Fire crews make big gains against Southern California blaze
Officials say fire crews made significant progress overnight against a wildfire burning for nearly a week in Southern California coastal...
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Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract
More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike after negotiators couldn't deliver a new agreementByThe Associated PressOctober 14,...
Tornadoes cause damage in Oklahoma; storms rock central US
Several reported tornadoes have ripped through Oklahoma causing damage late Sunday into early Monday morningByThe Associated PressOctober 11, 2021, 9:46...
California law requires gender-neutral area in some stores
California is the first state to require large department stores to display products like toys and toothbrushes in gender-neutral waysBy...
Third judge blocks Gov. Lee’s mask opt out in schools
A third federal judge has blocked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s order allowing families to opt out of school mask mandatesBy...
Chauvin to be arraigned for alleged civil rights violation
A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday for allegedly...
Firefighters advance on blaze that shut California highway
Authorities have reopened nearly all lanes of a major Southern California highway as firefighters made progress on a wildfire that...
‘World is on fire’: Exhausted Kentucky hospital staff lament dire COVID surge
With millions of Americans still unvaccinated, hospitals across the country are once again facing the overwhelming pressure of caring for...
Report of gunshot triggered lockdown at Air Force base
Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security officials investigated reports of a shooter on...
Ida-ravaged apartment complex forces tenants to pack, plan
When Hurricane Ida swept ashore, the town of Houma was the first major population center in its pathBy REBECCA SANTANA...
