Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack … SAN DIEGO (AP) — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors. A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows […]
Slain man’s mother decries plan to expand Mississippi … JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death by Mississippi Capitol Police last year told some state lawmakers Monday that she strongly opposes giving the state-run law enforcement agency wider territory to patrol inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson. “That terrifies me. It also angers me,” […]
Snow has been a no-show for some traditionally wintry … BOSTON (AP) — Growing up in New England, Leah Ofsevit’s most cherished childhood memories were blanketed in snow. She remembers running barefoot outside with her brother at the first sign of it, building snowmen and ice castles most winters, strapping on skis as a toddler. Ofsevit and her husband, Jeremy Garczynski, want to pass those […]
Local brewpub announces Portland’s inaugural Brewery … The event is inspired by Portland Dining Month, which hasn’t been held since March 2020 — when COVID-19 caused a number of restaurants to change their business models or close down permanently.
Snow a no-show for traditionally wintry cities For much of the eastern United States, winter has been a bust.
Wreckage cleared, days after deadly Greek rail disaster ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Recovery crews in northern Greece cleared the final sections of wreckage from a deadly train collision from the tracks on Monday, as protests and political fallout from the country’s worst ever rail disaster continued. Heavy construction machinery was used to move remaining parts of shattered rail cars at Tempe, 375 kilometers […]
Russian shelling hits Ukrainian town; Bakhmut battle … KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling destroyed homes and killed one person in northern Ukraine’s Kharkiv province, the region’s governor said Sunday, while fighting raged in the fiercely contested eastern city of Bakhmut. The town of Kupiansk is about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Russian border; the region has come under frequent attacks even […]
Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout … KHROMOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may be preparing to withdraw from the key eastern stronghold. A woman was killed and two men were badly wounded by shelling while trying to cross […]
Ukraine: Mourners commemorate 8 men killed in Bucha BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Clutching flowers and wiping away tears, relatives, neighbors and friends of eight men executed by Russian forces during the occupation of the Ukrainian town of Bucha gathered Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the deaths. The eight had set up a roadblock in an attempt to prevent Russian troops from […]
What’s the newest city in the US? It depends what … As old as our country is, new cities are still forming nationwide. But what’s the newest?
