Investigation requested into any mistreatment at Fort McCoy
Democratic U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Ilhan Omar have asked the secretary of defense to investigate claims of possible mistreatment of Afghan refugees…
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Chauvin pleads not guilty to alleged civil rights violation
The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death has pleaded not guilty to allegedly violating a teenager’s civil…
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Nicholas crawls into Louisiana from Texas, dumping rain
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bands of heavy rain have been pummeling parts of the Alabama Gulf Coast and the Florida Panhandle. It’s the result of…
Continue Reading After humble beginnings, Oregon’s Dutch Bros launches IPO
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks, Dutch Bros Coffee has launched an…
Continue Reading As COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow
Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines. But they are becoming a much…
Continue Reading Man imprisoned in Giuliani-related fraud case seeks release
NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida businessman who admitted that his fraud-busting business was a fraud is citing the coronavirus threat as he asks a judge…
Continue Reading US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration says federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S. after…
Continue Reading Pritzker: Illinois a ‘force for good’ by cutting carbon gas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ governor has signed into law a pledge to eliminate the state’s climate-damaging carbon emissions within…
Continue Reading Court won’t stop protests outside Michigan synagogue
DETROIT (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protests outside a Jewish synagogue in Michigan are protected by the Constitution’s First Amendment.…
Continue Reading Biles: FBI turned ‘blind eye’ to reports of gymnasts’ abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has told Congress that the FBI and gymnastics officials turned a “blind eye” to USA…
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