed
The NHL is putting all teams on pause from Wednesday through Saturday By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers December 21, 2021, 3:48 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The NHL is beginning a leaguewide shutdown Wednesday amid a rise in positive […]
Sen. Joe Manchin suggests Child Tax Credit payments would be used to buy drugs
The Democrat has said he won’t support the “Build Back Better” plan as written. December 21, 2021, 1:55 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., privately questioned whether parents would misuse Child Tax Credit payments to buy drugs, according to three […]
Waukesha Christmas parade attack suspect appears in court for prior case
The judge ordered Brooks to make an in-person appearance in February 2022. December 21, 2021, 12:39 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article A Milwaukee County judge on Monday ordered Darrell Brooks Jr., the man charged in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade attack that left […]
Schumer, countering Manchin, vows Senate vote on Biden’s social spending package
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Monday that the Senate will vote on President Joe Biden’s cornerstone social spending agenda “very early” in the new year, countering Sen. Joe Manchin who announced Sunday he would vote ‘no,’ all but dooming the bill as currently written. In a biting letter to […]
Pentagon has new definition for extremism in the ranks
The new definition is intended to spot active participation in extremism. December 20, 2021, 11:37 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Pentagon on Monday issued a new definition of prohibited extremist activities providing military commanders with specific information that will help them determine […]
UK medics warn of looming breaking point as omicron spreads
BOSTON — The nation’s second-largest city called off its New Year’s Eve celebration Monday, and its smallest state re-imposed an indoor mask mandate as the omicron variant leaped ahead of other variants to become the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Omicron accounted for 73% of new infections […]
Timeline of Peng Shuai’s apparent disappearance
The mysterious public retreat of tennis star Peng Shuai has sparked a #MeToo reckoning that has escaped China’s internet firewall and rocked the international sports community. Peng, 35, gained international acclaim in the tennis world after winning major titles at Wimbledon in 2013 and the French Open in 2014. She […]