California condors will receive a vaccine for a deadly strain of avian influenza that threatens the already critically endangered vulture species. Federal officials said Tuesday emergency approval …
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5/16/23
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There are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the beach? One such unlikely critter was spotted riding the waves recently on Dauphin Island, bobbing calmly near the human …
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By BEATRICE DUPUY
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5/16/23
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New York City has begun housing asylum seekers in public school gymnasiums. The move marks its latest effort to shelter a growing migrant population that has overwhelmed the shelter system and stoked …
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
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5/16/23
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A man who waged BB gun attacks on a California Planned Parenthood clinic has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles says 53-year-old Richard Chamberlin was …
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5/16/23
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The Southern Baptist Convention says that Saddleback Church is appealing its ouster from the denomination for having women pastors on staff. The Executive Committee of the nation’s largest …
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By PETER SMITH
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5/16/23
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The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East …
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5/16/23
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Washington state lawmakers are considering a major new drug policy. A special legislative session begins Tuesday, a day after lawmakers reached a compromise that Democratic and Republican leaders say …
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By ED KOMENDA
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5/16/23
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Three appeals court judges with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available. The case involves a …
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By KEVIN McGILL
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5/16/23
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A federal judge’s ruling striking down a key part of the Affordable Care Act has been temporarily put on hold by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued …
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By KEVIN McGILL
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5/15/23
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A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory. A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours on Sunday before it fell onto a mattress as dozens of people watched in Traverse City. Annette …
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5/15/23
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A Georgia sheriff says two people were killed and four others injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gunfight between rival motorcycle clubs. Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree told …
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5/15/23
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Joe Biden took a break from being president on Monday to focus on just being “pop” at his granddaughter Maisy Biden's graduation from the University of Pennsylvania. The president's grandchildren …
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN
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5/15/23
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St. Louis’ top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn’t commit, after witnesses who testified against him …
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By JIM SALTER
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5/15/23
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Book Review: T.C. Boyle’s dark novel 'Blue Skies' explores world severely impacted by climate change
Novelist T.C. Boyle returns this month with “Blue Skies,” which tells one family’s story in a world severely impacted by climate change. It's a darkly comic novel that is somehow more …
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By ROB MERRILL
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5/15/23
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A Democrat running for a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is getting President Joe Biden’s endorsement. Biden backed Heather Boyd on Monday in a race likely to determine …
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By MARK SCOLFORO
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5/15/23
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Police says a crash between a bus and truck on a major highway in western Slovakia has killed one person and injured dozens. Firefighters say at least 59 people have been injured. Police say the …
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BRATISLAVA
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5/15/23
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Three popular campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s …
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5/14/23
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When the Nabhan family learned their home was about to be bombed by Israel, they rushed to get their four children with special needs out of the building. Everyone was safe, but the three-story …
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By FARES AKRAM
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5/14/23
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Blues mainstays Buddy Guy, Albert Castiglia and John Nemeth each won two awards and Tommy Castro took home the prize of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, …
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5/14/23
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Several new movies infiltrated theaters nationwide this weekend, from a lighthearted trip to Italy with Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen to a Ben Affleck-fronted …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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5/14/23
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