‘We’re definitely not prepared’: Africa braces for new virus
LUSAKA, Zambia — At a Chinese-run hospital in Zambia, some employees watched as people who recently returned from China showed up with coughs but were not placed in isolation. A…
Oregon candidate, once a Trump critic, now embraces him
BEND, Ore. — In 2018, the Republican party’s candidate for governor of Oregon painted himself as a centrist, criticized President Donald Trump’s environmental stance and said he didn’t want to…
Purdue University to offer free tampons, pads in bathrooms
Purdue University will offer free tampons and other feminine hygiene products in campus bathrooms in response to student advocates who have been pushing for the move for three years February…
ACLU sues ICE over search warrants in Dallas-area raid
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is suing the U.S. government over a raid near Dallas where immigration officials arrested 280 workers February 6, 2020, 7:55 PM 2 min…
Virginia lawmakers pass protections for LGBTQ people
Virginia lawmakers have passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that advocates say makes the state the first in the South to enact such protections for LGBTQ people By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press…
Republican governor says Trump ‘shouldn’t be in office’
Vermont’s Republican governor says he thinks President Donald Trump abused his power and shouldn’t be in office By WILSON RING Associated Press February 6, 2020, 9:14 PM 3 min read…
Tulsa searches for remains of victims of 1921 race massacre
Tulsa is continuing efforts to search for remains of victims of a 1921 race massacre February 4, 2020, 9:36 PM 2 min read TULSA, Okla. — The city of Tulsa…
Dragon Con co-founder reaches plea deal in hacking case
A co-founder of Dragon Con has reached a plea deal in a case that accused him and three others of illegally accessing a Georgia courthouse computer network February 4, 2020,…
Dentist agrees to suspension after 15 patients sickened
A New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year license suspension after 15 patients were sickened by a bacterial heart infection and one died February 4, 2020, 1:10 PM…
Iran to execute alleged spy who gave nuclear secrets to CIA
Iran says its top court has confirmed a death sentence for an Iranian man convicted of spying for the CIA By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press February 4, 2020, 4:19 PM…